Phil Flowers

Throughout his career, Washington-area singer/composer Phil Flowers Sr. penned hundreds of rock, blues, gospel, and ballad tunes. His break came when his song "Cry on My Shoulder" sold well on the East Coast, leading to a nationally televised appearance on the Dick Clark Show and a performance at the White House in 1968 during the Johnson administration. After the assassination of Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. in 1968, Flowers and his group were dispatched to sing in neighborhoods where riots had broken out to try and ease the tension. Flowers also later performed on the same bi...