Rick Parfitt

Rick Parfitt born 12 October 1948 in Woking, Surrey is best known for being a singer and the rhythm guitarist in the British rock band Status Quo.

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12 October - 1948 - Woking - Surrey - Rhythm guitarist - Status Quo

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Rick first met bandmember Francis Rossi in 1965 in Butlin's Minehead whilst he playing in a musical trio called 'The Highlights'. Francis was playing with the Spectres (forerunner of Status Quo) at the time and Rick was sufficiently impressed to approach him with a view to working together. Nothing came of the meeting until 1967 when Rick joined Francis, Alan Lancaster and John Coghlan to form the classic Quo lineup.

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Francis Rossi - Butlin's - Minehead - Alan Lancaster - John Coghlan

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Rick has been a continuous member of the group (while others have come and gone) and has penned many of their biggest hits - notably Whatever You Want. He wrote a solo album while Status Quo had temporarily broken up but it was never released.

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