| Phil Palmer | |
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| Birth name | Philip John Palmer |
| Born | 9 September 1952 London, England |
| Origin | London, England |
| Genres | Rock, blues-rock, jazz |
| Occupations | Musician, songwriter, musical director |
| Instruments | Vocals, guitar |
| Years active | 1980–present |
| Associated acts | Eric Clapton, Mark Knopfler, Spin 1ne 2wo |
| Notable instruments | |
| Fender Stratocaster | |
Philip 'Phil' John Palmer (born 9 September 1952, London, England) is a sideman and session guitarist in jazz and rock who has toured, recorded, and worked with numerous famous artists. He is most renowned for his work on the slide guitar.
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Palmer has supported artists that include Lucio Battisti (album Una giornata uggiosa, 1980), the Pet Shop Boys, Wishbone Ash (1986 touring), Joan Armatrading, Eric Clapton, Roger Daltrey, Thomas Anders (1989), Bob Dylan, Tina Turner, Dire Straits (1992 tour), Pete Townshend (1993 and 2000 shows), Paola e Chiara (1997), Chris de Burgh, Bryan Adams, Johnny Hallyday, David Knopfler, George Michael, Renato Zero, Claudio Baglioni, Massimo Di Cataldo, Melanie C, Robbie Williams and David Sylvian. He often works with producer Trevor Horn. In 1986, he worked as a studio musician on Alphaville's album Afternoons in Utopia.
In 1993, Palmer assembled a band called Spin 1ne 2wo, with Paul Carrack (vocals and keyboards), Steve Ferrone (drums), Rupert Hine (producer, keyboards) and Tony Levin (bass). They released one album, a self-titled project, made up of classic rock covers including songs by Jimi Hendrix, The Who, Led Zeppelin, Blind Faith, Steely Dan and Bob Dylan. Palmer also plays with a side project called Blue Tuesday.
Palmer was the musical director of and performed with the numerous artists (The Strat Pack) at the 50th anniversary celebration of the Fender Stratocaster guitar which was held in 2004 at Wembley Arena in London.
His uncles are Ray and Dave Davies of The Kinks. He appeared onstage with them at the White City Stadium, minutes before Ray's hospitalisation due to a drug overdose.[1]