Rick Parfitt

Richard John "Rick" Parfitt, OBE (12 October 1948 – 24 December 2016) was an English musician, singer-songwriter and guitarist. He was born in Woking, Surrey. Parfitt was best known as a singer, songwriter and rhythm guitarist for rock band Status Quo.

Parfitt died, aged 68, on 24 December 2016 in a hospital in Marbella, Spain from sepsis complicated by an infected shoulder injury he suffered two days before.

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Other websites

 Status Quo official website
 Obituary: Rick Parfitt From BBC News

Category:1948 births
Category:2016 deaths
Category:Deaths from sepsis
Category:Infectious disease deaths in Spain
Category:English singer-songwriters
Category:English rock guitarists
Category:English rock singers
Category:Singers from Surrey
Category:Musicians from Surrey
Category:Writers from Surrey
Category:People from Woking