Brewer Phillips
Brewer Phillips, born on November 16, 1924, in Coila, Mississippi, was an
American blues guitarist. Growing up on a plantation, he was introduced to blues
music by Memphis Minnie and had the opportunity to see many blues greats perform
live. After moving to Memphis, Phillips became a professional musician, playing
with Bill Harvey and Roosevelt Sykes. In 1960, he joined The HouseRockers, the
backing band for Hound Dog Taylor, where he often mimicked bass lines on his
guitar due to the absence of a bassist in the group. Following Taylor's death in
1975, Phillips continued to perfo...
