Roger Fisher (born February 14, 1950) is a guitarist primarily known as one of the founding members of the band Heart. His tenure lasted from 1963 (in the band’s first incarnation) until 1980. (More from Wikipedia)
Many women perform with their sisters in order to have company in otherwise all-male bands, and that is true of Heart, one of the most successful and longest-lived hard rock bands in history. This is another band that would have been a good one to add to the discussion some months back about bands with a hidden history. Everyone thinks of lead vocalist Ann Wilson and her sister, guitarist and vocalist Nancy Wilson when they think of Heart; but actually, Heart began in Vancouver, British Columbia all the way back in 1963, when bass guitarist Steve Fossen and guitarist brothers Roger Fisher and Mike Fisher started a band initially called the Army that later took the name White Heart. The Wilson sisters became romantically involved with the Fisher brothers – Ann with Mike, and Nancy with Roger – and Nancy Wilson officially joined the band in 1974 following shortly by Ann Wilson. After Mike Fisher became the band’s engineer, keyboardist Howard Leese and drummer Michael Derosier rounded out the band.
(November 2013)
