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Phil Keaggy
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Background information
Birth namePhilip Tyler Keaggy
Born (1951-03-23) March 23, 1951 (age 73)
Youngstown, Ohio, United States
GenresContemporary Christian, Jesus music, Christian rock, new-age, folk, jazz-funk
Instrument(s)Guitar, vocals
Years active1966–present
Websitewww.philkeaggy.com
Musical artist

Philip Tyler "Phil" Keaggy (born March 23, 1951) is an American acoustic and electric guitarist and vocalist who has released more than 50 albums and contributed to many more recordings in both the contemporary Christian music and mainstream markets. He is a seven-time recipient of the GMA Dove Award for Instrumental Album of the Year, and was twice nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Rock Gospel Album. He has frequently been listed as one of the world's top-three "finger-style", as well as "finger-picking", guitarists by Guitar Player Magazine readers' polls.

Rumored comments by Jimi Hendrix and others

For decades, rumors have circulated which attribute comments regarding Phil Keaggy to a host of guitar icons. The most common rumored statements are attributed to Jimi Hendrix.

On March 19, 1970, an advertisement appeared in the Mansfield News Journal for an Iron Butterfly Concert at Ashland College the following evening, with Glass Harp listed as the opening band (erroneously printed as "The Grass Harp"). Underneath "The Grass Harp", a caption read "They Jam with Jimi Hendrix". Glass Harp had not in fact appeared anywhere with Jimi Hendrix (they were at that time still a local band to Northeast Ohio with little or no following nationally). It is unknown whether or not the promoter or Glass Harp's then-management directed that the statement be placed in the advertisement, but it is believed to be the first instance of any rumor regarding Hendrix in relation to Keaggy/Glass Harp.

In a February 5, 1971 feature on Glass Harp in Cleveland's The Plain Dealer, the paper's rock music critic Jane Scott cited unnamed "record people" who told a story of Hendrix saying (in 1970) "That guy (Phil Keaggy) is the upcoming guitar player in the Midwest". With no sources ever named, and Jane Scott's death in 2011, the accuracy of the article is virtually impossible to verify.

In later years, rumors escalated into stories of Hendrix appearing on various television programs where he mentioned Phil Keaggy. A common variation says that during an episode of The Tonight Show, Johnny Carson asked Hendrix, "Who is the best guitarist in the world?" Hendrix is said to have answered, "Phil Keaggy." This has since been proven to be untrue, as evidenced by the available audio from Hendrix's (only) appearance on The Tonight Show on July 10, 1969 with guest host Flip Wilson. No mention of Keaggy or Glass Harp is made.

Another version of the story has Hendrix being asked, "Jimi, how does it feel to be the world's greatest guitar player?" To which Hendrix supposedly replied, "I don't know, you'll have to ask Phil Keaggy!" This account is sometimes attributed to a magazine interview in either Rolling Stone or Guitar Player. Occasionally the story has the setting for the question being a Hendrix appearance on The Dick Cavett Show, which is also untrue, as the clip from the show in question (in 1969) contains no mention of any other guitar players.

Other examples have the question being posed to Eric Clapton. A more recent variant has Eddie Van Halen being asked the question by either David Letterman or Barbara Walters.

Keaggy has long insisted that such stories are completely unfounded, noting that "it was impossible that Jimi Hendrix could ever have heard me...We...recorded our first album at Electric Lady Studios two weeks after his unfortunate death, so I just can't imagine how he could've heard me. I think it's just a rumor that someone's kept alive, and it must be titillating enough to keep an interest there...So I don't think it was said…and that's it for that!" Keaggy's recollection of the time frame during which Glass Harp's first album was recorded differs slightly from Glass Harp's officially-published history (which have the recording sessions ending on September 17, 1970, just hours before Hendrix's early-morning death in London, and not two weeks after).

In a July 2010 interview, Glass Harp bassist Daniel Pecchio commented on the ongoing Hendrix rumors saying "It's a true urban legend. I still have people coming up to me claiming to have a Dick Cavett Show tape where Hendrix says that. We never pushed that rumor, you know, but it didn't hurt us."

Personal life

His son Ian Keaggy was the bass player for the band Hot Chelle Rae, which had a Top 10 hit on the Billboard Hot 100 in 2011. He left the band in 2013 to pursue his solo career.

His nephew was married to contemporary Christian singer songwriter Cheri Keaggy.

His sister is retired American television and film actress Mary Ellen Kay. Keaggy credits her for introducing him to the Christian faith.

Discography

Main article: Phil Keaggy discography

References

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  2. Mansfield News Journal, Mansfield, March 19, 1970
  3. Scott, Jane. "The Glass Harp breaks a record" , The Plain Dealer, Cleveland, February 5, 1971.
  4. "JIMI HENDRIX on The Tonight Show (Flip Wilson) @ NBC TV 1969 (Audio)". YouTube. Retrieved April 3, 2012.
  5. "Hendrix Interview - "I'm not the greatest guitar player"". YouTube. Retrieved April 3, 2012.
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  8. "Live Memory: Reminiscing With Glass Harp". Buzzbin. July 10, 2010. Archived from the original on August 1, 2012. Retrieved April 3, 2012. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  9. Mansfield, Brian (May 27, 2011). "On the Verge: Hot Chelle Rae". USA Today. Retrieved July 31, 2011.
  10. "Ian Keaggy Leaves Hot Chelle Rae and Band Releases New Song 'Recklessly' – Video". HitZoneOnline.com. HZO. Retrieved June 5, 2015.
  11. ^ TotalLivingNetwork1 (November 24, 2015). "Significant Insights: Phil Keaggy". Retrieved February 2, 2018 – via YouTube.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  12. "Phil Keaggy Interview for WBH, December 1995". www.museweb.com. Retrieved February 2, 2018.

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Phil Keaggy
Solo releases
1970s
1980s
1990s
2000s
Collaborative works
as member of Glass Harp
with 2nd Chapter of Acts
and "A Band Called David"
with Scott Denté and Wes King
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