William Clarence "Bill" Phillips
Bill Phillips (January 28, 1936 – August 23, 2010) was an American country music singer. He was born in Canton, North Carolina, and his professional music career started with the Old Southern Jamboree on WMIL in Miami in 1955. He moved to Nashville in 1957 and worked with Johnnie Wright and Kitty Wells until the late 1970s. His biggest recording was entitled "Put It Off Until Tomorrow" which peaked on the country charts at No. 6 on April 2, 1966. The Decca recording featured uncredited harmony vocals by the song's composer, a very young and then little known Dolly Parton. |
Birth and Death Data: Born January 28, 1936, Died August 23, 2010
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1958 - 1969
Roles Represented in DAHR: vocalist, guitar
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Recordings (Results 26-50 of 68 records)
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Decca | NA 13080 | 9/2/1964 | I guess you made a fool out of me | William Clarence "Bill" Phillips | vocalist | |||
| Decca | NA 13081 | 9/2/1964 | Wanted | William Clarence "Bill" Phillips | vocalist | |||
| Decca | NA 13641 | 6/22/1965 | Everything turns out for the best | William Clarence "Bill" Phillips | vocalist | |||
| Decca | NA 13642 | 6/22/1965 | Put it off until tomorrow | William Clarence "Bill" Phillips | vocalist | |||
| Decca | NA 13643 | 6/22/1965 | Friends tell friends | William Clarence "Bill" Phillips | vocalist | |||
| Decca | NA 13644 | 6/22/1965 | It happens everytime | William Clarence "Bill" Phillips | vocalist | |||
| Decca | NA 14049 | 5/3/1966 | Count me out | William Clarence "Bill" Phillips | vocalist | |||
| Decca | NA 14050 | 5/3/1966 | I'm living in two worlds | William Clarence "Bill" Phillips | vocalist | |||
| Decca | NA 14051 | 5/3/1966 | Falling back to you | William Clarence "Bill" Phillips | vocalist | |||
| Decca | NA 14052 | 5/3/1966 | The last word in lonesome is me | William Clarence "Bill" Phillips | vocalist | |||
| Decca | NA 14119 | 6/22/1966 | Love's dead end | William Clarence "Bill" Phillips | vocalist | |||
| Decca | NA 14120 | 6/22/1966 | The company you keep | William Clarence "Bill" Phillips | vocalist | |||
| Decca | NA 14121 | 6/22/1966 | The lies just can't be true | William Clarence "Bill" Phillips | vocalist | |||
| Decca | NA 14122 | 6/22/1966 | The words I'm gonna have to eat | William Clarence "Bill" Phillips | vocalist | |||
| Decca | NA 14217 | 8/31/1966 | Lonely street | William Clarence "Bill" Phillips | vocalist | |||
| Decca | NA 14225 | 8/31/1966 | The lies just can't be true (Bill Phillips) | William Clarence "Bill" Phillips | vocalist | |||
| Decca | NA 14390 | 12/6/1966 | There goes my everything | William Clarence "Bill" Phillips | vocalist | |||
| Decca | NA 14391 | 12/6/1966 | For lovin' me | William Clarence "Bill" Phillips | vocalist | |||
| Decca | NA 14392 | 12/6/1966 | Take me | William Clarence "Bill" Phillips | vocalist | |||
| Decca | NA 14393 | 12/6/1966 | I love you drops | William Clarence "Bill" Phillips | vocalist | |||
| Decca | NA 14397 | 12/7/1966 | City lights | William Clarence "Bill" Phillips | vocalist | |||
| Decca | NA 14398 | 12/7/1966 | I learn something every day | William Clarence "Bill" Phillips | vocalist | |||
| Decca | NA 14399 | 12/7/1966 | Apartment No.9 | William Clarence "Bill" Phillips | vocalist | |||
| Decca | NA 14400 | 12/7/1966 | I didn't forget | William Clarence "Bill" Phillips | vocalist | |||
| Decca | NA 14790 | 8/30/1967 | She's an angel | William Clarence "Bill" Phillips | vocalist |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Phillips, William Clarence "Bill"," accessed September 22, 2023, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/207918.
Phillips, William Clarence "Bill". (2023). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved September 22, 2023, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/207918.
"Phillips, William Clarence "Bill"." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2023. Web. 22 September 2023.
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Linked Open Data Sources
LCNAR: Phillips, Bill (Vocalist) - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n93073510
Wikidata: Bill Phillips - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q4910490
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/18895987
MusicBrainz: Bill Phillips - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/35f92549-b5b7-4dcf-9d03-fb304fcb2a43
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