English Christian music duo
Phil and John was a contemporary Christian music duo from Mansfield who recorded and toured throughout the 1980s and 1990s.[1]
History
Phil and John were Phil Baggaley and John Hartley, childhood friends who first started playing together at the age of 13.[1] Their performances, which included an appearance at the Greenbelt festival in 1989,[2] typically incorporated music and comedy.[1] Although no longer performing and recording as a group, both remained within the music business: Baggaley went on to establish Christian record label Gold Records,[3] while Hartley moved to Nashville, Tennessee and became director of A&R for Worship Together Records.[4]
The Wood Thieves
Whilst known for contemporary worship music as Phil and John, the duo also recorded secular music as "The Wood Thieves".[1] Their most notable release in this capacity was a single with The Grimethorpe Colliery Band and was a response to announcement of the closure of Grimethorpe Colliery.[5]
Awards
Discography
Studio albums
- Count Me Out, Kingsway Music, 1983[3]
- Waiting for Summer, Kingsway Music, 1985[3]
- Lonely Dancer, What? Records, 1987[3]
- Don't Look Now...It's The Hallelujah Brothers, What? Records, 1989[3]
- Shine Like America, What? Records, 1990[3]
- Carnival of Clowns, R Records, 1992[3]
- Providence, Phoenix Records, 1997[3]
Live albums
Compilation albums
Singles
Live videos
See also
References
