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Phil Emmanuel
Background information
Birth name	Phillip Ernest Emmanuel
Born	(1952-07-06)6 July 1952 Dorrigo, New South Wales, Australia
Died	24 May 2018(2018-05-24) (aged 65) Parkes, New South Wales, Australia
Occupation	Musician
Instrument	Guitar

Phillip Ernest Emmanuel OAM (6 July 1952 – 24 May 2018) was an Australian guitar player. He was the older brother of musician Tommy Emmanuel.

Career

Emmanuel found fame with The Trailblazers, and played with many other Australian artists including INXS, Jimmy Barnes, John Farnham, Ian Moss, composer Pete Hawkes ]. He also played with many international artists such as British guitarist Hank B. Marvin and American performers Chet Atkins, Willie Nelson, Duane Eddy and Dolly Parton.

Emmanuel's 1992 debut album, Kakadu Sunrise, reached No. 33 on the New Zealand album charts. In 1994, he and his brother Tommy released the album Terra Firma, which was nominated for the 1995 ARIA Award for Best Adult Contemporary Album. In 2011, Emmanuel was inducted into the Australian Roll of Renown.

Death and legacy

Emmanuel died suddenly of an asthma attack in Parkes, New South Wales, on 24 May 2018, aged 65. He was honoured with a posthumous induction into the Order of Australia in 2018 with a Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM), one of several Australian musicians to receive honours.

Discography

Albums

Compilation albums

Extended plays

Singles

Charted singles

Other singles

Awards and honours

ARIA Awards

The Australian Recording Industry Association Music Awards, commonly known as ARIA Music Awards, are held to recognise excellence and innovation and achievement across all genres of Australian music. Award nominees and winners, excluding for sales and public voted categories, are selected by the ARIA Academy comprising "judges from all sectors of the music industry - retail, radio and tv, journalists and critics, television presenters, concert promoters, agents, ARIA member record companies and past ARIA winners". The inaugural ARIA Awards took place in 1987.

Australian Roll of Renown

The Australian Roll of Renown honours Australian and New Zealander musicians who have shaped the music industry by making a significant and lasting contribution to country music. It was inaugurated in 1976 and the inductee is announced at the Country Music Awards of Australia in Tamworth in January.

Order of Australia

References

1. Watt, Barbara (25 May 2018). "Guitar legend Phil Emmanuel dies suddenly, aged 65". Muswellbrook Chronicle. Retrieved 29 May 2018.
2. ^ Watt, Barbara (25 May 2018). "Guitar Legend Phil Emmaneul dies suddenly aged 65". smh.com.au.
3. Plunkett, Richard (12 February 1993), "Steppin' Out With The Other Emmanuel", The Age
4. Schwartz, Larry (9 April 1995), "We Ain't Heavy, We're Brothers", Sunday Age
5. "Roll of Renown". TCMF. Archived from the original on 4 September 2018. Retrieved 21 August 2018.
6. "Guitar legend Phil Emmanuel dies suddenly in Parkes, aged 65". Newcastle Herald. 25 May 2018. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
7. ^ "Discography Phil Emmanuel". australian-charts.com. Retrieved 19 January 2018.
8. "Live at Litotes DD". iTunes Australia. 14 August 2011. Retrieved 25 April 2019.
9. "Thunderbird Legacy DD". iTunes Australia. 24 April 2019. Retrieved 25 April 2019.
10. Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (Illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 22. ISBN 0-646-11917-6. N.B. The Kent Report chart was licensed by ARIA between mid-1983 and 19 June 1988.
11. ARIA Awards - FAQs. ARIA Awards. Archived from the original on 25 January 2012.
12. Aria Awards overview. Australian Recording Industry Association. Archived from the original on 24 January 2012.
13. "Roll of Renown". Tamworth Country Music Festival. Archived from the original on 27 February 2019. Retrieved 29 October 2020.

External links

• Official website
• Phil Emmanuel at AllMusic
• Phil Emmanuel discography at Discogs

• 1952 births
• 2018 deaths
• Australian guitarists
• Respiratory disease deaths in New South Wales
• Deaths from asthma
• Recipients of the Medal of the Order of Australia