Phil Lewis
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| Background information | |
| Born | January 9, 1957 , in London, England |
| Genres | Glam metal, heavy metal |
| Occupations | Musician |
| Associated acts | L.A. Guns New Torpedos Tormé Girl Liberators Filthy Lucre |
Phil Lewis is an English vocalist for the American glam metal band named L.A. Guns, He was born on January 9, 1957 in London, England. Prior to joining L.A. Guns Lewis also worked with Girl (which also featured Def Leppard guitarist Phil Collen, except near the end of Girl), New Torpedos, and Tormé. While temporarily out of L.A. Guns, he sang for the bands Filthy Lucre and the Liberators.[1]
Lewis dated model and actress Britt Ekland.[2]
Lewis is currently married to Junko Lewis.
He also guested on the Sheer Greed song "Everybody Wants" on their Sublime To The Ridiculous album.
He has a solo album, titled both El Niño and More Purple Than Black.
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[edit] Tribute albums
He sang on a cover of Def Leppard's "Bringin' on the Heartbreak" on the Def Leppard tribute album Leppardmania. He also sang on a cover of Guns N' Roses's "My Michelle" on the Guns N' Roses tribute album Appetite for Reconstruction. As well as contributing vocals on "Shot Down In Flames" on the AC/DC tribute album "We Salute You: an All Star Tribute To AC/DC".
He has also recorded a cover of Kiss' "Strutter" on the Kiss tribute album Spin The Bottle, sang on "Billion Dollar Babies" on the Alice Cooper tribute Humanary Stew and contributed vocals to a cover of Bon Jovi's "Wanted Dead or Alive" on the Bon Jovi tribute album Covered Dead or Alive.
Phil Lewis now attends The University of New Hampshire, dual majoring in Math Ed and Zoology.
[edit] Discography
[edit] With Girl
- Sheer Greed (1980)
- Wasted Youth (1982)
[edit] With New Torpedos
- New Torpedos demo tape
[edit] With Tormé
- Back To Babylon (1986)
- Die Pretty, Die Young (1987)
[edit] With L.A. Guns
- L.A. Guns (1988)
- Cocked & Loaded (1989)
- Hollywood Vampires (1991)
- Vicious Circle (1994)
- Greatest Hits and Black Beauties (1999)
- Live: A Night on the Strip (2000)
- Man In the Moon (2001)
- Waking the Dead (2002)
- Rips the Covers Off (2004)
- Tales from the Strip (2005)
- Loud and Dangerous: Live from Hollywood (2006)
- Covered In Guns (2010)
[edit] With Filthy Lucre
- Popsmear (1997)
[edit] Solo
- EL Nino/More Purple Than Black (1999)
- Access Denied (2000) - Also marketed as a Liberators album
- Phil Lewis - butterflies (2007)
[edit] With The Liberators
- Access Denied (2000) - Also marketed as a Phil Lewis solo album ....
[edit] Movie appearances
- Witchmaster General (2008) - Plays Dr. Phineas Gorgon
[edit] References
- ^ Hill, Gary. "Biography: Phil Lewis". Allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/artist/p365698/biography. Retrieved 21 March 2010.
- ^ Fryer, Jane (20 August 2008). "The True Britt - one half of the Posh and Becks of the Seventies puts on her one-woman show". Daily Mail. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-1047101/The-True-Britt--half-Posh-Becks-Seventies-puts-woman-show.html. Retrieved 21 March 2010.
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