Phil Emmanuel

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 all the greats of the industry including INXS, Jimmy Barnes, John Farnham, Ian Moss and the late great Slim Dusty, as well as playing with many international stars from around the world like British guitarist Hank B. Marvin and American performers Chet Atkins, Willie Nelson, Duane Eddy and Dolly Parton.[3] His debut album Kakadu Sunrise reached #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]

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

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, given the OAM, one of several Australian musicians to receive honours, along with such luminaries as veteran singer-songwriter Brian Cadd[7]

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[8] (with Pete Hawkes) (2011)
  • Thunderbird Legacy[9] (with Jacob Funnell) (2019)

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. "Live at Litotes DD". iTunes Australia. Retrieved 25 April 2019.
  9. "Thunderbird Legacy DD". iTunes Australia. Retrieved 25 April 2019.
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