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Rick Parfitt, guitarist with British rock band Status Quo, wearing a white jacket in a studio portrait, against a dark background, United Kingdom, in September 1979. (Photo by Fin Costello/Redferns/Getty Images)

Rick Parfitt, guitarist with British rock band Status Quo, wearing a white jacket in a studio portrait, against a dark background, United Kingdom, in September 1979. (Photo by Fin Costello/Redferns/Getty Images)

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Rick Parfott, guitarist with Status Quo, playing the guitar during a live concert performance by the band at Wembley Arena, in London, England, United Kingdom, in May 1979. (Photo by Fin Costello/Redferns/Getty Images)

Rick Parfott, guitarist with Status Quo, playing the guitar during a live concert performance by the band at Wembley Arena, in London, England, United Kingdom, in May 1979. (Photo by Fin Costello/Redferns/Getty Images)

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Guitarist Rick Parfitt of the rock group Status Quo, circa 1985. (Photo by Dave Hogan/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Guitarist Rick Parfitt of the rock group Status Quo, circa 1985. (Photo by Dave Hogan/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

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LONDON - 1st OCTOBER: English singer and guitarist Rick Parfitt from Status Quo posed in London in October 1979. (Photo by Fin Costello/Redferns)

LONDON - 1st OCTOBER: English singer and guitarist Rick Parfitt from Status Quo posed in London in October 1979. (Photo by Fin Costello/Redferns)

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Rick Parfitt of Status Quo performs on stage in front of a stack of Marshall amplifiers, Bingley Hall, Stafford, January 9th 1977. (Photo by Erica Echenberg/Redferns)

Rick Parfitt of Status Quo performs on stage in front of a stack of Marshall amplifiers, Bingley Hall, Stafford, January 9th 1977. (Photo by Erica Echenberg/Redferns)