R.I.P.
U UTAH PHILLIPS
photo of folk singer u utah phillips
"THE GOLDEN VOICE
OF THE
GREAT SOUTHWEST!"


b>I think I knew him well enough to know
he'd say, "DON'T MOURN, ORGANIZE!



In appreciation for many fine hours listening to this true American legend, I'm listing some web sites devoted to Utah and his songs, his stories, and no nonsense outlook on life. If I've become a story teller at all, it's because I've heard him tell a story or two. Here's my account of meeting Utah Phillips during the San Francisco Bay Sea Life Festival in 1979.

Utah Phillips
http://www.flemtam.com/up.html
UTAH PHILLIPS UTAH PHILLIPS is a first-class rapscallion and a rabble-rouser, as archivist, storyteller and tramp (he is still a Grand Duke of Hobos).

Utah Phillips - U. Utah Phillips - The Golden Voice of the Great Southwest
http://www.utahphillips.com/
Utah Phillips. Folk singer/storyteller, an eclectic, historian, philosopher, hobo, and hosts 'Loafers Glory' his weekly radio show.

U Utah Phillips: Hallelujah I'm a Bum
http://www.wco.com/~dragon22/uutah.html
Hallelujah! U Utah Phillips, Folk singer, storyteller and self-described Wobblie has agreed to contribute a regular column to DRAONSlayerŽ.

Rounder Records Catalog -- List by artist
http://www.rounder.com/rounder/catalog/byartist/p/phillips_utah
Phillips, Utah The Telling Takes Me Home 1997 All Used Up: A Scrapbook 1988 We Have Fed You All for a Thousand Years 1983 Good Though! 1973 El Capitan 1969

Loafer's Glory: Hobo Jungle of the Mind with U. Utah Phillips
http://www.oro.net/~dscanlan/loafer.html
Utah Phillips New from folk singer/storyteller Friends: For nearly 30 years I've traveled the U. S. and Canada telling stories and singing songs in every kind of situation imaginable.

News of Utah Phillips, by Three Rivers Folklife Society
http://www.owt.com/3r-folkmusic/uupnews.htm
Update on Bruce Phillips Bruce "Utah" Phillips (a.k.a. "U. Utah Phillips") holds a special place in the hearts of many 3RFS members.

Utah Phillips - A short jog through a long memory
http://www.centaur.org/utah
Utah Phillips. Folk singer/storyteller, an eclectic, historian, philosopher, hobo, and hosts 'Loafers Glory' his weekly radio show.




rainbow rays
emanate from the word home

kilroy face, big nose over line

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