Washington Phillips
George Washington "Wash" Phillips (January 11, 1880 – September 20, 1954) was an American gospel and gospel blues singer and instrumentalist. The exact nature of the instrument or instruments he played is uncertain, being identified only as "novelty accompaniment" on the labels of the 78 rpm records released during his lifetime. |
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Recordings
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Columbia | W145304 | 10-in. | 12/2/1927 | Mother's last word to her son | Washington Phillips | Male vocal solo, with table zithers | vocalist, instrumentalist, zither | |
Columbia | W145305 | 10-in. | 12/2/1927 | Take your burden to the Lord and leave it there | Washington Phillips | Male vocal solo, with table zithers | vocalist, instrumentalist, zither | |
Columbia | W145306 | 10-in. | 12/2/1927 | Paul and Silas in jail | Washington Phillips | Male vocal solo, with table zithers | vocalist, instrumentalist, zither | |
Columbia | W145307 | 10-in. | 12/2/1927 | Lift Him up that's all | Washington Phillips | Male vocal solo, with table zithers | vocalist, instrumentalist, zither | |
Columbia | W145330 | 10-in. | 12/5/1927 | Denomination blues | Washington Phillips | Male vocal solo ("blues singer"), with table zithers | vocalist, composer, instrumentalist, zither | |
Columbia | W145331 | 10-in. | 12/5/1927 | Denomination blues | Washington Phillips | Male vocal solo ("blues singer"), with table zithers | vocalist, composer, instrumentalist, zither | |
Columbia | W147560 | 10-in. | 12/4/1928 | I am born to preach the gospel | Washington Phillips | Male vocal solo, with table zithers | instrumentalist, zither, vocalist | |
Columbia | W147561 | 10-in. | 12/4/1928 | Train your child | Washington Phillips | Male vocal solo, with table zithers | instrumentalist, zither, vocalist | |
Columbia | W147574 | 10-in. | 12/5/1928 | Jesus is my friend | Washington Phillips | Male vocal solo, with table zithers | instrumentalist, zither, vocalist | |
Columbia | W147575 | 10-in. | 12/5/1928 | What are they doing in heaven today? | Washington Phillips | Male vocal solo, with table zithers | instrumentalist, zither, vocalist | |
Columbia | W149500 | 10-in. | 12/2/1929 | A mother's last word to her daughter | Washington Phillips | Male vocal solo, with table zithers | vocalist, instrumentalist, zither | |
Columbia | W149501 | 10-in. | 12/2/1929 | I've got the key to the kingdom | Washington Phillips | Male vocal solo, with table zithers | vocalist, instrumentalist, zither | |
Columbia | W149502 | 10-in. | 12/2/1929 | The world is in a bad fix everywhere, part 1 | Washington Phillips | Male vocal solo, with table zithers | vocalist, instrumentalist, zither | |
Columbia | W149503 | 10-in. | 12/2/1929 | The world is in a bad fix everywhere, part 2 | Washington Phillips | Male vocal solo, with table zithers | vocalist, instrumentalist, zither | |
Columbia | W149504 | 10-in. | 12/2/1929 | You can't stop a tattler | Washington Phillips | Male vocal solo, with table zithers | vocalist, instrumentalist, zither | |
Columbia | W149505 | 10-in. | 12/2/1929 | You can't stop a tattler | Washington Phillips | Male vocal solo, with table zithers | vocalist, instrumentalist, zither | |
Columbia | W149506 | 10-in. | 12/2/1929 | I had a good father and mother | Washington Phillips | Male vocal solo, with table zithers | vocalist, instrumentalist, zither | |
Columbia | W149507 | 10-in. | 12/2/1929 | The church needs good deacons | Washington Phillips | Male vocal solo, with table zithers | vocalist, instrumentalist, zither |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Phillips, Washington," accessed November 4, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/106768.
Phillips, Washington. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 4, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/106768.
"Phillips, Washington." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 4 November 2024.
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LCNAR: Phillips, Washington - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n93008857
Wikidata: Washington Phillips - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q346506
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/19870494
MusicBrainz: Washington Phillips - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/18cd84e2-393a-491a-9f87-12928d4dada0
ISNI: 0000 0001 1862 0716 - http://www.isni.org/isni/0000000118620716
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