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Phil Lesh
Phil Lesh (Philip Chapman Lesh, 1940-2024), founding bassist of the Grateful Dead, classically trained under Luciano Berio, lead-style bass player, composer of "Box of Rain" and "Unbroken Chain," later of Phil Lesh and Friends.
Phil Lynott
Phil Lynott (Philip Parris Lynott, 1949–1986), Irish singer, bassist and songwriter, founder and frontman of Thin Lizzy; known for 'The Boys Are Back in Town', his bass-and-vocals role, solo albums Solo in Soho and The Philip Lynott Album, and his 1986 death at 36.
Phil Manzanera
Phil Manzanera, born Philip Targett-Adams in 1951, is a British guitarist and producer best known as Roxy Music's lead guitarist since 1972, appointed OBE in 2024.
Phil Ochs
Phil Ochs (Phillip David Ochs) was an American folk singer-songwriter whose protest anthems of the 1960s, including "I Ain't Marching Anymore," opposed the Vietnam War.
Phil Ramone
Phil Ramone (1934–2013), South African-born American recording engineer and producer, co-founded A&R Recording in New York, produced Billy Joel's The Stranger and 52nd Street (the first CD pressed), pioneered fiber-optic remote recording for Sinatra's Duets, and won 14 Grammy Awards plus the 2005 Technical Grammy.
Phil Rudd
Phil Rudd (Phillip Hugh Norman Witschke Rudzevecuis, born 1954, Melbourne) is the Australian drummer of AC/DC across 1975–1983, 1994–2015, and the 2020 Power Up album, known for metronomic hard rock drumming.
Phil Spector
Phil Spector (1939-2021), American record producer who created the Wall of Sound at Gold Star Studios, produced Be My Baby, Let It Be, Imagine, and All Things Must Pass; convicted in 2009 of murdering Lana Clarkson and died in prison.
Phil Taylor (musician)
Phil "Philthy Animal" Taylor (1954–2015), English drummer for Motörhead 1975–1984 and 1987–1992; pioneer of double kick-drum metal on Overkill and Ace of Spades; died of liver failure.
Phil Woods
Phil Woods (1931–2015), American bebop alto saxophonist and clarinetist, four-time Grammy winner, NEA Jazz Master 2007, leader of the Phil Woods Quintet, and soloist on Billy Joel's "Just the Way You Are."
Phil X
Phil X (Philip Eric Xenidis) is a Greek-born Canadian guitarist and Bon Jovi lead guitarist since 2013, replacing Richie Sambora; also Triumph's Edge of Excess guitarist, session player, and Fretted Americana YouTube star.
Philadelphia Folk Festival
The Philadelphia Folk Festival is an outdoor folk music festival founded in 1962 and held on Old Pool Farm near Schwenksville, Pennsylvania, presented by the Philadelphia Folksong Society.
Philadelphia Freedom (song)
Philadelphia Freedom: 1975 Elton John/Bernie Taupin single by the Elton John Band, written for Billie Jean King's World TeamTennis Philadelphia Freedoms; number one on the Billboard Hot 100 April 12, 1975 for two weeks, produced by Gus Dudgeon with Gene Page orchestration.
Philadelphia Orchestra
The Philadelphia Orchestra, founded 1900, is a Big Five American symphony orchestra of about 100 full-time musicians, known for the Philadelphia Sound, recording and broadcast firsts, the 1973 China tour, and its 2011-12 bankruptcy and recovery.
Philadelphia's Been Good to Me
Philadelphia's Been Good to Me (also styled Philadelphia's been good to me) is Kurt Vile's tenth studio album, released May 29, 2026 on Verve Forecast; a Philadelphia tribute largely recorded at his OKV Central home studio, Metascore 81.
Philip Bailey
Philip Bailey (born 1951, Denver) is the falsetto lead vocalist of Earth, Wind & Fire and a solo artist across R&B, gospel, and jazz, known for Chinese Wall, Easy Lover, and Love Will Find a Way.
Philip Glass
Philip Glass (born 1937, Baltimore) is an American composer of 'music with repetitive structures,' associated with minimalism. Known for Einstein on the Beach, the Philip Glass Ensemble, Koyaanisqatsi, and Oscar-nominated film scores.
Philip Labonte
Philip Steven Labonte is an American singer from Massachusetts, co-founder and vocalist of the metal band All That Remains, who earlier sang for Shadows Fall.
Philip Oakey
Philip Oakey (born 1955) is the English lead singer, songwriter, and sole constant member of Sheffield synth-pop band the Human League, fronting Dare (1981), Don't You Want Me, and the 1985 Giorgio Moroder collaboration Together in Electric Dreams.
Philip Selway
Philip Selway is the English drummer of Radiohead and a solo artist whose albums Familial (2010), Weatherhouse (2014), and Strange Dance (2023) blend folk, classical, and electronic influences; he also composed film scores including Let Me Go.
Philip Taylor Kramer
Philip Taylor Kramer (1952–1995), Iron Butterfly bassist 1974–1977 and Total Multimedia fractal-compression executive, vanished February 12, 1995 after a 911 call; remains found 1999 in Decker Canyon, death undetermined.
Philipp Kirkorov
Philipp Kirkorov (Филипп Киркоров), Russian estrada and pop singer born 1967 in Varna, People's Artist of Russia, ex-husband of Alla Pugacheva, Eurovision 1995 entrant, known for camp stage spectacle and Eurovision songwriting.
Philippe Katerine
Philippe Katerine, born Philippe Blanchard in 1968, is a French singer-songwriter, actor, and visual artist whose eccentric pop-chanson made him a cult figure in the 1990s.
Philippe Lavil
Philippe Lavil, born Philippe Durand de La Villejégu du Fresnay, is a French singer from Martinique whose Antillean-tinged hits include "Il tape sur des bambous" and "Kolé séré".
Philippines in the Eurovision Song Contest Asia
The Philippines' entry to Eurovision Song Contest Asia 2026: CARMELLE (Carmelle Collado) performs "Sobra-Sobra", chosen via Philippine Selection Night on 30 August 2026, for the Bangkok final on 14 November.
Philles Records
Philles Records: American indie label founded 1961 by Phil Spector and Lester Sill, home of the Wall of Sound, the Crystals and the Ronettes; 18 Top 40 hits, 12 albums, closed 1967, catalog now with Sony Legacy.
Phillip Phillips
Phillip Phillips (Phillip LaDon Phillips Jr.), American singer-songwriter, winner of American Idol season 11 (2012), known for the five-times platinum hit "Home" and albums The World from the Side of the Moon, Behind the Light, Collateral, and Drift Back.
Phillip Wilcher
Phillip Wilcher (born 1958, Sydney) is an Australian composer of piano music and art song, and the original fifth member of The Wiggles on their 1991 debut album; youngest published Australian composer at 14 with "Daybreak".
Phinehas (band)
Phinehas: American Christian melodic metalcore band formed 2001 in La Mirada, California; albums Thegodmachine (2011), Till the End (2015), Dark Flag (2017), The Fire Itself (2021); known for guitar solos and faith-based lyrics.
Phish
Phish: American jam band formed 1983 at the University of Vermont; members Anastasio, Fishman, Gordon, McConnell; 20 studio and 53 live albums, 8 million US sales, 2024 Sphere residency and Evolve.
Phlegmatic Dogs
Phlegmatic Dogs are a Russian bass music duo formed in 2010 near Moscow, best known for bass house blending drum & bass and hip-hop sound design with house.