Status Quo (band)
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Status Quo are an English rock band formed in London in 1962. Beginning with "Pictures of Matchstick Men" in 1968, they have had over 60 chart hits in the UK – more than any other band – with further
Status Quo performing in 2017 From left: Leon Cave (on drums), Richie Malone, Francis Rossi, John "Rhino" Edwards, Andy Bown
The Status Quo in 1968, from a promotional poster for the single "Black Veils of Melancholy" – clockwise from top: Francis Rossi, John Coghlan, Rick Parfitt, Roy Lynes, Alan Lancaster
The "Frantic Four" line-up; left-to-right: Francis Rossi, Rick Parfitt, Alan Lancaster (obscured: John Coghlan) performing at the Hammersmith Odeon in London, 1978
Performing at Arrow Rock Festival in Lichtenvoorde, the Netherlands in 2006; left-to-right: Parfitt, Rossi, Matt Letley (obscured by drums), John "Rhino" Edwards. Keyboardist Andy Bown out of shot.
Rick Parfitt
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Richard John Parfitt, was an English musician, best known as a rhythm guitarist, singer and songwriter with rock band Status Quo.
Status Quo (band)
…band and was replaced by Roy Lynes. During 1965, the band played a summer season residency at Butlins Holiday Camp in Minehead, during which they met Rick Parfitt, who was playing guitar with a cabaret band called the Highlights. By the end of the residency, Rossi and Parfitt – who had become close friends – made…
Parfitt performing with Status Quo in 2007
Parfitt and Francis Rossi in 2013 at the premiere of Bula Quo!