Tony McPhee

Tony McPhee was part of the first generation of young British blues disciples influenced by Cyril Davies and his band Blues Incorporated. A member of the same generation of young blues buffs as Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, and Brian Jones, he never ascended to the heights achieved by the future Rolling Stones but recorded a highly significant body of blues-rock with a variety of projects, most notably the long-running blues-rock band the Groundhogs. Originally a skiffle enthusiast, he received his first guitar as a Christmas present and formed his first band soon after, while...