Dave Fisher obituary

Singer and arranger with the US folk group the HighwaymenDave Fisher, who has died of a bone marrow disease aged 69, was the lead singer, guitarist and musical director of the US folk group the Highwaymen, who enjoyed chart success in 1961 with the songs Michael, Row the Boat Ashore and The Gypsy Rover.The group veered towards the entertainment wing of the folk boom in early 1960s America, featuring few politically radical songs. They therefore failed to survive the change in popular music durin...

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