Get Shawn Phillips into the Songwriters HALL of FAME Petition (THIS IS THE LINK)


THE PETITION

Please sign this petition to help get Shawn Phillips Inducted into the Songwriters HALL of FAME. He has given his FANS over the years so much in the way of music and signing autographs and talking to us after the concerts. So we want to help give back to him by petitioning the Organization to get Shawn Phillips into the Songwriters Hall of Fame. He is TRULY worthy of this and so much more. It's the least we could do for such a magnificant composer, singer, songwriter. We can help build his legacy and so Shawn can pass this on to his Family. ..

We also have a BLOG that keeps everyone upto date about some significant happenings here in this Petition, Please check it out.

Please tell them why Shawn deserves this Honor.

Thank you
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Shawn Phillips

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General Info

  • Genre: Folk Rock / Jazz / Progressive

    Location Port Elizabeth, Please select your region, So

    Profile Views: 72699

    Last Login: 4/23/2012

    Member Since 3/30/2006

    Website http://www.msplinks.com/MDFodHRwOi8vd3d3LnNoYXducGhpbGxpcHMuY29t

    Record Label Early Morning Hours

    Type of Label Major

  • Bio

    ......Welcome to the official Shawn Phillips My Space page! This page is approved by Shawn but not maintained by him. Feel free to leave him a message as he does check in from time to time!...... .. ....this page is supported and approved by www.shawnphillips.com.... .. .. .. He helped define folk-rock in the sixties and progressive-new-age rock in the seventies. .. .. "...an artist of such raw talent, ambition and good will...Phillips' main attraction is still his voice. Reedy and flexible, with a remarkable falsetto, it is a potent dramatic instrument. " that's what Rolling Stone Magazine had to say about Shawn Phillips, a musician whose work literally fits into no category. .. .. Shawn Phillips has almost twenty albums to his credit (of which millions have been sold) and a host of associations with some of the most respected names in the industry including Donovan, Paul Buckmaster, J Peter Robinson, Eric Clapton, Steve Winwood and many others, yet he is virtually forgotten except by his cadre of loyal fans. The Texas-born singer/songwriter was called "The best kept secret in the music business," by the late rock impresario Bill Graham. .. .. Beginning in the 1960s, Phillips made noteworthy contributions to popular music. He co-wrote Donovan's "Sunshine Superman" album, sang on the Beatles' "Lovely Rita", showed Joni Mitchell guitar techniques, and while working with Donovan introduced the sitar to pop music. He performed at the "Isle of Wight" festival and was cast to play the lead in the original production of "Jesus Christ Superstar" (he had to withdraw due to his heavy recording and touring schedule.) .. .. Throughout the 60s Phillips' worked the folk music scene in San Francisco's Haight-Ashbury, New York's Greenwich Village, and London. In 1967 Phillips moved to Positano, Italy, where he remained throughout the 1970s, writing some of his most well known work. This period produced the albums 'Contribution', 'Second Contribution', 'Collaboration' and 'Faces". .. .. Four of his albums "Faces," "Bright White," "Furthermore" and "Do You Wonder" made it into the Billboard Top 100. In addition, the singles, "Lost Horizon," "We" and "Woman" made Billboard's top 40. .. .. His latest album, 'No Category' featuring his longtime collaborators Paul Buckmaster and Peter Robinson was released in 2002. .. .. Today Shawn lives in Port Elizabeth, South Africa, with his wife Juliet and son Liam, dividing his time between writing, touring, and his work as an emergency medical technician (EMT) and firefighter. .. .. .. .. ..

  • Members

    Elegy for Haiti, a video by Shawn Phillips Shawn Phillips says…………..”At one point, while we were digging through the rubble of an apartment complex that had collapsed in Castellamare, Italy in 1980, we were fairly high up on the pile, looking for the keystone, (the piece that if moved brings the whole lot down), and a m...an shouted up to us, asking if we wanted to buy bottles of mineral water. When one of the guys went down, he discovered the guy was asking 200 Lira for a 10 Lira bottle of water. About 8 guys boiled off the pile and beat him senseless for his extortion attempt.” .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ....COPY AND PASTE THE CODE TO ADD THIS BANNER TO YOUR PAGE! THIS CODE LINKS TO SHAWN'S MYSPACE PAGE. RIGHT CLICK AND CHOOSE "SELECT ALL"...... .. .. .. .. SHAWN PHILLIPS DVDS! ..CLICK HERE! .. ...... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ......View more ..personalized gifts.. from Zazzle... LIVING CONTRIBUTION recorded live at Kirstenbosch Gardens, Capetown South Africa Featuring most of the album Second Contribution and new songs ...... .... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .......... ...... .......... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. WATCH A CLASSIC VIDEO OF SHAWN PERFORMING ON THE MIDNIGHT SPECIAL! .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..

  • Influences

    To all my listeners...... Sept. 11th, 2001, became the day that American consciousness changed. I can do nothing other than bask in the knowledge that in the future, there will be a gigantic leap in the evolution of the worlds collective consciousness. Hopefully, the tolerant who condone this sort of insanity will become intolerant of such madness. The people who perpetrated this carnage will soon discover that they have made a lethal error for the followers of their belief system, and especially, that they cannot now foist such intangible systems on those who are not interested, no matter what they do. No one will believe in a selective religion that advocates such horror. They have made a great deal of the world, enemies of Islam. There are millions of the Islamic Faith who are Just, and Good in their hearts, that will be forced to take the brunt of this deformation to their Faith. We must continue to be compassionate to all those of any Faith whatsoever. To those who continue to affirm actions that lead to such catastrophic loss of life, I say Beware of the Wrath of Good when it is defiled. Take the moments of Serenity in our lives to guide the souls of those who were lost, to Peace. I wish you all Health, Love, and Clarity Shawn .. ....

  • Sounds Like

Shawn Phillips, 1971

Over the years Shawn Phillips had brought to the stage a myriad of emotional Genre's to his Fans and friends. His earlier days seen on youtube on this site, truly defines what his fans and friends loved about this musical genius. Watch this from the past ,1971, Shawn Phillips recorded live, ok audio, singing songs entitled "Anello where are you" & "Withered Roses" His magnificent guitar and vocal phrasing and arrangements are mind numbing. I implore you to take a few moments to hear this artists from 1971 and you will understand why he had a cult following then and still does today. Its because of his organic creativity. Tells us why you loved his music then and now. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zsdIG9vC_B0

Stream

  1. Shawn Phillips

    HURRY by and purchase albums from Shawn HERE. http://lnk.ms/c10qN

  2. Shawn Phillips

    Shawn Phillips has a show on 05/17/2012 at 06:00 PM @ Centuri... in Centurion, GP, ZA http://lnk.ms/c0P9t #concert

  3. Shawn Phillips

    UPCOMING SHOWS in South Africa http://lnk.ms/bNkJH

  4. Shawn Phillips

    Wednesday 16 May 2012, 7.30pm STEAK N ALE, Lyttelton, Pretoria Tickets R100-00 012 664 5155 whttp://soc.li/SXZ0IqJ for bookings

  5. Shawn Phillips

    Wednesday 16 May 2012, 7.30pm STEAK N ALE, Lyttelton, Pretoria Tickets R100-00 012 664 5155 whttp://soc.li/SXZ0IqJ for bookings

  6. Shawn Phillips

    #2 Sunday 13 May 2012, 2pm RIVER DECK, Honeydew, JohannesburgTickets R100-00, 087 940 9920 for bookings.

  7. Shawn Phillips

    #2 Sunday 13 May 2012, 2pm RIVER DECK, Honeydew, JohannesburgTickets R100-00, 087 940 9920 for bookings.

  8. Shawn Phillips

    Sunday 13 May 2012, 2pm RIVER DECK, Honeydew, JohannesburgTickets R100-00, 087 940 9920 for bookings

  9. Shawn Phillips

    Saturday 12 May 2012, 7.30pmTANZ CAFE, Fourways, JohannesburgCD Launch - "Reflections"Featuring Some Grow YoungTickets R100-00, 082 855 5445

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