Grant-LeePhillipsisbestknownasthevoiceandvisionofthecriticallyacclaimedgroupGrantLeeBuffalo,whichexistedfrom1992to1999.GrantisalsoseenregularlyinthetelevisionseriesGilmoreGirlsasStarHollow’slocalbusker.Hedoesnotsinghisownsongsontheshow-mostlycoversofothermusiciansusuallyinthebackgroundasthemaincharactersarepassing.PhillipsspenthisformativeyearsinStockton,CA,wherehefoundedabandcalledBloodyHolly,butpriortohis20thbirthdayPhillipsheadedtoLosAngelestostudyfilm,andhequicklyfoundhimselfbeneaththespellcastbylocalbandsasTheRainParadeandDreamSyndicate.PhillipssoonjoinedwithStocktonacquaintanceJeffClarktoformShivaBurlesque.Thebanddissolvedaftertwocriticallyacclaimedrecords,andPhillipssoonbeganwritinganddemoingusingtheGrantLeeBuffaloalias.Followingsomesolodates,PhillipsinvitedformerbandmatesJoeyPetersandPaulKimbletojoinhim,andthetriosignedtoWarnersubsidiarySlashin1992.Phillips’golden,honey-soakedvoicewentlargelytowasteinShivaBurlesque,butthenewbandenabledhimtostepoutasasinger/songwriterandmulti-instrumentalist.GLBwentontoreleasefourverydifferentLPs,consistentinexcellence.Acultfollowing,successfultours,andacross-the-boardcriticalacclaim(hewasvotedRollingStone’sMaleVocalistoftheYearfollowingtheirsecondLP)didn’ttranslateintosales,however.Frustratedwithhislabel’sdead-on-arrivalpromotion,Phillipsaskedforhisbandtobereleasedfromtheircontract,andhewasobliged.(ItwaserroneouslyreportedthatGLBhadbeendropped.)Phillipsdissolvedhisband,anxioustoforgeanewpath.InOctoberof1999,heheadedtoJonBrion’sstudioandrecordedahandfulofnewsongs,playedexclusivelybyhimself.DubbedLadies’LoveOracle,itwasself-releasedthefollowingyearonlineandathisnumerousappearancesatLargoinHollywood.AfterlandingadealwithZoe/Rounder,PhillipsissuedtheexcellentMobilizein2001.Thenextyear,RounderreissuedLadies’LoveOracleintimeforPhillips’jointtourwithKristinHershandJoeDoe.In2004,hereleasedVirginiaCreeper,followedbyanalbumofcovers(Nineteeneighties)in2006.Strangeletappearedin2007onRounderRecords.DiscographyLadiesLoveOracle(2000)Mobilize(2001)VirginiaCreeper(2004)Nineteeneighties(2006)Strangelet(2007)

星座: 处女座

出生日期: 1963年09月01日

出生地: 美国,加利福尼亚州,斯托克顿

职业: 演员 / 音乐 / 制片人

更多外文名: Grant-Lee Phillips

imdb编号: nm1160039