Tony McPhee
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| Tony McPhee | |
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 McPhee with The Groundhogs, London, September 1991 |
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Anthony Charles McPhee |
| Also known as | "TS" McPhee |
| Born | 23 March 1944 Humberston, Lincolnshire, England |
| Genres | Blues rock, blues |
| Occupations | Musician |
| Instruments | Guitar |
| Associated acts | The Groundhogs |
| Website | http://www.thegroundhogs.co.uk/ |
Tony McPhee (born Anthony Charles McPhee, 23 March 1944, at Redlands House, near Humberston, Lincolnshire) is an English blues guitarist, and founder of The Groundhogs.
The Groundhogs backed Champion Jack Dupree and John Lee Hooker on UK concerts in the mid 1960s,[1] evolving into a blues-rock trio that produced three UK Top 10 hits in the UK Albums Chart in the early 1970s.
McPhee has also released many solo acoustic blues records, as well as duets with Jo Ann Kelly. He is often credited as 'Tony (TS) McPhee'. He was dubbed TS by the producer Mike Vernon in the mid 1960s. Apart from the Groundhogs, McPhee has played with Herbal Mixture, the John Dummer Band, Tony McPhee's Terraplane, Tony McPhee's Turbo and the Tony McPhee Band.
In 2009 McPhee suffered a stroke which affected his speech and ability to sing.[2]
[edit] Solo discography
- 1966 Ain't Gonna Cry No More - Someone To Love Me
- 1966 You Don't Love Me When You Gotta Good Friend
- 1968 Me and the Devil
- 1969 I Asked for Water
- 1971 Same Thing on Their Minds
- 1973 Two Sides of Tony McPhee
- 1984 Razor Edge
- 1991 The Blues And The Beast
- 1993 Foolish Pride
- 1996 Slide, T.S., Slide
- 1996 Herbal Mixture-Groundhogs
- 1997 Bleachin' The Blues
- 2000 Live In Poland At Blues Express
- 2004 Blues At Ten
[edit] References
- ^ Eder, Bruce. /artist/tony-mcphee-p104709/biography "Tony McPhee: Biography". Allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com /artist/tony-mcphee-p104709/biography. Retrieved 2010-12-05.
- ^ "News". www.thegroundhogs.co.uk. http://www.thegroundhogs.co.uk/texttj.html. Retrieved 28 July 2011.
