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English musician
Josh Philips
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Also known as
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- Jonathan Phillips-Gorse
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Born
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1962-12-19
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19 December 1962
(age 61)
Rochester, Kent
, England
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Genres
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Occupation(s)
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Instrument(s)
| Keyboards
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Years active
| 1979?present
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Formerly of
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Musical artist
Josh Phillips
(born 19 December 1962,
Rochester, Kent
, England) is a rock keyboardist and composer. He first played
Hammond organ
with
Procol Harum
in 1993 and was the band's organist from 2004 until they disbanded in 2022, both times replacing the bands original organist Matthew Fisher.
[1]
He began his career at sixteen playing organ on the
soundtrack to
Quadrophenia
, and he later appeared in the
film
with his band Cross Section.
[2]
From 1983 to 1984 he was the keyboardist for
Diamond Head
.
[3]
He has written for and/or performed with a wide range of musicians, including
Big Country
,
Leo Sayer
,
Pete Townshend
,
The Crazy World of Arthur Brown
,
Kenney Jones
,
Starlite Campbell Band
,
Ronan Keating
,
Alisha's Attic
,
Heatwave
,
Midge Ure
,
The Company Of Snakes
,
Eric Clapton
and
Paul McCartney
.
[4]
Along with Dan McGrath he has composed title themes and incidental music for many TV shows including
Strictly Come Dancing
and
Take Me Out
.
[5]
For the US version of "Strictly Come Dancing", "
Dancing with the Stars
", they have received numerous
ASCAP Awards
.
[6]
He also has songwriting credits on Procol Harum's 2017 album
Novum
.
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He is the co-writer of "Suburban House" with
Andrew Brel
, recorded by
Leo Sayer
.
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He is the same person as Josh/Jonathan Phillips-Gorse, and had many album credits under that name from the 1980s.
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Studio albums
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Live albums
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As Liquorice John Death
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Songs
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