Brewer Phillips

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Blues guitarist Brewer Phillips, best known for his recordings and live performances as a member of Hound Dog Taylor and the Houserockers, died of natural causes in his South Side apartment on Monday, August 30, 1999. His signature tune, "Phillips' Theme" was featured on Taylor's 1971 debut album, HOUND DOG TAYLOR AND THE HOUSEROCKERS for the then-brand-new label, Alligator Records. That album was inducted into the Blues Hall Of Fame in 1996. The song (as well as "Phillips Goes Bananas") was recently included on DELUXE EDITION, a collection of Hound Dog Taylor's greatest recordings. Phillips' unique style -- alternating between playing bass lines and wild lead guitar -- made the Houserockers rock without the need for a bass player. He was idolized by younger generation blues players, especially George Thorogood. According to Alligator Records president Bruce Iglauer, "Brewer was one of the rawest and most energized bluesmen I ever heard. His playing and singing were totally unpolished; he took lots of musical chances and made tons of mistakes, but his playing was full of infectious rhythmic drive, and he had more fun on the bandstand than virtually anyone I've ever seen. His sound was from the earliest days of electric blues guitar. It combined Delta and Chicago styles with wild string bending, natural distortion and overdrive that younger blues rockers have never quite been able to match." In 1997, Phillips joined Cub Koda on Ho

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Homebrew

Well Alright

Whole Lotta Blues

Good Houserockin'

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Born With The Blues

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Born with the Blues [St. Clair]

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Blues Chicago Style CD4 Take A Walk With Me

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A Tribute To Albert King: I Walked All Night Long

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ハウンド・ドッグ・テイラーに捧ぐ

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Mississippi Blues, Vol. 4: New Orleans to Chicago

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Mississippi Blues (New Orleans To Chicago) Vol 4/4

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Mississippi Blues (New Orleans To Chicago) Vol.04

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