Grant-Lee Phillips
Grant-Lee Phillips (born September 1, 1963 in Stockton , California ) is an American musician. He is best known as the singer, guitarist and songwriter for the band Grant Lee Buffalo (1992–1999).
Life
Grant-Lee Phillips was born Bryan G. Phillips in Stockton, California in 1963. When he moved to Los Angeles to study film , he founded the band Shiva Burlesque with Jeff Clark , with which he released an album in 1987 and 1990. After that, the band broke up and Phillips began making music under the name Grant Lee Buffalo . Reinforced by drummer Joey Peters and bassist Paul Kimble he signed to Slash Records , a label to Warner Bros. belonged. The band was able to book a success with the 1994 album Mighty Joe Moon and the single Mockingbirds .
In 1995 Rolling Stone Magazine hailed Grant-Lee Phillips as "Best male vocalist". Phillips has had a successful solo career since 1999. He released several albums, including a. Nineteeneighties (2006), which does not contain any of its own songs, just cover versions from the 1980s - including songs by The Cure , Pixies , The Church , Echo & The Bunnymen , New Order and The Smiths .
Grant-Lee Phillips also appeared as an actor in the US series Gilmore Girls from 2001 to 2007 . There Phillips portrayed the city troubadour of the town Stars Hollow. In this role was also seen in the sequel Gilmore Girls: A New Year (2016). He was involved in the film Girl Walks Into a Bar (2011) as both actor and composer .
Discography
With Shiva Burlesque:
- 1987 - Shiva Burlesque
- 1990 - Mercury
With Grant Lee Buffalo:
- 1993 - Fuzzy
- 1994 - Mighty Joe Moon
- 1996 - Copperopolis
- 1998 - Jubilee
Solo:
- 2000 - Ladies' Love Oracle
- 2001 - Mobilize
- 2004 - Virginia Creeper
- 2006 - Nineteeneighties
- 2007 - Strangelet
- 2009 - Little Moon
- 2012 - Walking in the Green Corn
- 2016 - The Narrows
Web links
- Homepage
- Grant-Lee Phillips in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- on Grant Lee Buffalo and Grant Lee Phillips ( February 8, 2008 memento in the Internet Archive )
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Phillips, Grant-Lee |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American singer, guitarist and songwriter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 1, 1963 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Stockton , California |