Born in London in the early 1950s, he became interested in blues music in the late 1960s, so he learnt to play his sister's acoustic guitar.

[4] Their album Human Spirit (BGOCD 780) also included contributions from Bernie Marsden, Micky Moody, Dave Kelly and Paul Jones.

[1] In 2007, Dave Sharp and Henry McCullough invited Fletcher to join the first line-up of The Hard Travelers, a band they formed to play Woody Guthrie songs.

[1] Currently, Fletcher performs live with Dave Kelly, Pick Withers, Pete Emery and Zoot Money as The British Blues Allstars.

Initially competing in the 1995/1996 Ford Credit Fiesta Challenge, his first win came in July 1998 at Castle Combe in the Proton Coupe Cup and he came third overall in the 1999 Championship.