Gene Phillips

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Gene Phillips (actually Eugene Floyd Phillips , born July 25, 1915 in St. Louis , † January 10, 1990 in Lakewood (California) ) was an American jump blues musician ( guitar , vocals ). His greatest popularity was in the R&B scene in Los Angeles around 1950.

Live and act

Phillips played in the bands of Dewey Jackson and Jimmy Powell in St. Louis . He later took lessons with Floyd Smith on the steel guitar . Around 1945 he played in Lorenzo Flennoy's trio ; In the middle of the year he worked on recordings of Wynonie Harris and Jack McVea for Apollo . At the end of 1945 he recorded in a band under the direction of Bob Mosely , in which u. a. Lucky Thompson , Marshall Royal , Lee Young and Charles Mingus played; the band singer was Marion Abernathy . Further recordings were made during this time with Duke Henderson , Wild Bill Moore , Joe Liggins , Amos Milburn , Lloyd Glenn , Johnny Otis , from 1950 with Percy Mayfield , Preston Love , Calvin Boze .

Under his own name he recorded a number of titles for Modern Records with his band Gene Phillips and His Rhythm Aces from 1947 to 1950 , including a. Big Bill Broonzy's “Just a Dream (On My Mind)”, “Big Fat Mama”, “Big Legs”, “Rock Bottom” and “Stinkin 'Drunk”. During the recordings, u. a. Trumpeter Jake Porter , drummer Al "Cake" Wichard , Maxwell Davis , Marshall Royal, Jack McVea, Bumps Myers , Willard McDaniel and Lloyd Glenn with. His recordings for Modern were influenced by T-Bone Walker . After Tom Lord , he was involved in 34 recording sessions between 1945 and 1955.

Discographic notes

  • Gene Phillips and The Rockers (Crown, ed. 1963)
  • Rock Bottom Blues (United)
  • I Like 'Em Fat (Ace)
  • Drinkin 'and Stinkin' (Ace, ed. 2003)

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Bluesworld.com ( Memento of the original from May 24, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.bluesworld.com
  2. ↑ http://www.rootsandrhythm.com/roots/BLUES%20&%20GOSPEL/blues_pq1.htm
  3. ↑ a b Topping, Ray at Ace Records ( Memento of the original from March 24, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.acerecords.co.uk
  4. ^ Charles Mingus Discography (JazzDisco.org)
  5. ^ Edward Komara: Encyclopedia of the Blues . 2005, page 700
  6. ↑ http://www.78discography.com/Modern500.htm
  7. ↑ http://bebopwinorip.blogspot.de/2009/10/maxwell-davis-father-of-west-coast-rb.html
  8. ↑ http://www.rockabilly.nl/references/messages/lloyd_glenn.htm
  9. ↑ Tom Lord The Jazz Discography (online, accessed January 1, 2014)
personal data
SURNAME Phillips, Gene
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Phillips, Eugene Floyd (real name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American jump blues musician (guitar, vocals)
DATE OF BIRTH July 25, 1915
PLACE OF BIRTH St. Louis
DATE OF DEATH January 10, 1990
Place of death Lakewood (California)