Phil Keaggy
Phil Keaggy is an excellent all-around guitarist who has been a part of the CCM scene for over two decades. Born and raised in Ohio in a Catholic family of ten, Keaggy always loved music and spent hours listening to such singers as Johnny Ray and Elvis Presley. He began imitating the latter as young as age four. Keaggy was also exposed to other kinds of music and became well versed in classical. His first guitar was a late-'50s Gretsch Anniversary model; at age ten his father bought him a Sears Silvertone, and by the end of fifth grade, he was playing in front of his entire school. Three years later, Keaggy was playing professionally with the Squires. He and his longtime friend, drummer John Sferra, founded Glass Harp in the late '60s when he was in the eleventh grade. They soon became known as one of the most innovative power trios around, even though they were never together long enough to break through commercially. They had a contract with Decca, toured the country several times, and had a growing base of devoted fans, many of whom were knocked out by Keaggy's lightning-fast guitar riffs and experimental sounds. At their pinnacle, Glass Harp was opening for such major acts as Iron Butterfly, Yes, Traffic and Chicago.
It was a lot of fame to be heaped upon such young musicians, and it being the late '60s, Keaggy was exposed to and partook of his share of drugs. His life changed dramatically on February 14, 1970. While lying in a hotel room suffering from a bad LSD trip, his parents were involved in a head-on auto crash back in Ohio. His mother died soon afterward, and this spawned a crisis for Keaggy that led to his becoming a born-again Christian. In the early '70s, Keaggy took to testifying before bewildered Glass Harp listeners after their concerts.
He left Glass Harp in 1972 and the following year recorded his first solo album, What a Day. He then spent many years working with a Christian fellowship and married. Since then, Keaggy has released well over thirty albums earning critical acclaim for both his virtuosity on guitar and his songwriting, which ranges from the Beatlesque pop of Sunday's Child to more subtle intrumentals. He occasionally gets back together with the other members of Glass Harp for reunion concerts and continues to release solo projects including Roundabout in 2006.
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Beyond Nature
Pop - Lançado por Word Entertainment em 01/01/1991
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Underground (Private Collection Volume 1)
Pop - Lançado por Strobie Records em 01/04/1983
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The Bucket List
Phil Keaggy, Tony Levin, Jerry Marotta
Progressive Rock - Lançado por Third Star Records em 11/01/2019
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Lights of Madrid
Pop - Lançado por Word Records em 01/01/2000
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Acoustic Café
Pop - Lançado por Green Hill Productions em 24/07/2007
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Acoustic Sketches (Deluxe)
Folk - Lançado por Strobie Records em 12/06/1996
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Two of Us: Groovemasters, Vol. 10
Pop - Lançado por Solid Air Records em 03/10/2006
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Precious Gems
Phil Keaggy, Stanley Jordan, Muriel Anderson
Folk - Lançado por Strobie Records em 02/10/2022
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How The West Was One (Live)
2nd Chapter Of Acts, Phil Keaggy, A Band Called David
Gospel - Lançado por Sparrow em 01/01/1977
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Phil Keaggy and Sunday's Child
Pop - Lançado por Word Entertainment em 01/01/1988
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What a Day (40th Anniversary)
Humour/Spoken Word - Lançado por Strobie em 01/01/1973
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Majesty & Wonder - An Instrumental Christmas
Pop - Lançado por Word Records em 31/08/1999
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Live From Kegworth Studio
Rock - Lançado por Strobie em 18/10/2011
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220 (220 Album Version)
Gospel - Lançado por Sparrow em 01/01/1996
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In the Quiet Hours
Rock - Lançado por Word Records em 01/01/2001
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Crimson and Blue
Pop - Lançado por Word Entertainment em 01/01/1993
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Find Me In These Fields
Gospel - Lançado por Myrrh Records - Word em 01/01/1990
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Way Back Home
Gospel - Lançado por Sparrow em 01/01/1994
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Play Thru Me (remastered)
Miscellaneous - Lançado por Strobie Records em 28/11/2022
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Town To Town (remastered)
Miscellaneous - Lançado por Strobie Records em 16/11/2022
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