Ray Phillips Musical artist
Ray Phillips (born Raymond Anthony Phillips, 1 March 1949, Ely, Cardiff, South Glamorgan, South Wales) was the original drummer for the Welsh rock band Budgie. He left the band in 1974.Phillips formed his own band in the mid 1970s known as Ray Phillips Woman. They pursued a touring schedule, and when the former Budgie guitarist Tony Bourge joined the band in the early 1980s, they became known as simply Woman. In 1982 he rejoined with Bourge and formed Tredegar.In the 1990s, Phillips founded another band, Six Ton Budgie, alongside his son Justin Phillips on guitar and Tom Prince on bass. Phillips, alongside playing drums, also took over on lead vocals. The band toured the UK extensively for the next few years.In 2008, he was working on a solo album. In May 2011, his solo album Judgement Day was released.
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| Career started | 1967 |
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| Background | Non vocal instrumentalist |
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