Phil Pritchett
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Phil Pritchett (born 1971) is a rock and roll musician from Texas. Currently residing in Ft. Worth, Texas. Members of his band have varied over the years. The current incarnation of the Full Band includes J.W. Marshall on bass and Stu Wiley on drums.
Phil's performance to his eighth grade class of The Beatles' Love Me Do first inspired him to enter into music. Phil got his real musical start at age 13 starting a Van Halen-style cover band and started playing local parties. His original high school band the Suburbans was an acclaimed Texas rock trio before breaking up in 1990.
Phil graduated from Higland Park High School in 1990, and enetered Southwestern University studying History. At Southwestern University in Georgetown, Texas, Pritchett formed the eclectic acoustic duo Romantic Embargo with friend James Dewitt. They played regularly in Austin and surrounding cities and made two recordings, a live tape "Cut Me Some Slacks" and a CD "Central Chilling Station No.5." Pritchett went out on his own in 1996 and spent 5 years living in Austin, Texas and playing his original music to fans all over Texas and the South and building a large regional fan base. He started Spitune Records in 1995 and began recording and releasing his music independently. After a brief stint in Nashville, he moved back to Texas and has been touring consistently since 2002, often playing 150 shows a year or more.
Pritchett is known for his insightful songs, artistic albums and his live performances. His high-energy shows around Texas and the surrounding areas are known for the performances of songs such as "Song of the Doorman", "High Tide in the Heartland", "Luke Skywalker and Indiana Jones", "Colorado On Trial," "Tougher Than the Rest" and the all-time fan-favorites: "Maria," "Snuff Machine" (written by ex-Suburbans' member Wes Cunningham), "Antarctica U.S.A." (written by Dewitt now of the Residudes), and "Drink When I Think" and "Rolling" (both co-written with Chip Blevans).
Phil has played with many of the fan favorites in Texas including Jack Ingram, Roger Creager, Honeybrowne and others.
In 2007, Phil began selling his albums in MP3 format for $4 each at p2tunes.com.
Trivia
Phil's primary guitar is nicknamed "Little George," it has a 1952 Fender Telecaster neck with George Jones' smeared signature on the body. The signature was there when he purchased the guitar in 1997.
Phil met his wife Hallie while they were both counselors at summer camp, they have 3 daughters.
Has developed a fan base in Australia.
Discography
| Year | Album/CD | Record Label | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Philworld | Spitune Records | |
| 1998 | Phil Comes Alive | Spitune Records | Live release |
| 1999 | Suburban Legends | Spitune Records | |
| 2000 | Heritage Way | Spitune Records | |
| 2002 | Bootleg: October Stages 2001 | Spitune Records | Live release |
| 2002 | Tougher Than The Rest | Spitune Records | |
| 2004 | Cool and Unusual Punishment: Live | Spitune Records | Live release |
| 2006 | High Tide in the Heartland | Spitune Records | |
| 2007 | Blueprint Garage, Volume 1 | Spitune Records |