546. Phil Keaggy
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- Опубліковано 5 тра 2021
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It's good to see someone like Leland Sklar acknowledging the genius that is Phil Keaggy. Christian artists do not get the recognition they deserve from the secular music world.
I got to meet Phil after a performance about 7 or 8 years ago. As a guitarist I was pretty bummed still after losing a finger and mangling another in a table saw accident. Phil showed me his hand with the missing finger, and he signed a CD I had purchased "Blessings on your remaining fingers". I did continue to play, and subsequently learned to play bass also, where Leland has been quite an encouragement to me.
I love this era in Christian music. Phil, Matthew Ward, Keith Green, etc. I had no idea that you played with these guys. So cool.
Thank you Leland for giving Phil the well deserved credit. Truly one of the best guitarists in the world. Time is such an iconic song especially from that 70's era.
Knechtel, Omartian, Keaggy, Gordon and Sklar...what an incredible band!
Back in the 80s, a band I was in opened for Phil Keaggy. He was the most humble, authentic, and talented musician I have yet to meet. The icing on the cake was that after he finished his (solo) set, he asked us to come back up and we played two more songs together. Definitely a highlight for me!
“Time” was the first Keaggy song I ever heard and he’s been my favorite musician (other than Kerry Livgren) since the 70’s. All praise to the Lamb of God! 😊
Known Phil for almost 50 years! He played on both of our albums, 'Martyrs Prayer' and 'Mystic Chapel'... even managed to track Phil doing a four minute solo. Great for you to do this!
Please, no more apologizing for not playing along. Anyone who has viewed your channel even briefly, has to know that you're burning the candle at both ends, with all that you're involved with. Frankly, your "hosting" and music intros/back stories are - for me - the preeminent features of these great visits.
Not only is Keaggy one of the top electric guitarists, he's also one of the top acoustic guitarists as well. Usually players are definitely more skilled in one or the other. On top of that, he's a great vocalist who at times reminds me of Paul McCartney.
Thank you for this. Phil is amazingly gifted, but also very giving. He suggested to a group of artists who get together for lunch monthly that they hold a benefit concert for our family after our adult son passed. (They did and it was tremendous.) I first met him in 1977 and he is unfailingly friendly, kind, and encouraging, as is his wife, Bernadette.
"The Master and the Musician" is still one of my favourite albums. His entire catalogue is amazing, but it's great to know that you contributed to this album, which is a great one. You've worked with two of the greatest Phils alive... quite an achievement. My name is also Phil, so I"m honoured to share their name. I also love 2nd Chapter of Acts and Matthew Ward, as well as Michael Omartion. Loved this video, and keep rockin' Leland!
His albums Ph'lip Side, Town to Town, and Play Through Me, are some of my favorites from any genre
Leland, thank you so much! It’s so great to hear you speak about Phil Keaggy. This great album. Love broke through, And these great songs and recording session. You are a master at what you do. Thank you for the music. So now I will dig out all my Phil Keaggy records and praise the Lord. 💯❤️👍
Saw Phil play in the mid 80s just after I started playing professionally. It was a humbling experience but also an inspirational one. Ridiculously talented, but even better at finding the tasty lick that fits just perfectly.
I love how he just sits and absorbs these songs, and lets us do the same.
The last time I saw Phil at a church in Vegas, he'd go off in his own world playing whatever came to his spirit for ten minutes and then look at the crowd and say, " I'm Back!' He just exudes the joy of the Lord!
I was driving back to Texas from Mississippi and had planned a stop on the way where Phil was playing, so I could see him in concert. It was at a church and he had just finished sound check. I was just standing in the lobby trying to stay out of the way and he walked up to me and said I am “ Phil Keaggy” and shook my hand and started talking to me.
I'll share my Phil Keaggy story. Twenty some years ago, I was playing bass in a group that opened for Phil. I guess you could say it had a "new age, atmospheric" feel. Most of the songs were written by the guy who fronted the band who actually rented the theatre and payed to bring in Phil. He and his road manager Steve flew in from Pittsburg on a cold, snowy February night with an acoustic guitar and a small rack of delay units which he used to totally amaze everyone for I'll bet at least two hours. My life was pretty chaotic at that time and I played that show after hearing that afternoon that I was the father of a baby who was coming along in a few months. The mother and I were not married and quite frankly, we didn't get along that well. Needless to say I was in a bit of a fog that night. After the show, I and the piano player were standing down stage as Phil was speaking to people and signing autographs, etc. He saw me standing there and excused himself for a moment while he came over to me, shook my hand and asked if I was the bass player and while I don't remember exactly what he said was very complimentary about my playing. He didn't say anything to the piano player who was no slouch either, but turned around and returned to the people who were waiting. I was speechless and I'm sure he didn't know what was going on in my life at the time. I always hoped I would meet him again to apologize for maybe seeming like a jerk , but I figure I'll have to tell him in heaven. That day I experienced one of the worst and one of the best moments of my life.
Pretty amazing bass playing to compliment Keaggy's guitar work - Omartian is such a keyboard player! Wow.