Bob Fish (singer)

Robert 'Bob' Fish (3 June 1949  22 August 2021) was British rock and roll and doo-wop singer, most famous for being a member of the band Darts.

Bob Fish
Birth nameRobert Fish
Born(1949-06-03)3 June 1949
Essex, England
Died22 August 2021(2021-08-22) (aged 72)
Genres
Occupation(s)Singer

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]

References

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


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