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    R.I.P. Rick Parfitt

    I thought somebody would mention late Quo guitar player's death last Xmas (at noon), but as nobody did (due to George Michael's...)...

    Rick Parfitt, a founding member of Status Quo, died on Dec. 25th from a surgery wound infection on his shoulder, at the age of 68.



    Parfitt was a phenomenal performer. And an inspired songwriter.
    Backwater/Just take me, one of his co-written compositions:

    https://youtu.be/Jo2mNl6VRs4

    Status Quo is the oldest active rock band ex-aequo with the Stones (both established in 1962).
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    I don't think the Quo ever took off in the US. Their loss...
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    I remember they were the first act onstage at Live Aid and never really heard much about them after.
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    Do they know they're going to die on Christmas?


    Photo from the Band Aid session in 1984. George Michael on the left, Rick Parfitt on the right.
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    I think they must hold the world record for most ridiculous bullshit farewell tour.

    Theirs was in 1984 and they continued almost immediately for another 32 years...
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    I remember reading somewhere, several years ago, that Status Quo was the original "inspiration" for Spinal Tap. If so, it's great irony that the parody band was far more of a success in the US than the original was. I'm reasonably certain that "Pictures of Matchstick Men" is the only real hit Status Quo had on this side of the pond.

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