Phil Johnstone
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Phil Johnstone (1 September 1957 – 31 May 2021)[1] was an English songwriter, keyboardist, guitarist,[2] and record producer, best known for his work with singer Robert Plant. His songwriting credits include Plant's number-one Mainstream Rock hits "Heaven Knows", "Tall Cool One" and "Hurting Kind (I've Got My Eyes on You)".[3]
Biography[]
Johnstone first worked with Plant on the 1988 album Now and Zen,[4] which Johnstone co-produced. Johnstone co-wrote most of the songs on the album; he also wrote songs for Plant's follow-up albums Manic Nirvana (1990) and Fate of Nations (1993).
Following his work with Plant, Johnstone wrote songs for singer Alannah Myles' 1995 album A-lan-nah.[3] Recorded and produced Freeborn John by Rev Hammer 1996 on Cooking Vinyl. Johnstone also co-wrote the whole of The Levellers' 2000 album Hello Pig. Johnstone also headed the popular all-star musical festival act, "The Fabulous Good Time Party Boys", which featured members of the Levellers, Irish singer/songwriter Dan Donnelly, American musician Roy Harter, and two of his children, Alex Johnstone and Emily Johnstone.[5]
Death[]
Phil Johnstone passed away on 31 May 2021 [6] after a few years of bad health. He was only 63. He is survived by his loving family. HIs funeral service was held at 2pm on Friday 2nd July 2021 at St James' Parish Church in Exeter. His spouse Frances posted the video from his Celebration of Life Service on her facebook page. [7]
References[]
- ^ "Phil Johnstone Dies. - Pre / Post-Zeppelin Forum". Forums.ledzeppelin.com. Retrieved 28 June 2021.
- ^ Yonke, David (16 November 1993). "Robert Plant explosive at UT". Toledo Blade. p. P-1. Retrieved 5 December 2010.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Phil Johnstone, Songs Composed By". AllMusic. Retrieved 5 December 2010.
- ^ Hochanadel, Michael (17 October 1989). "Phil Johnstone ecstatic over new Plant band". Schenectady Gazette. p. 37. Retrieved 5 December 2010.
- ^ "Facebook". Facebook.com. Retrieved 28 June 2021.
- ^ "pressreader". pressreader.com. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
- ^ "facebook". facebook.com. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
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