Rick Parfitt, half of Status Quo's two-men guitar frontline, is dead at 68. He suffered a heart attack earlier this year during a show in Turkey, after which he had to give up playing with the band. From The Guardian:
Status Quo guitarist Rick Parfitt has died after suffering from a severe infection at the age of 68, his manager has said.
The veteran musician was taken into hospital in Marbella, Spain, on Thursday evening due to complications with a pre-existing shoulder injury. He died there at lunchtime on Saturday, his manager and family said in a statement.
