Kathy Phillips Trio:
Kathy Phillips - Lead vocals;
Kim Williams - Piano, vocals;
Walt Bibinger - Guitar, vocals;
Full band includes:
Randy Artiglere - Bass;
Dave Hedden - Drums
Influences
The Allman Brothers Band, Gregg Allman in particular, great past country artists like Patsy Cline, Merle Haggard, Waylon Jennings, George Jones, Tammy Wynette and Dolly Parton, Ben Folds, Billy Joel, Chuck Leavell, Bruce Hornsby, Elton John, J.S. Bach, Leo Gorny a.k.a. Lee Sherwin, James Taylor, Joni Mitchell, 10,000 Maniacs, Dave Matthews Band, Alison Krauss and Union Station, Dixie Chicks.
I am a keyboard player, vocalist, and violinist. I have a few different projects with which I am involved, but my main gig is with singer/songwriter Kathy Phillips. The songs you hear on my profile are co-written by me but sung by either Kathy or Matt Angus. I enjoy hanging in the background, playing the supporting role, as I have never been one to seek the spotlight. However, that doesn’t mean I don’t enjoy turning out a few killer solos here and there. You can sometimes find me playing Hammond, and even a little flute might creep into the mix. I am also an educator of piano and strings. I’ve been musical since the age of 3 or 4, when my nightclub-musician-turned-music-store-owner dad wrote me a little song to remember note names. Taking up where he left off, I’ve been onstage since I sang into my hairbrush in the living room, and I’ve been fortunate enough to share that stage with artists like Levon Helm, Garth Hudson, Rick Danko, Pinetop Perkins, Bernard Purdie, Bernie Worrell, Jerry Jemmott, and Jimmy Vivino (well...I mean, they weren’t in my living room, except for Levon, he was in my dining room...hey, so was Pinetop, but that’s another story...).
