Cliff Fish

Cliff Fish
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Background information
Born	13 August 1949 Ripley, England
Died	14 April 2023(2023-04-14) (aged 73) Cyprus
Instrument	Bass guitar
Years active	1967–2023
Formerly of	Paper Lace

Clifford Victor Fish (13 August 1949 – 14 April 2023) was a British bass player. He was in Paper Lace from 1967 until his 2023 death.

Career

Fish formed Music Box in 1967 with Phil Wright, the band that later became Paper Lace. They auditioned for Opportunity Knocks in 1970 but did not appear on the show until 1973, winning five episodes in a row. 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". Paper Lace disbanded in 1980. Fish and Wright reformed the band in 2015, and Fish remained in the band until his death.

In 2013, Fish and the band played at the 100th birthday party of his mother-in-law, Pat Bell at the Derby Conference Centre.

Death

Fish died in the afternoon on 14 April 2023 at his home in Cyprus. He died of cancer which he was diagnosed with two years before aged 73. He was married to Elaine and had two son, Rob and John.