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Simon Phillips

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Simon Phillips (born 6 February 1957) is an English jazz fusion and rock drummer, songwriter, and record producer, based in the United States. He worked with rock bands during the 1970s and 1980s, and was the drummer for the band Toto from 1992 to 2014. Phillips worked as a session drummer for Phil Manzanera's 801, Jeff Beck, Big Country, Gary Moore, Michael Schenker, Bernie Marsden, Jon Lord, Nik Kershaw, Mike Oldfield, Judas Priest, Mike Rutherford, Tears for Fears, 10cc, the Chemical Brothers, Pete Townshend, and the Who. He was the drummer for the Who during the band's American reunion tour in 1989. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Simon Phillips is the 373rd most popular musician (up from 945th in 2019), the 1,388th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 2,573rd in 2019) and the 83rd most popular British Musician.

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Simon Phillips ranks 373 out of 3,175. Before him are Alice Herz-Sommer, Ivo Pogorelić, Domenico Alberti, Jacques Dutronc, 3T, and Robby Krieger. After him are Terpander, Wilhelm Backhaus, Johann Friedrich Franz Burgmüller, Michael McDonald, Paul Badura-Skoda, and Marguerite Long.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1957, Simon Phillips ranks 63. Before him are John Turturro, Marita Koch, Hwang Kyo-ahn, Yoshihiko Noda, Jan Ceulemans, and Fran Drescher. After him are Roch Marc Christian Kaboré, Luis Garavito, Shannon Tweed, Mario Grech, Christian Schmidt, and Subcomandante Marcos.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Simon Phillips ranks 1,388 out of 8,785. Before him are Keira Knightley (1985), Harriet Taylor Mill (1807), Frank Lampard (1948), Henry Tingle Wilde (1872), Edward Smith-Stanley, 14th Earl of Derby (1799), and Flinders Petrie (1853). After him are John Smyth (1570), Smithson Tennant (1761), Geraldine McEwan (1932), John Lindley (1799), Princess Alice, Countess of Athlone (1883), and Gruffydd ap Llywelyn (1000).

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Among MUSICIANS In United Kingdom

Among musicians born in United Kingdom, Simon Phillips ranks 83. Before him are Janick Gers (1957), PJ Harvey (1969), Ian Anderson (1947), Robert Wyatt (1945), Mark Hollis (1955), and Glenn Tipton (1947). After him are Zayn Malik (1993), John McLaughlin (1942), Mick Taylor (1949), Steve Hackett (1950), Cheryl (1983), and Cliff Williams (1949).

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