Status Quo guitarist Rick Parfitt dies aged 68

[Ron Obvious]

Source: The Guardian

The Status Quo guitarist Rick Parfitt has died at the age of 68 after suffering from a severe infection.

Parfitt was taken to hospital in Marbella, Spain, on Thursday evening due to complications arising from a pre-existing shoulder injury. He died there at lunchtime on Saturday, his manager and family said in a statement.

“We are truly devastated to have to announce that Status Quo guitarist Rick Parfitt has passed away at lunchtime today,” the statement said. “He died in hospital in Marbella, Spain, as a result of a severe infection, having been admitted to hospital on Thursday evening following complications to a shoulder injury incurred by a previous fall.


Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2016/dec/24/status-quo-guitarist-rick-parfitt-dies-aged-68

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2016 continues to suck.

[yallerdawg]

1. Impressive hard rockin' opening act.

Saw 'em a time or two in SoCal in '70's.

I seem to remember (it was SoCal in the '70's) they played a kickass hard rock song under brilliant bright white lights on stage - which for me is the best way to play!

Thank you, Status Quo, and rest in peace, Rick Parfitt.

[Ron Obvious]

2. That one's great...

So are these:

I remember playing the air guitar when listening to these....

[duffyduff]

3. Classic band

They had that massive 1968 hit, "Pictures of Matchstick Men," still great after all these years.

Turn the sound up, way, way up:

RIP, Rick Parfitt.

[John1956PA]

4. The song was used effectively in "Men in Black 3" (2012).

The two agents (one being time-traveling Agent J portrayed by Will Smith) find themselves in 1960s Lower Manhattan at an arts dance party attended by luminaries such as Andy Warhol. Strains of the song emanated (ostensibly) from a phonograph providing the dance music.

[duffyduff]

5. Once that song gets in your head, it NEVER goes away.

Reading about the song on Wikipedia, apparently Francis Rossi, who wrote it, said he composed it when he was on the toilet. Supposedly his wife and mother-in-law were irritating him, so he decide to hide in there for awhile.