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British singer
Work field
Gender
Male
Place of birth
Cirencester
Death
4 March 1979 (aged 36 years)
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Age
36 years
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Biography
Mike Patto (born Michael Thomas McCarthy, 22 September 1942 – 4 March 1979) was an English musician, who was primarily notable as lead singer for Spooky Tooth and Boxer.
Life and career
He was born in Cirencester, Gloucestershire, England, and as Mike Patto first became vocalist and frontman for The Bo Street Runners, who won a TV band competition Ready Steady Win during 1964. He was a member of Timebox, his own band Patto and Dick and the Firemen. In 1974, Patto joined Spooky Tooth as vocalist and keyboard player. He was also a founding member of the rock band Boxer.
Patto died of lymphatic leukemia at the age of 36. Jim Capaldi wrote the song "Bright Fighter" about him.
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Famous English Singers
Gender: Male, Born in: Years 1930 to 1969
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Gender: Male, Born in: Years 1930 to 1969
Famous English Musicians
Gender: Male, Born in: Years 1930 to 1969
Famous British Musicians
Gender: Male, Born in: Years 1930 to 1969
Famous English Songwriters
Gender: Male, Born in: Years 1930 to 1969
Famous British Songwriters
Gender: Male, Born in: Years 1930 to 1969
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