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 51-68 of 68 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Decca | NA 14791 | 8/30/1967 | I've got a wonderful future behind me | William Clarence "Bill" Phillips | vocalist | |||
Decca | NA 14792 | 8/30/1967 | I talked about you too | William Clarence "Bill" Phillips | vocalist | |||
Decca | NA 14793 | 8/30/1967 | Oh, what it did to me | William Clarence "Bill" Phillips | vocalist | |||
Decca | NA 15077 | 3/25/1968 | You've still got a place in my heart | William Clarence "Bill" Phillips | vocalist | |||
Decca | NA 15078 | 3/25/1968 | Honey | William Clarence "Bill" Phillips | vocalist | |||
Decca | NA 15079 | 3/25/1968 | Another place.another time | William Clarence "Bill" Phillips | vocalist | |||
Decca | NA 15117 | 4/16/1968 | That's when I see the blues | William Clarence "Bill" Phillips | vocalist | |||
Decca | NA 15118 | 4/16/1968 | Rainbows are back in style | William Clarence "Bill" Phillips | vocalist | |||
Decca | NA 15119 | 4/16/1968 | I only regret | William Clarence "Bill" Phillips | vocalist | |||
Decca | NA 15120 | 4/16/1968 | I'm thankul | William Clarence "Bill" Phillips | vocalist | |||
Decca | NA 15651 | 7/2/1969 | She's hungry again | William Clarence "Bill" Phillips ; Bobby Wright | vocalist | |||
Decca | NA 15652 | 7/2/1969 | Little boy sad | William Clarence "Bill" Phillips ; Bobby Wright | vocalist | |||
Decca | NA 15653 | 7/2/1969 | Same old story, same old lie | William Clarence "Bill" Phillips ; Bobby Wright | vocalist | |||
Decca | NA 15654 | 7/2/1969 | You can't love me when I'm gone | William Clarence "Bill" Phillips ; Bobby Wright | vocalist | |||
Decca | NA 15862 | 12/16/1969 | Tall oak tree | William Clarence "Bill" Phillips | vocalist | |||
Decca | NA 15863 | 12/16/1969 | Big rock candy mountain | William Clarence "Bill" Phillips | vocalist | |||
Decca | NA 15864 | 12/16/1969 | What am I living for | William Clarence "Bill" Phillips | vocalist | |||
Decca | NA 15865 | 12/16/1969 | Spanish eyes | William Clarence "Bill" Phillips | vocalist |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Phillips, William Clarence "Bill"," accessed August 21, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/207918.
Phillips, William Clarence "Bill". (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved August 21, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/207918.
"Phillips, William Clarence "Bill"." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 21 August 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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