Died On This Date (June 22, 2011) Mike Waterson / Member of British Folk Group, The Watersons
themusicsover Mike Waterson
January 16, 1941 – June 22, 2011
Mike Waterson was an English musician and singer-songwriter who, along with his siblings and brother-in-law performed as the popular folk group, the Watersons. Formed as a skiffle band in the early ’60s, the group moved into a more traditional folk sound as the decade moved on. In 1965, they released Frost and Fire which was named Album of the Year by Melody Maker. They soon became one of the most influential bands of the British folk revival. The Watersons went on to release several more critically acclaimed albums over the next two decades (they broke up in 1968 and reformed in 1972). Away from the group, Waterson worked solo and performed or recorded with his sister, Lal Waterson, Blue Murder, Peter Bellamy, and James Yorkston to name a few. He continued to perform as recently as September 2010. Mike Waterson died of cancer on June 22, 2011. He was 70.
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