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Shawn Phillips was born on 3 February, 1943 in Fort Worth, Texas, USA, is a music_department,composer,soundtrack. Discover Shawn Phillips's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 81 years old?

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Occupation music_department,composer,soundtrack
Age 81 years old
Zodiac Sign Aquarius
Born 3 February 1943
Birthday 3 February
Birthplace Fort Worth, Texas, USA
Nationality United States

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His wife is Juliette Phillips (December 2001 - present)

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Shawn Phillips Net Worth

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1943

Dubbed "the best kept secret in the music business" by the late rock musician Bill Graham, Shawn Phillips' music is as wide as his more-than-4-octave vocal range. Praised for his unusual musical style and full use of the English language, Phillips defies all conventions of popular music. He has composed some of the most intense and thought-provoking music in the business, yet has achieved only a small, but devoted following, and yet, remains devoted to composing, no matter how few hear his wonderful music. Shawn Phillips was born 3 February 1943 in Fort Worth, Texas, the son of spy novelist/poet James Atlee Phillips. His first introduction to music was sitting under the piano while his mother played "Malaguena". He first picked up the guitar at the age of 7. He and his family traveled all around the world living in many varied places, such as Tahiti, and Shawn absorbed the music of wherever he was.

1960

He moved back to Texas in his teens, briefly joined the Navy at the age of 16, moved back to Texas and then to California in the early 1960s, immersing himself in the folk music scene.

1965

Looking for a change, he moved to England where he recorded two albums for Columbia's Lansdowne Series, "I'm A Loner" (1965) and "Shawn" (1966).

While in England Shawn met folk musician Donovan Leitch, and played guitar on Donovan's 1965 Pye album "Fairy Tale", which included the Shawn Phillips composition "Little Tin Soldier".

1966

Later he got into trouble with the media when he claimed to have co-written many of the songs on Donovan's 1966 album "Sunshine Superman". He was eventually thrown out of England for playing without a work permit. He lived briefly in Paris, then moved to Italy.

1968

He then went back to London in the year of 1968 with the idea of releasing not a 3-record album, but a collection of 3 separate albums released at the same time. He was rejected at every turn since none were willing to take on such a vast undertaking for such an unknown musician, that is until he met producer Jonathan Weston at A&M Records, who agreed to sign him under the condition that his 3 albums be released separately instead of at the same time. Reluctantly, Phillips agreed and signed on.

1970

In 1970, "Contribution" was released, followed by 1971's "Second Contribution", considered by many critics to be his crowning achievement, and was the record that brought most attention to him from music critics and the media alike, though by popular standards, it was not close to what other popular artists at the time were receiving.

1971

Subsequent albums under A&M were released: 1971's "Collaboration" 1972's "Faces", 1973's "Bright White", 1974's "Futhermore", 1975's "Do You Wonder", 1976's "Rumpelstiltskin's Resolve" and 1977's "Spaced". Then, A&M dropped him, citing poor album sales.

1972

Toured in 1972 with the band Yes as the opening. He was kicked off mid-way through the tour because he got better audience reactions.

1978

He was picked up by RCA in 1978 and released the album "Transcendence" under the label. He was given $100,000 to make the album and he spent $95,000 of it. Despite the fact that 7 of the 9 songs on the album had full orchestral arrangements, the entire album was recorded in an astounding 20 days, from the first day of walking into the studio to the day the master discs got shipped.

1980

RCA soon let Phillips go, and in 1980, his first "Best Of" collection was released in Canada, called "The Best of Shawn Phillips".

Though he continued to play gigs whenever he could and continued to compose, he was not picked up by another record label until the late 1980s.

1988

Under the Chameleon record label, he released 1988's "Beyond Here Be Dragons". As was expected, the album sold poorly and he was dropped again.

1992

A couple of years earlier, in 1992, A&M released in America his 2nd compilation album, entitled "The Best of Shawn Phillips: The A&M Years".

1994

In the same fashion, he was signed on by yet another label, Imagine, and in 1994, he released "The Truth If It Kills".

1996

They released yet another in 1996 called "Another Contribution: An Anthology".

1998

In 1998, under his own record label, Wounded Bird Records, he re-released 8 of his albums: "I'm A Loner", "Shawn", "Contribution", "Bright White", "Furthermore", "Do You Wonder", "Transcendence" and "Beyond Here Be Dragons".

2001

He gave his free time as an Emergency Medical Technician, Marine Firefighter Rescuer (a rescue scuba diver) and firefighter in Houston, and in 2001, received the First Responder of the Year Award in 2001 from Pedernales Emergency Services, who gave Phillips his training. His wife, Juliette Phillips, is also a firefighter and an Emergency Care Attendant with Shawn. About his limited success, Phillips remains modest, and has no regrets. He continues to compose and remains the epitome of a major record company's worst nightmare, refusing to compromise himself under any situation.

2002

In 2002, he released his 15th album, the aptly titled "No Category". He toured for the album in South Africa, where he felt his music would make the most difference.

2007

Shawn released his first live album "Living Contribution" in 2007, and "At The BBC" in 2009.