Rick Parfitt, the guitarist and vocalist for Status Quo (along with Francis Rossi) for over fifty years, has been ordered to rest for, at a minimum, the rest of the year.
Rick Parfitt Of Status Quo Ordered To Stand Down For Rest Of 2016
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