Bob Fish (singer) explained

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Bob Fish
Birth Name:Robert Fish
Birth Date:3 June 1949
Birth Place:Essex, England
Occupation:Singer

Robert 'Bob' Fish (3 June 194922 August 2021) was British rock and roll and doo-wop singer, most famous for being a member of the band Darts.

Biography

Fish's musical career started out working in Mickey Jupp’s band.[1]

Darts

Fish joined the band Darts as a singer and performed on all their big hits.[2]

After the Darts

After the band Darts disbanded, Fish became briefly the manager of the British pop band Roman Holiday.

He also became a renowned player of the auto-harp, a stringed instrument and formed the duo White Doves with Ian Cal Ford.[3]

Death

Fish died in August 2021 after an illness at his home in Narbeth, Pembokeshire, Wales. He was survived by his wife Heather and daughters Scarlett and China.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: In memorium – Bob Fish. 20 April 2024 . Mountain Laurel Autoharp Gathering.
  2. News: Bob Fish, singer with Darts, doo-wop and rock'n'roll revivalists who had a string of Top Ten hits in the 1970s – obituary . 20 April 2024 . The Sunday Telegraph . 23 September 2021.
  3. News: Bob Fish dead: Singer who topped the charts with band Darts dies at 72 after illness. 20 April 2024 . The Sunday Telegraph . 27 August 2021.
  4. News: Tributes to musician Bob Fish of Narberth who topped the charts with Darts. 20 April 2024 . Western Telegraph . 26 August 2021.