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The Key To The Kingdom (Album) by Washington Phillips

Biografie van de kunstenaar Washington Phillips

Washington Phillips January 11 1880 – September 20 1954 Was A Texan Gospel Singer And Musician. Phillips Died In 1954 In Teague Texas. Phillips Recorded Eighteen Songs All Between 1927 And 1929 Though Only Sixteen Survived. Some Of His Songs Amount To Highly Specific And Detailed Gospel Sermons Featuring Phillips' Voice Self-Accompanied By An Instrument That Sounds Like A Fretless Zither. This Instrument Which Has Been Variously Identified As A Dolceola A Celestaphone Two Celestaphones Tuned In Octaves Attached Side-By-Side Or A Phonoharp And Also Is Considered By Some To Be An Instrument Entirely Home-Made By Phillips Creates A Unique Sound On These Recordings That Makes Them Immediately Recognizable. Phillips Was Covered By The Dixie Hummingbirds An A Capella Rendition Featured In Vol. 6 Of The Mississippi Records "Tape Series" Released In January 2009. Posthumous Fame Numerous Compilations Of Washington Phillips' Complete Recorded Work Have Been Released Such As The Key To The Kingdom On Yazoo Records In 2005. His Songs Have Been Covered By A Variety Of Artists Ry Cooder Covered Phillips' "Denomination Blues" On His 1971 Album Into The Purple Valley And "Tattler" On His Album Paradise And Lunch 1974 . "Denomination Blues" Has Also Been Covered By The Contemporary Christian Groups 2nd Chapter Of Acts On Their 1975 Live Album To The Bride With Barry McGuire And The 77s On Their Debut Album Ping Pong Over The Abyss 1983 . Will Oldham Covered Phillips' "I Had A Good Father And Mother" On The Palace Brothers Album There Is No-One What Will Take Care Of You 1993 . Gillian Welch Also Covered This Song On Her 2003 Album Entitled Soul Journey. Phillips Was Covered By The Dixie Hummingbirds An A Capella Rendition Featured In Vol. 6 Of The Mississippi Records "Tape Series" Released In January 2009. The Be Good Tanyas Covered "What Are They Doing In Heaven Today" On Hello Love. Sport Murphy Covered Phillips' "What Are They Doing In Heaven Today?" On His 2003 Kill Rock Stars Album 'Uncle.' "What Are They Doing In Heaven Today" Was Used In A Scene In The Movie Elizabethtown Where The Main Character Visits The Survivor Tree In Oklahoma. Mamie Minch Dedicated Her Song "Lift Him Up That's All" Under The Same Title Of Phillips' Song But With Different Lyrics. Phish Has Covered "Paul And Silas In Jail" On 78 Occasions. This Song Became A Relatively Common Part Of Their Live Performance From 1990 To 1993 But Has Been Played On Occasion Since. Phillips' "I Am Born To Preach The Gospel" Features On The Soundtrack Of Werner Herzog's 2009 Film My Son My Son What Have Ye Done?. Ralph Stanley Covered Phillips' "Lift Him Up That's All" On His 2011 Album "A Mother's Prayer". In 2009 Atlas Sound Sampled The Phillip's "Lifted Him Up That's All" For The Song "Washington School" On The Logos Album. Phillips' Song "Mothers Last Word To Her Son" Was Featured Heavily In The Film We Need To Talk About Kevin. List Of Recordings Lift Him Up That's All Paul And Silas In Jail Mother's Last Word To Her Son The Church Needs Good Deacons Jesus Is My Friend A Mother's Last Word To Her Daughter I Had A Good Father And Mother I Am Born To Preach The Gospel Take Your Burden To The Lord And Leave It There Denomination Blues – Part 1 Denomination Blues – Part 2 What Are They Doing In Heaven Today I've Got The Key To The Kingdom Train Your Child You Can't Stop A Tattler – Part 1 You Can't Stop A Tattler – Part 2

THUIS WASHINGTON PHILLIPS
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