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Anthony Phillips

1951 - Today

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Anthony Edwin Phillips (born 23 December 1951) is an English musician and composer who gained prominence as the original lead guitarist of the rock band Genesis, from 1967 to 1970. He left in July 1970 and learned to play more instruments, before he began a solo career. His departure from Genesis on the eve of the group's breakthrough to mainstream popularity has led him to be dubbed "the Pete Best of progressive rock" (though unlike Best, Phillips left voluntarily). Phillips released his first solo album, The Geese & the Ghost, in 1977. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Anthony Phillips is the 1,109th most popular musician (up from 1,116th in 2019), the 3,122nd most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 2,973rd in 2019) and the 191st most popular British Musician.

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Anthony Phillips ranks 1,109 out of 3,175. Before him are Boris Grebenshchikov, Timo Tolkki, Hank Jones, Leon Fleisher, James Burton, and Robert Lockwood Jr.. After him are Gerald Moore, Eric Ericson, DJ Kool Herc, Phil Manzanera, Adam Levine, and János Bihari.

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Among people born in 1951, Anthony Phillips ranks 278. Before him are Greg Bear, Jakup Krasniqi, Bobby Jones, Oleg Gazmanov, Andris Bērziņš, and Enda Kenny. After him are Jóannes Eidesgaard, Viktor Sukhorukov, Phil Manzanera, Alfredo Astiz, Catherine Hicks, and Tony Amendola.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Anthony Phillips ranks 3,123 out of 8,785. Before him are Israel Zangwill (1864), Alexander Dalrymple (1737), Andrew Bell (1753), Ice MC (1965), Sienna Guillory (1975), and George Robertson, Baron Robertson of Port Ellen (1946). After him are Nathaniel Bliss (1700), Gerald Moore (1899), Chris Vance (1971), Christiane Amanpour (1958), Ian Wright (1963), and W. S. Gilbert (1836).

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Among MUSICIANS In United Kingdom

Among musicians born in United Kingdom, Anthony Phillips ranks 191. Before him are James Galway (1939), Würzel (1949), Pete Burns (1959), Peter Banks (1947), Ray Davies (1944), and John McVie (1945). After him are Gerald Moore (1899), Phil Manzanera (1951), Roger Norrington (1934), Julian Bream (1933), Trevor Pinnock (1946), and Dick Parry (1942).

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