singer (Patto, Spooky Tooth)
22.09.1942 - 04.03.1979
Mike Patto, born Michael Thomas McCarthy, was an English musician, who was primarily notable as lead singer for Spooky Tooth and Boxer. 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.
