Ricky Phillips

Ricky Lynn Phillips (born October 7, 1952) is an American bass guitarist and was a member of the rock band Styx from 2003 to 2024,^[1] splitting duties with original bassist Chuck Panozzo.^[2] He has also played in Nasty Habit, as a member of the Babys and Bad English, and with Coverdale-Page and Ted Nugent.

Ricky Phillips
Phillips performing with Styx in 2010
Background information
Birth name	Ricky Lynn Phillips
Born	(1952-10-07) October 7, 1952 (age 72) Mount Pleasant, Iowa, U.S.
Genres	Hard rock progressive rock
Occupation	Musician
Instruments	Bass guitar guitar
Years active	1970–present
Website	rickyphillips.com

Phillips and his former Bad English bandmate Neal Schon also played with former Montrose members Sammy Hagar and Denny Carmassi on a live version of the Montrose song "Rock Candy".

Discography

With the Babys

• Union Jacks
• On The Edge

With Bad English

• Bad English
• Backlash

With Styx

• Big Bang Theory
• One with Everything: Styx and the Contemporary Youth Orchestra
• The Mission
• Crash of the Crown

With Ronnie Montrose

• 10x10 - Producer, Bass, Hammond organ, Lead and Backing Vocals, Guitar

With Coverdale/Page

• Coverdale/Page