Phil Manning

Singer/songwriter/guitarist Phil Manning brought the lyrical side of the blues to Australia. As a founding member of Chain, one of Australia's best known blues bands, Manning has been equally successful as a soloist and sideman for a lengthy list of artists including Bo Diddley, Champion Jack Dupree, Mick Taylor, Kristina Olsen, and Guitar Shorty. The grandson of a Tasmanian bandleader, Manning cites Blind Blake, Robert Johnson, Doc Watson, and Celtic music as influences. In 1967, he began playing with harp player and vocalist Matt Taylor in a short lived band, Bay City Unio...