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Also known as Ant Phillips, Anthony Edwin Phillips

British musician

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Putney, London, England, UK

Anthony Edwin Phillips (born 23 December 1951) is an English musician, songwriter, and composer who co-founded the progressive rock band Genesis. He served as the group's original lead guitarist from 1967 until his departure in 1970, performing on their formative studio albums From Genesis to Revelation (1969) and Trespass (1970). His early 12-string acoustic guitar arrangements heavily shaped…

Known for

  • Genesis | Songbook — Self2001
  • VH1 Behind the Music: Genesis — Self (archive footage)1999
  • From Genesis to Revelation — Self1998

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Anthony Phillips began his solo career in the 70's after departing as Genesis' lead guitarist in 1970 due to stage fright. Since 1977, he has released several albums taking on different moods, from his poppy Sides to the ambience of his Private Parts and Pieces collections, from the anthemic pieces like "Tarka" or "Slow Dance" to the rock opera of 1984. -- Anthony PHILLIPS was one of the original founding members of GENESIS featuring Peter GABRIEL, Tony BANKS, and Michael RUTHERFORD. <a href="h

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Instance of
human
Given name
Anthony
Family name
Phillips
Gender
male
Citizenship
United Kingdom
Place of birth
London
Languages spoken
English language
Record label
Arista Records
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date of birth
1951-12-23
start of work period
1967-00-00
member of
Genesis
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