Greg Phillinganes
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Greg Phillinganes (born Gregory Arthur Phillinganes on May 12, 1956 in Detroit, Michigan) is an active session keyboardist in Los Angeles, California. He is a graduate of Cass Tech.
Phillinganes was discovered by Stevie Wonder who heard a cassette of instrumental renditions of his own songs done by Phillinganes. Wonder recruited Phillinganes for his Wonderlove band, where Phillinganes stayed from 1976 to 1981.
In 1981, he released his first solo album, Significant Gains. While the album itself was not very successful, he did manage to score a minor R&B hit with "Baby, I Do Love You." His follow-up album Pulse followed three years later, and included another minor hit with his cover of Yellow Magic Orchestra's song "Behind the Mask." This single was much more successful on the Dance music charts. Amidst these solo recordings throughout the 1980s, he became well-known as a prominent session musician for a multitude of different artists, performing on many hit albums of the time. His session work has continued into the present.
In addition to Stevie Wonder, Greg Phillinganes has worked and toured with other notable musicians such as Eric Clapton, Michael Jackson, Aretha Franklin, Anita Baker, Donald Fagen, Richard Marx, and Paul McCartney, among others. During 2004, Phillinganes acted as a replacement for David Paich on tour with the band Toto. In 2005, he joined the band and set to helping Toto with their new album, Greg now covers for David Paich as he has retired from touring with the rest of the band.
[edit] Discography
- 1977 Songs in the Key of Life (Stevie Wonder)
- 1981 Significant Gains
- 1981 The Nightfly (Donald Fagen)
- 1984 Pulse
- 1986 August (Eric Clapton)
- 2006 Falling In Between (Toto)
- 2007 Falling In Between Live (Toto)
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