Stacy Phillips - All Old Friends (1975) [Hi-Res]

Watching Stacy Phillips contemplatively smoke his cigars in baggy pants and a T-shirt outside his Alden Avenue apartment or pass the hat between sets with his “bluegrass characters” at the Outer Space, you might not guess he won a Grammy.

You might not know that he played with some of the leading lights of the acoustic music revival of the 1960s and 1970s. You might not guess that he wrote books on music or that he had spent decades studying the intricacies of musical genres ranging from Hawaiian to hillbilly, from klezmer to gospel, from Ukrainian to Middle Eastern. You might not know that he was considered a master of the Dobro guitar on top of playing a mean fiddle.

Stacy Phillips didn’t consider himself a big shot. He scraped together a living here, gigging with multiple New Haven-area ensembles, teaching students, and writing books for more than three decades. With an easygoing demeanor that masked an intense commitment to the highest standards, he kept old-time music alive, imbuing it with new meaning. And he inspired fellow musicians and roots-loving audiences alike.

Tracks:
1.01 - Stacy Phillips - Na Lei Hawaii (2:41)
1.02 - Stacy Phillips - Travelling Dobro (2:44)
1.03 - Stacy Phillips - Mistreated Mama Blues (2:26)
1.04 - Stacy Phillips - Taking Off (3:44)
1.05 - Stacy Phillips - What Shy Men Dream (3:00)
1.06 - Stacy Phillips - Spanish Fandango (2:05)
1.07 - Stacy Phillips - Sophisticated Hula (5:19)
1.08 - Stacy Phillips - Outwood Echoes (2:42)
1.09 - Stacy Phillips - All Old Friends (4:00)
1.10 - Stacy Phillips - Fireball (2:49)
1.11 - Stacy Phillips - Homecoming Waltz (2:21)