Shawn Phillips
American singer-songwriter / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Shawn Phillips (born February 3, 1943) is an American singer-songwriter and musician, primarily influential in the 1960s and 1970s. His work is rooted in folk rock but straddles other genres, including jazz fusion and funk. Phillips has recorded twenty-seven albums[1] and worked with musicians including Donovan, Paul Buckmaster, J. Peter Robinson, Eric Clapton, Steve Winwood, Bernie Taupin, Tim Hardin, Manos Hatzidakis and many others.[2][3]
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Born | (1943-02-03) February 3, 1943 (age 81) Fort Worth, Texas, U.S. |
Genres | Folk rock |
Occupation(s) | Musician |
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Years active | 1960s–present |
Rock impresario Bill Graham described the Texas-born musician as "the best kept secret in the music business".[4] Phillips' AllMusic biography states: "His refusal to pigeonhole his music – which seamlessly melds folk, rock, jazz, funk, progressive, pop, electro, classical, and global folk traditions – to meet anyone else's expectations allowed him to retain his cult following without ever achieving the stardom that his talent seemed to merit."[2]