Phil Upchurch
Posted: Fri Mar 04, 2016 11:38 pm
Phil Upchurch was the player that made me want to get a Sheraton (even though he played a Riviera).
The tone he got on the 1967 album "Feeling Blue" (Milestone) has always astonished me. Very fat and throaty, but biting. Phil had so much soul.
I'm only finding two cuts from the album on Youtube, but you can get an idea of his tone here:
The tone he got on the 1967 album "Feeling Blue" (Milestone) has always astonished me. Very fat and throaty, but biting. Phil had so much soul.
I'm only finding two cuts from the album on Youtube, but you can get an idea of his tone here: