Artist
Esther Phillips
Esther Phillips is a r&b artist from Galveston, USA. 22 releases are catalogued on Riffiter.
R&B · Galveston, USA · Best r&b albums
- 22
- Releases
- 1966–2020
- Active years
Artist
Esther Phillips is a r&b artist from Galveston, USA. 22 releases are catalogued on Riffiter.
R&B · Galveston, USA · Best r&b albums
Most popular
Alone Again, Naturally
1972
Black-Eyed Blues
1973
From a Whisper to a Scream
1971
What a Diff'rence a Day Makes
1975
Better Beware
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Brand New Day: The Lenox / Alantic & Roulette Recordings (1962-1970)
2020
The Essential Esther Phillips - The KUDU Years
2018
Capricorn Princess (Expanded Edition)
2016
Original Album Series
2016
The Leopard Lounge Presents - Esther Phillips The Atlantic Years
2006
Burnin' (Live)
2005
The Country Side Of Esther
2005
Esther Phillips Sings
2005
Jazz Moods - Hot
2000
Confessin' The Blues
1987
And I Love Him! / Esther
1986
A Way to Say Goodbye
1986
For All We Know (with Joe Beck)
1976
Burnin' (Live At Freddie Jett's Pied Piper, L.A.)
1970
And I Love Him
1966
Esther Phillips (December 23, 1935 – August 7, 1984 was an American singer. Phillips was known for her R&B vocals, but she was a versatile singer, also performing pop, country, jazz, blues and soul music. Born Esther Mae Jones in Galveston, Texas. When she was an adolescent, her parents divorced, and she was forced to divide her time between her father in Houston and her mother in the Watts area of Los Angeles. Because she was brought up singing in church, she was hesitant to enter a talent contest at a local blues club, but her sister insisted and she complied. A mature singer at the age of 14, she won the amateur talent contest in 1949 at the Barrelhouse Club owned by Johnny Otis. Otis was so impressed that he recorded her for Modern Records and added her to his traveling revue, the California Rhythm and Blues Caravan, billed as "Little Esther Phillips" (she reportedly took the surname from a gas station sign). Her first hit record was "Double Crossing Blues", recorded in 1950 for Savoy Records. After several hit records with Savoy, including her duet with Mel Walker on "Mistrusting Blues", which went to number one that year, as did "Cupid Boogie". Other Phillips records that m…
