The 1970s was the era of the story song on the pop charts, some of which were true stories, some of which were made up whole hog by inventive songwriters. Paper Lace split the difference with “The ...

In retrospect, the amazing thing about Paper Lace, Nottingham American-history jumblers, isn't that they got to #1 once. It's that they almost got there twice. Paper Lace were the first act to record ...

POP legend Cliff Fish, bass guitarist and singer of Paper Lace, has died aged 73. The band had huge success in the early 1970s with two worldwide number-one hits – “Billy Don’t be a Hero” and “The ...

In 1974, a dramatic, story-driven song climbed the charts and beat out a competing version of the same track to become a defining hit of the era. "The Night Chicago Died," performed by Paper Lace, ...

Cliff Fish died on Friday aged 73, after losing his battle with cancer. The Paper Lace singer and bass guitarist had endured a "very difficult" last few years due to the disease. Article continues ...

Cliff Fish, the bass guitarist and singer for pop and rock group Paper Lace, has died aged 73 his family have announced. The music star had two major successes with the group in the early 1970s after ...

Nostalgia is a seductive liar. So said George Wildman Ball. That said, I approached this concert knowing very well that I had lived though the 70s but I was determined not to wear rose-coloured ...