Morgan Fisher
English keyboard player and composer (born 1950)
Stephen Morgan Fisher (born 1 January 1950) is an English keyboard player and composer, and is best known as a member of Mott the Hoople in the early 1970s. However, his career has spanned a wide range of musical activities, and he remains active in the music industry. In recent years he has expanded into photography.
Music career
Love Affair and Mott the Hoople: 1966–1976
From 1966 to 1970, he played the organ with the soul/pop band the Soul Survivors, who in 1967 renamed themselves Love Affair. They had a number one hit single in 1968 with "Everlasting Love", while Fisher was taking a break from the band to complete his final year at Hendon County Grammar school: "I joined the band when I was still at school, and then various people convinced me I ought to stay at school to finish my 'A' Levels. So I left them for about six months, during which time they had a number one hit. I had no plan to come back, but after they had a number one hit".
In late 1968, Fisher asked a friend of his to write a letter to Love Affair to give them an update on his personal life, writing that Morgan was out of school now. The band sent a letter back to Fisher, asking him if he wanted to rejoin the group, as they weren't really getting along with Lynton Guest and were wanting him replaced. Morgan was in Love Affair again, and was so until 1971.
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