Rick Parfitt

Rick Parfitt

Richard John Parfitt, OBE (12 October 1948 – 24 December 2016) was an English musician, best known as a rhythm guitarist, singer and songwriter with rock band Status Quo. Parfitt began his career in the early 1960s, playing in pubs and holiday camps. He joined Status Quo in 1967 when they were looking for an additional singer. He wrote songs for the band and remained with them for 49 years. He occasionally guested with other bands, and recorded an unreleased solo album in 1985. In 2016, Parfitt temporarily retired from touring with the band due to ill health, and died in December of that year. His only solo album, Over and Out, was released posthumously in 2018. Richard John Parfitt was born in Woking, Surrey, on 12 October 1948. His father Richard was an insurance salesman "who was a drinker and a gambler", and his mother Lillian worked in cake shops. He described his upbringing as "wonderful", and described his childhood-self as a "typical naughty boy". He first started to learn to play the guitar at the age of 11. In 1963 Parfitt was playing guitar and singing in The Prince of Wales Feathers, a pub on Warren Street in Camden, London, when his father was approached by an agent from Sunshine Holiday Camp on Hayling Island, who gave Parfitt a performing job. At the camp Parfitt joined Jean and Gloria Harrison – performing as the double act The Harrison Twins – to form a cabaret trio called The Highlights. Following the season, the Harrison Twins' manager Joe Cohen – who had been one of the Keystone Cops – arranged for The Highlights to perform at Butlins in Minehead. Here, Parfitt met future Status Quo partner Francis Rossi, who was playing with Alan Lancaster and John Coghlan in a band called The Spectres (soon to be renamed Traffic Jam) – a forerunner to Status Quo. "I remember wandering over there one afternoon for the first time and watching them rehearse," Parfitt recalled. "I may still have been in my silver lamé suit, which I used to wear all the time. They were playing [Chuck Berry's] 'Bye Bye Johnny' and it sounded absolutely fantastic." After Parfitt befriended the band, their manager Pat Barlow invited him to join, as they needed another singer. In 1967, Traffic Jam changed their name to The Status Quo (they soon dropped the definite article and later still would often be known simply as 'Quo'), beginning Parfitt's almost 50-year career in the band. Early successes came with the Rossi-penned hit "Pictures of Matchstick Men". The single became the group's only Top 40 hit in the United States, peaking at number twelve on the Billboard Hot 100. Though the follow-up was the unsuccessful single, "Black Veils of Melancholy", they had a hit again the same year with a Marty Wilde and Ronnie Scott song, "Ice in the Sun", which climbed to number eight. The band's 1972 album Piledriver, which reached number 5, spent a total of 37 weeks on the UK Albums Chart. ... Source: Article "Rick Parfitt" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.

  • Title: Rick Parfitt
  • Popularity: 1.207
  • Known For: Acting
  • Birthday: 1948-10-12
  • Place of Birth: Woking, Surrey, England, UK
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Rick Parfitt Movies

  • 1985
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    An Audience with Billy Connolly

    An Audience with Billy Connolly

    8.4 1985 HD

    Billy Connolly delivers his special brand of stand-up comedy and abrasive humour in front of a celebrity audience.

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  • 2005
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    Live Aid Against All Odds

    Live Aid Against All Odds

    1 2005 HD

    Documentary which traces the story of Live Aid from its humble beginnings, a pop tune cobbled together in the back seat of a taxi, to the eve of the...

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  • 2013
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    Status Quo - The Frantic Four Reunion

    Status Quo - The Frantic Four Reunion

    6.8 2013 HD

    Full coverage of Status Quo's March 2013 gig at Wembley Arena. The show saw the band's original line-up of Francis Rossi, Rick Parfitt, John Coghlan...

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  • 2013
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    Bula Quo!

    Bula Quo!

    3.4 2013 HD

    Status Quo play a series of shows in Fiji and become embroiled in a secret Russian Roulette ring lorded over by Jon Lovitz.

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  • 2014
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    Status Quo: The Frantic Four’s Final Fling - Live At The Dublin 02 Arena

    Status Quo: The Frantic Four’s Final Fling - Live At The Dublin 02 Arena

    9 2014 HD

    When the last notes rang out in the Dublin o2 on Saturday 12 April 2014, the 9000 fans packing the venue knew that they were witness to the end of...

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  • 2015
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    Status Quo - Aquostic - Live at the Roundhouse

    Status Quo - Aquostic - Live at the Roundhouse

    8.5 2015 HD

    This landmark release, recorded in October 2014 in a joint effort by earMUSIC and the BBC, captures the band’s first ever live acoustic...

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  • 1989
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    Status Quo - Perfect Remedy Tour 1989

    Status Quo - Perfect Remedy Tour 1989

    7 1989 HD

    Live recording of Quo playing at the Birmingham NEC on December 18th 1989. Track Listings: Caroline 3:43 Roll over lay down 7:48 Little Lady...

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  • 2015
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    Status Quo - Live and Acoustic

    Status Quo - Live and Acoustic

    8 2015 HD

    Throughout Status Quo's six decades of rockin' and double denim, they have notched up 65 hit singles, sold over 100m records worldwide and have spent...

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  • 2012
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    Hello Quo

    Hello Quo

    5.6 2012 HD

    Collecting hours of previously unseen footage and classic live material with full exclusive access to all band members this is the definitive story...

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  • 2004
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    Status Quo - Live Legends

    Status Quo - Live Legends

    1 2004 HD

    Status Quo are veterans of the English rock scene, can count Prince Charles amongst their fans, and performed a rousing set at the legendary Live Aid...

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  • 2009
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    Status Quo - Pictures Live at Montreux 2009

    Status Quo - Pictures Live at Montreux 2009

    8.333 2009 HD

    Status Quo's album "Pictures" (released in November 2008) celebrated 40 years of Status Quo filling the UK charts with hit after hit. The album was...

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  • 1984
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    Status Quo - End Of The Road '84

    Status Quo - End Of The Road '84

    1 1984 HD

    The farewell concert at Milton Keynes Bowl.

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  • 1970
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    Status Quo Reunion Tour 2013

    Status Quo Reunion Tour 2013

    1 1970 HD

    Live at Wembley

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  • 1970
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    Status Quo - The Party Ain't Over Yet

    Status Quo - The Party Ain't Over Yet

    7.5 1970 HD

    Still here. Still hungry. Still kicking out classics. Feast yourself on 40 years worth of the legend that is Status Quo in this feature-stuffed...

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  • 2006
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    Status Quo - Just Doin' It!

    Status Quo - Just Doin' It!

    9 2006 HD

    40 Years of Quo Classics filmed Live at Birmingham NEC, England, May 21st, 2006.

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  • 1985
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    Live Aid

    Live Aid

    7.9 1985 HD

    Live Aid was held on 13 July 1985, simultaneously in Wembley Stadium in London, England, and the John F. Kennedy Stadium in Philadelphia, United...

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  • 2010
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    Status Quo - Live at the BBC

    Status Quo - Live at the BBC

    8 2010 HD

    Live concert.

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  • 2004
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    Status Quo: XS All Areas - The Greatest Hits

    Status Quo: XS All Areas - The Greatest Hits

    1 2004 HD

    The DVD features 40 video performances taken from promotional videos, TV performances and concerts, and features previously unseen footage.

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  • 2005
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    Status Quo - Avo Session 2005

    Status Quo - Avo Session 2005

    8 2005 HD

    Near perfect quality Pro-shot broadcast recording of the Status Quo, recorded Live at AVO sessions, in Basel, Switzerland on November 10th 2005.

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  • 2003
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    Status Quo - Anniversary Waltz

    Status Quo - Anniversary Waltz

    1 2003 HD

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  • 2005
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    John Peel's Record Box

    John Peel's Record Box

    8 2005 HD

    John Peel's Record Box is a documentary film made by Elaine Shepherd, released on 14 November 2005 on Channel 4. It was nominated for Primetime Emmy...

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  • 1985
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    The Best of Cannon & Ball

    The Best of Cannon & Ball

    1 1985 HD

    Double act Tommy Cannon and Bobby Ball entertain us with their own unique brand of humour. The programmes feature various sketch shows along with...

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  • 1991
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    Status Quo - Rock 'Til You Drop

    Status Quo - Rock 'Til You Drop

    1 1991 HD

    How could Quo top their fantastic 25th year? By staging the most spectacular and lunatic stunt ever. The Rock 'Til You Drop extravaganza took place...

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  • 2002
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    When Rock Ruled the World

    When Rock Ruled the World

    1 2002 HD

    From 1970 to the mid 80s, When Rock Ruled The World celebrates the unavoidable appeal of the loudest, fastest, heaviest music on the planet, a time...

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  • 2024
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    Status Quo, Rockin' All Over The World

    Status Quo, Rockin' All Over The World

    8 2024 HD

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  • 2024
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    The Making of Do They Know It’s Christmas?

    The Making of Do They Know It’s Christmas?

    1 2024 HD

    Forty years on from the release of the hit single by charity supergroup Band Aid, this documentary unearths 75 minutes of rare and previously unseen...

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  • 1990
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    Les Nuls, l'émission

    Les Nuls, l'émission

    8.4 1990 HD

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  • 1978
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    An Audience with...

    An Audience with...

    5.3 1978 HD

    An Audience with... is a British entertainment television show produced by London Weekend Television, in which a host, usually a singer or comedian,...

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  • 2008
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    All Star Mr & Mrs

    All Star Mr & Mrs

    1 2008 HD

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  • 2002
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    Top Gear

    Top Gear

    7.464 2002 HD

    This fast-paced and stunt-filled motor show tests whether cars, both mundane and extraordinary, live up to their manufacturers' claims. The...

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  • 1964
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    Top of the Pops

    Top of the Pops

    6.525 1964 HD

    The biggest stars, the most iconic performances, the most outrageous outfits – it’s Britain’s number one pop show.

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  • 1984
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    Surprise, Surprise

    Surprise, Surprise

    5.8 1984 HD

    Surprise, Surprise is a British television programme originally hosted by Cilla Black and produced by London Weekend Television for ITV. It ran for...

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  • 1987
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    Going Live!

    Going Live!

    6 1987 HD

    Going Live! was a Saturday morning magazine show, broadcast on BBC1 between 1987 and 1993. It was presented by Phillip Schofield and Sarah...

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  • 1989
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    Geld oder Liebe

    Geld oder Liebe

    1 1989 HD

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  • 1982
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    Champs-Elysées

    Champs-Elysées

    6.2 1982 HD

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