Phil Emmanuel

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Phil Emmanuel
Birth namePhillip Ernest Emmanuel
Born(1952-07-06)6 July 1952
Dorrigo, New South Wales, Australia[1]
Died24 May 2018(2018-05-24) (aged 65)
Parkes, New South Wales, Australia
Occupation(s)Musician
InstrumentsGuitar

Phillip Ernest Emmanuel OAM (6 July 1952[2] – 24 May 2018) was an Australian guitar player who found fame with The Trailblazers, and as the older brother of musician Tommy Emmanuel. He played with many other Australian artists including INXS, Jimmy Barnes, John Farnham, Ian Moss, Pete Hawkes and Slim Dusty, as well as playing with many international artists such as British guitarist Hank B. Marvin and American performers Chet Atkins, Willie Nelson, Duane Eddy and Dolly Parton.[3] His debut album, Kakadu Sunrise, reached No. 33 on the New Zealand album charts.[4] In 1994 Phil and Tommy Emmanuel released the album Terra Firma[5] and it was nominated for the 1995 ARIA Award for Best Adult Contemporary Album. In 2011, Emmanuel was inducted into the Australian Roll of Renown.[6]

Death and posthumous Order of Australia recognition[]

Emmanuel died suddenly of an asthma attack in Parkes, New South Wales, on 24 May 2018, aged 65. He was honoured with a posthumous induction into the Order of Australia in 2018 with an OAM, one of several Australian musicians to receive honours including veteran singer-songwriter Brian Cadd.[7]

Awards and honours[]

Australian Roll of Renown[]

The Australian Roll of Renown honours Australian and New Zealander musicians who have shaped the music industry by making a significant and lasting contribution to country music. It was inaugurated in 1976 and the inductee is announced at the Country Music Awards of Australia in Tamworth in January.[8]

Year Nominee / work Award Result
2011 Phil Emmanuel Australian Roll of Renown inductee

Order of Australia[]

Year Nominee / work Award Result
2018 Phil Emmanuel Order of Australia awarded

Discography[]

As leader[]

  • Kakadu Sunrise (1992) – Dion Music
  • Terra Firma (with Tommy Emmanuel) (1994)
  • In The Shadow of the Beatles (1999)
  • The Miracle (2001)
  • Electric Guitar Player (2003)
  • The Best So Far
  • Live at Lizottes[9] (with Pete Hawkes) (2011)
  • Thunderbird Legacy[10] (with Jacob Funnell) (2019)

Other singles[]

List of singles as featured artist, with selected chart positions
Title Year Peak chart positions
AUS
[11]
"The Garden"
(as Australia Too) 		1985 22

References[]

  1. ^ Watt, Barbara (25 May 2018). "Guitar legend Phil Emmanuel dies suddenly, aged 65". Muswellbrook Chronicle. Retrieved 29 May 2018.
  2. ^ Australian Country Music Hall of Fame Biography. Retrieved on May 25, 2018.
  3. ^ "Guitar Legend Phil Emmaneul dies suddenly aged 65".
  4. ^ Plunkett, Richard (12 February 1993), "Steppin' Out With The Other Emmanuel", The Age
  5. ^ Schwartz, Larry (9 April 1995), "We Ain't Heavy, We're Brothers", Sunday Age
  6. ^ "Roll of Renown". TCMF. Archived from the original on 4 September 2018. Retrieved 21 August 2018.
  7. ^ "Guitar legend Phil Emmanuel dies suddenly in Parkes, aged 65". Newcastle Herald. 25 May 2018. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
  8. ^ "Roll of Renown". Tamworth Country Music Festival. Retrieved 29 October 2020.
  9. ^ "Live at Litotes DD". iTunes Australia. Retrieved 25 April 2019.
  10. ^ "Thunderbird Legacy DD". iTunes Australia. Retrieved 25 April 2019.
  11. ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (Illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 22. ISBN 0-646-11917-6. N.B. The Kent Report chart was licensed by ARIA between mid-1983 and 19 June 1988.

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