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Phil Manning

Born: 1948, Devonport, Tasmania, Australia• Australia• Active: 1966–
Blues RockAcoustic BluesElectric Blues

Tasmanian-born guitarist and founding member of Chain, whose 1971 single "Black and Blue" became a landmark of Australian blues rock; also a long solo career and Fender/Cole Clark endorsee.

Instruments
Vocals, Guitar, Slide guitar
Labels
Mushroom Records, Festival Records, Polydor, Tamborine Music, Black Market Music
from
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Born
1948, Devonport, Tasmania, Australia
Philip John Manning, born in 1948 in Devonport, Tasmania, has been active as a blues singer, guitarist and slide player since 1966, playing across labels including Mushroom, Festival and Polydor (Source: Wikipedia). He is best known as a founding member of Chain, for whom he co-wrote the January 1971 single "Black and Blue," which reached the top 20 on the Australian singles chart; the follow-up "Judgement" reached the top 40, and the album "Toward the Blues" (September 1971) went top 10 (Source: Wikipedia). That year Manning placed third for Best Guitarist in the influential Go-Set Pop Poll (Source: Wikipedia). His solo career began with "I Wish There Was a Way" (1974), and he formed the Manning Keays Band with Jim Keays in 1977-1978, recording a cover of "When a Man Loves a Woman." From the 1980s he leaned into acoustic blues, releasing albums including "It's Blues" (1988), "Can't Stop" (1992) and "Migrants Dance" (2003), while periodically returning to Chain alongside his solo work (Source: Wikipedia). He is an endorsed artist for Fender and Cole Clark guitars (Source: official site).

Musical Influence

As co-writer of Chain's "Black and Blue" and a driving force behind "Toward the Blues," Phil Manning helped define what Australian blues rock could sound like in the early 1970s, and his subsequent decades of acoustic solo work have kept him a respected elder of the scene (Source: Wikipedia).

Formative experiences

  • •1966: Began his music career (Source: Wikipedia).
  • •January 1971: Wrote and released "Black and Blue" with Chain, top 20 in Australia (Source: Wikipedia).
  • •September 1971: Chain's album "Toward the Blues" reached the top 10 (Source: Wikipedia).
  • •1971: Ranked third for Best Guitarist in the Go-Set Pop Poll (Source: Wikipedia).
  • •1974: Released his debut solo album "I Wish There Was a Way" (Source: Wikipedia).
  • •1977-1978: Formed the Manning Keays Band with Jim Keays (Source: Wikipedia).

Collaborators

Chain

Founding member; wrote "Black and Blue" (1971).

Jim Keays

Manning Keays Band, 1977-1978.

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Discography

YearTitleProducerStudioLabelChartSalesMusiciansYouTubeNotes
1974I Wish There Was a Way——Mushroom/Festival———Debut solo album. Source: Wikipedia.
1978Manning——Indigo———Source: Wikipedia.
1979Phil Manning Band——Polydor———Source: Wikipedia.
1981Oz Blues——Full Moon———Source: Wikipedia.
1988It's Blues——Tamborine Music———Source: Wikipedia.
1992Can't Stop——Tamborine Music———Source: Wikipedia.
2003Migrants Dance——Black Market Music———Source: Wikipedia.
2010Checkmate Move——Black Market Music———Source: Wikipedia.

Awards & Recognition

1971
Go-Set Pop Poll
3rd place, Best Guitarist

External links

Official website

Booking / Contact

Booking agency
Tamborine Music
Agent/management
Not publicly available
Booking phone
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