Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1864
- Died
- 1903
- Works
- 48
Top works
- Humorists of the pencil: Charles Keene, Phil May [and] L. Raven-Hill
- Phil May's "Graphic" pictures
- Mr. Punch on the continong
- Mr. Punch's golf stories
- Mr. Punch's country life
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 186
- Total plays
- 431
Phil May is best known as the lead singer of the band, The Pretty Things, of whom he was a founding member. Born Phillip Kattner 1944, Dartford, Kent, England. He was the lyricist for the album, S.F. Sorrow, considered by many to be the first rock opera, and an influence on The Who's Tommy which appeared shortly afterwards. S.F. Sorrow was recorded in Abbey Road Studios. At the same time 1966-67 both Sgt Pepper and Piper at the Gates of Dawn were being recorded in the same building. <a hr
Key dates
- Born
- 1 January 1944
- Died
- 1 January 2020
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Family name
- May
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom
- Place of birth
- Dartford
- Place of death
- King's Lynn
- Occupation
- musician
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Field of work
- music
- Genre
- pop music
Connections
Categories
1944 births2020 deaths20th-century English LGBTQ people20th-century English male singers21st-century English LGBTQ people21st-century English male singersAccidental deaths in EnglandBisexual male singersBisexual songwritersBritish rhythm and blues boom musiciansEnglish bisexual menEnglish bisexual musicians