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Texas, United States (February 3, 1943 – present)

Shawn Phillips (February 3, 1943 - ) helped define folk-rock in the sixties and progressive-new-age rock in the seventies.

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“…an artist of such raw talent, ambition and good will… Phillips’ main attraction is still his voice. Reedy and flexible, with a remarkable falsetto, it is a potent dramatic instrument. ” that’s what Rolling Stone Magazine had to say about Shawn Phillips, a musician whose work literally fits into no category.

Shawn Phillips has almost twenty albums to his credit (of which millions have been sold) and a host of associations with some of the most respected names in the industry including Donovan, Paul Buckmaster, J Peter Robinson, Eric Clapton, Steve Winwood and many others, yet he is virtually forgotten except by his cadre of loyal fans. The Texas-born singer/songwriter was called “The best kept secret in the music business,” by the late rock impresario Bill Graham.

Beginning in the 1960s, Phillips made noteworthy contributions to popular music. He performed at the “Isle of Wight” festival and was cast to play the lead in the original production of “Jesus Christ Superstar” (he had to withdraw due to his heavy recording and touring schedule.)

Throughout the 60s Phillips worked the folk music scene in San Francisco’s Haight-Ashbury, New York’s Greenwich Village, and London. In 1967 Phillips moved to Positano, Italy, where he remained throughout the 1970s, writing some of his most well known work. This period produced the albums ‘Contribution’, ‘Second Contribution’, ‘Collaboration’ and ‘Faces”.
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  • RussellChap

    The above Similar Artists seem strangely unrelated to Shawn Phillips...How about these alternatives. Tim Buckley, Donovan, Gene Clark...

    March 2012
  • AcousticPhases

    Spread the word, sign our PETITION to get Shawn Phillips inducted into the Songwriters HALL of Fame http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/get-shawn-phillips-inducted-into-the-songwriters/

    February 2012
  • RussellChap

    I reall, really like Contribution & Second Contribution. Great melodies, lyrics, playing, vocals & most importantly Imagination :-)

    December 2011
  • AcousticPhases

    Archiving and Digitizing all KNOWN concerts and interviews of and by Shawn Phillips 21 Oct 2011, 12:08 (edit | delete) We wanted to inform all of you, Fans and friends and family alike that EMH is in the process of digitizing and archiving all of the video footage and audio tapes recorded by those who were kind enough to do so and provide Shawn Phillips and or Arlo Hennings with a copy of that show or Radio interview or live show broadcast. Stay tuned as we upload these remarkable events to Last FM. Shawn Phillips Early Morning Hours A Fale is now available, a sgtory written and spoken by Shawn PHilliips

    October 2011
  • ljmcclure

    Shawn needs to come to South Florida!!!!!!!!!!

    October 2011
  • AcousticPhases

    HEY SHAWN, I will get a chance to see you in concert her in the TWIN CITIES, MN in Novemeber.

    October 2011
  • Anu11

    WWOOAHH

    October 2011
  • Oops_sorry

    безупречен

    May 2011
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