Phil Upchurch at the 2012 NAMM Convention in Anaheim, California
Background information
Born
(1941-07-19) July 19, 1941 (age 82) Chicago, Illinois
Genres
Jazz, blues, soul, R&B
Occupation(s)
Musician
Instrument(s)
Guitar
Years active
1950s–present
Labels
Chess, Cadet, Blue Thumb
Website
philupchurch.com
Musical artist
Philip Upchurch (born July 19, 1941)[1] is an American jazz and blues guitarist and bassist.
^Feather, Leonard; Gitler, Ira (November 18, 1999). The Biographical Encyclopedia of Jazz. Oxford University Press. p. 6. ISBN 978-0-19-507418-5 – via Internet Archive. Phil Upchurch.
Philip Upchurch (born July 19, 1941) is an American jazz and blues guitarist and bassist. Upchurch started his career working with the Kool Gents, the...
session musicians associated with the Chess label, including guitarist PhilUpchurch and drummer Morris Jennings. Chess described the band's members as "the...
Satterfield, Charles Stepney and PhilUpchurch. According to one account of the album's recording, Cosey, Upchurch and Jennings joked about calling the...
Farthest Corner of My Mind (Amherst Records, 1986) PhilUpchurch (Marlin/TK Records, 1978) Upchurch/Tennyson (Kudu, 1975) Fusion III (CBS/Columbia, 1975)...
(Naughty Beats) 4:42 An instrumental version was done by PhilUpchurch on his 1978 album PhilUpchurch around the same time as the Brothers Johnson version...
Believe Me Now or Believe Me Later (Dot, 1976) PhilUpchurch, Feeling Blue (Milestone, 1968) PhilUpchurch, Darkness, Darkness (Blue Thumb, 1972) Frankie...
Kitty Hayward, Minnie Riperton – Backing vocals Maurice White – Drums PhilUpchurch – Guitar Ramsey Lewis – Piano Cleveland Eaton - Bass Charles Stepney...
Feeling Blue is an album by jazz and R&B guitarist PhilUpchurch recorded in 1967 and released on the Milestone label. Allmusic reviewed the album awarding...
Musicians on the record included Floyd Morris on piano, Lefty Bates, PhilUpchurch and Kermit Chandler on guitar, Al Duncan on drums, and Cliff Davis and...
and the New Power Generation (1991) Whatever Happened to the Blues – PhilUpchurch (1992) I'm Ready – Tevin Campbell (1993) The Voice – Mavis Staples (1993)...
Standing Room Only (Chiaroscuro, 1998 [rel. 2000]) with Junior Mance, PhilUpchurch, O.C. Smith Keep That Groove Going! (Milestone, 2001) with Plas Johnson...