Rick Parfitt, of one of the founder members of the legendary rock band, Status Quo, entertained a capacity crowd, at the Concert Arena on Saturday 25th of July, 2015, to celebrate the 25th Anniversary of the Silverstone Classic. Richard John Parfitt, OBE (born 12 October 1948) is an English musician, best known for being a singer and rhythm guitarist in the English rock band Status Quo. In 1967, Traffic Jam changed their name to "The Status Quo" (they'd eventually drop the definite article), beginning Parfitt's almost 50-year career in the band. Early successes came with the Rossi-penned hit "Pictures of Matchstick Men", as well as the hit 1972 album Piledriver, which would elevate the band to fame. Along with Rossi, Parfitt is the only remaining original member of the group, having remained in the band for its entire duration. He has penned some of their greatest hits, sometimes in collaboration with the group's keyboard player Andy Bown, among them "Whatever You Want", "Again and Again", and "Rain". Quo were highly successful in Europe, Japan, Australia and New Zealand throughout the 80s and 90, and were the opening act for 1985's Live Aid, and they continue to be successful in the present day. To date, Quo have sold over 128 million albums worldwide. In 2013 and 14, Parfitt and Rossi reunited temporarily with original Quo bandmates Lancaster and Coghlan for a series of reunion concerts on what would be called the "Frantic Four" tour.
