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Phil Phillips

Phil Phillips is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Del Shannon. Those roots explain a lot about how Phil Phillips arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as The Drifters, The Fleetwoods, Barbara Lewis, Bobby Freeman and Ritchie Valens, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into The Honeydrippers, Tom Waits, Cat Power and Del Shannon, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 21 connections around Phil Phillips, reaching back through Del Shannon and forward to The Honeydrippers. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

Background

John Philip Baptiste, known as Phil Phillips, was an American singer and songwriter, best known for his 1959 song, "Sea of Love".

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Phil PhillipsDel ShannonThe HoneydrippersTom WaitsCat PowerDel ShannonThe DriftersThe FleetwoodsBarbara LewisBobby FreemanRitchie ValensNeil SedakaFats DominoThe Everly Brothers

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Phil Phillips connections

Phil Phillips grew out of Del Shannon, shares an orbit with The Drifters, The Fleetwoods, Barbara Lewis and Bobby Freeman, went on to shape The Honeydrippers, Tom Waits, Cat Power and Del Shannon. 21 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

Who influenced Phil Phillips

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Sounds and acts that shaped Phil Phillips.

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Artists and scenes sharing an orbit with Phil Phillips.

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