William Clarence "Bill" Phillips
Bill Phillips (January 28, 1936 – August 23, 2010) was an American country music singer. He was born in Canton, North Carolina, and his professional music career started with the Old Southern Jamboree on WMIL in Miami in 1955. He moved to Nashville in 1957 and worked with Johnnie Wright and Kitty Wells until the late 1970s. His biggest recording was entitled "Put It Off Until Tomorrow" which peaked on the country charts at No. 6 on April 2, 1966. The Decca recording featured uncredited harmony vocals by the song's composer, a very young and then little known Dolly Parton. |
Birth and Death Data: Born January 28, 1936, Died August 23, 2010
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1958 - 1969
Roles Represented in DAHR: vocalist, guitar
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Recordings (Results 1-25 of 68 records)
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Decca | NA 10526 | 12/15/1958 | Crazy arms-1 | Webb Pierce | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar | |||
| Decca | NA 10527 | 12/15/1958 | Pick me up on your way down | Webb Pierce | instrumentalist, guitar | |||
| Decca | NA 10528 | 12/15/1958 | Life to go | Webb Pierce | instrumentalist, guitar | |||
| Decca | NA 10529 | 12/15/1958 | My shoes keep walking back to you-1 | Webb Pierce | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar | |||
| Decca | NA 11813 | 11/30/1961 | Sweet baby-1 | Johnnie and Jack | instrumentalist, guitar | |||
| Decca | NA 11814 | 11/30/1961 | The moon is high and so am I | Johnnie and Jack | instrumentalist, guitar | |||
| Decca | NA 11815 | 11/30/1961 | 36-22-36 -2 | Johnnie and Jack | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar | |||
| Decca | NA 11816 | 11/30/1961 | What do you think of her now-3 | Johnnie and Jack | instrumentalist, guitar | |||
| Decca | NA 11978 | 3/27/1962 | Poison love-1 | Jack Anglin ; Johnnie (Johnny) Wright | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar | |||
| Decca | NA 11979 | 3/27/1962 | Bye bye love | Jack Anglin ; Johnnie (Johnny) Wright | instrumentalist, guitar | |||
| Decca | NA 11980 | 3/27/1962 | Slow poison | Jack Anglin ; Johnnie (Johnny) Wright | instrumentalist, guitar | |||
| Decca | NA 11981 | 3/27/1962 | Foolin' around | Jack Anglin ; Johnnie (Johnny) Wright | instrumentalist, guitar | |||
| Decca | NA 11982 | 3/28/1962 | Waterloo-1 | Jack Anglin ; Johnnie (Johnny) Wright | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar | |||
| Decca | NA 11983 | 3/28/1962 | A little bitty tear | Jack Anglin ; Johnnie (Johnny) Wright | instrumentalist, guitar | |||
| Decca | NA 11984 | 3/28/1962 | I overlooked an orchid-1,2 | Jack Anglin ; Johnnie (Johnny) Wright | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar | |||
| Decca | NA 11985 | 3/28/1962 | You'll never get a better chance | Jack Anglin ; Johnnie (Johnny) Wright | instrumentalist, guitar | |||
| Decca | NA 12350 | 1/31/1963 | Let's walk away strangers | William Clarence "Bill" Phillips | vocalist | |||
| Decca | NA 12351 | 1/31/1963 | Lonely, lonely boy | William Clarence "Bill" Phillips | vocalist | |||
| Decca | NA 12352 | 1/31/1963 | Living to be together | William Clarence "Bill" Phillips | vocalist | |||
| Decca | NA 12703 | 10/22/1963 | Wheeling dealing Daddy | William Clarence "Bill" Phillips | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar | |||
| Decca | NA 12704 | 10/22/1963 | I can't stand it (as long as she can) | William Clarence "Bill" Phillips | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar | |||
| Decca | NA 12705 | 10/22/1963 | Stop me | William Clarence "Bill" Phillips | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar | |||
| Decca | NA 12706 | 10/22/1963 | Stepping out | William Clarence "Bill" Phillips | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar | |||
| Decca | NA 13078 | 9/2/1964 | I'd be better off without you | William Clarence "Bill" Phillips | vocalist | |||
| Decca | NA 13079 | 9/2/1964 | This kiss must last forever | William Clarence "Bill" Phillips | vocalist |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Phillips, William Clarence "Bill"," accessed November 7, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/207918.
Phillips, William Clarence "Bill". (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 7, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/207918.
"Phillips, William Clarence "Bill"." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 7 November 2024.
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Linked Open Data Sources
LCNAR: Phillips, Bill (Vocalist) - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n93073510
Wikidata: Bill Phillips - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q4910490
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/18895987
MusicBrainz: Bill Phillips - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/35f92549-b5b7-4dcf-9d03-fb304fcb2a43
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