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American musician (1880–1954)

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Washington Phillips (January 11, 1880 – September 20, 1954) was a Texan gospel singer and musician. Phillips died in 1954 in Teague, Texas. Phillips recorded eighteen songs, all between 1927 and 1929, though only sixteen survived. Some of his songs amount to highly specific and detailed gospel sermons, featuring Phillips' voice self-accompanied by an instrument that sounds like a fretless zither. This instrument, which has been variously identified as a Dolceola <a href="https://www.last.fm/mus

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Instance of
human
Family name
Phillips
Gender
male
Citizenship
United States
Place of birth
Texas
Place of death
Teague
Instrument
voice
Record label
Columbia Records
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date of birth
1880-01-11
date of death
1954-09-20
manner of death
accidental death
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