Shawn Phillips (February 3, 1943 - ) helped define folk-rock in the sixties and progressive-new-age rock in the seventies. "...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.
Download Shawn Phillips Mp3 Albums  | Shawn Phillips - The ballad of Casey Deiss Shawn Phillips song The ballad of Casey Deiss, from the album Second Contribution. Released 1970 on A&M. |
 | Shawn Phillips - Woman Shawn Phillips sings "Woman" (She Was Waiting For Her Mother At the Station in Torino and You know I Love You Baby But It's Getting Too Heavy To Laugh) in this excerpt from 'Texas Days, African Nights' from www.shawnphillipsdvd.com |
 | Woman - Shawn Phillips cover by Daniel Houde Yes my man, this is for all the woman. Love the man for many years. |
 | Shawn Phillips Tribute A BIG Thank You to UMG for allowing this video to stay up Worldwide. Maybe WMG should learn something from UMG. I've been a fan of this Musical God since the early 70s. Shawn has a 4 octave voice. www.shawnphillips.com Songs This has got to be the longest named song on record - bet that blew the record labels mind. 1. She Was Waiting For Her Mother At the Station in Torino and You Know I Love You Baby But It's Getting Too Heavy To Laugh (WOMAN) 2. Breakthrough Shawn Phillips (February 3 ... |
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". Four of his albums "Faces," "Bright White," "Furthermore" and "Do You Wonder" made it into the Billboard Top 100
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