Cliff Fish
Cliff Fish | |
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Paper Lace in 1974. Cliff Fish stands second place from the left | |
| Background information | |
| Born | 13 August 1949 Ripley, England |
| Died | 14 April 2023 (aged 73) Cyprus |
| Instrument | Bass guitar |
| Years active | 1967–2023 |
| Formerly of | Paper Lace |
Cliff Fish (13 August 1949 – 14 April 2023) was a British bass player. He was in Paper Lace from 1967 until his 2023 death.
Fish formed Music Box in 1967 with Phil Wright, the band that later became Paper Lace.[1] They auditioned for Opportunity Knocks in 1970 but did not appear on the show until 1973, winning five episodes in a row.[2] The following year, they topped the UK charts with "Billy—Don't Be a Hero" and had a second hit single "The Night Chicago Died".[2][3] Paper Lace disbanded in 1980. Fish and Wright reformed the band in 2015, and Fish remained in the band until his death.[4]
In 2013, Fish and the band played at the 100th birthday party of his mother-in-law, Pat Bell at the Derby Conference Centre.[5]
Fish died in the afternoon on 14 April 2023 at his home in Cyprus.[5][6] He died of cancer which he was diagnosed with two years before aged 73.[6] He was married to Elaine and had two son, Rob and John.[6][7]
References
- ^ "Local Radio - provided by TopCat Radio". www.salfordradio.com. Retrieved 16 June 2025.
- ^ a b "Billy Don't Be A Hero (Paper Lace) | Jon Kutner". Retrieved 16 June 2025.
- ^ "BILLY - DON'T BE A HERO". Official Charts. 23 February 1974. Retrieved 16 June 2025.
- ^ Earnshaw, Jessica (16 April 2023). "Paper Lace star Cliff Fish dies at 73 as wife speaks out". Express.co.uk. Retrieved 16 June 2025.
- ^ a b "Derbyshire Paper Lace star Cliff Fish had passed away". Derbyshire Live. 17 April 2023. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 16 June 2025.
- ^ a b c "Paper Lace bass player Cliff Fish dies, aged 73". Gold Radio. Retrieved 16 June 2025.
- ^ Duffy, Carly; Adkin, Lana (16 April 2023). "Paper Lace band member Cliff Fish has died at the age of 73". Nottinghamshire Live. Retrieved 16 June 2025.