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Phil May (09 Nov 1944 - 15 May 2020)

Male Person - United Kingdom lead singer of The Pretty Things

Relationships (3)

Member Of

  1. The Pretty Things (1963 - 15 May 2020) original, lead vocals, harmonica
  2. Pretty Things/Yardbird Blues Band
  3. Phil May & The Fallen Angels lead vocals

Recordings by (2)

  1. Interview with Phil May (Saturday Club Presented by Brian Matthew, 10 October 1965) 1:00 (28 May 2021)
  2. Interview with Phil May (Saturday Club Presented by Brian Matthew, May 1966) 1:10 (28 May 2021)

On Recordings (21)

Arranged

  1. Black Girl 2:37 The Pretty Things (25 Sep 2020)
  2. Can't Be Satisfied 3:04 The Pretty Things (25 Sep 2020)
  3. Come Into My Kitchen 4:17 The Pretty Things (25 Sep 2020)

Vocals

  1. Rosalyn 2:20 The Pretty Things (Jun 1964)
  2. Midnight to Six Man 2:19 The Pretty Things (1965)
  3. Can’t Hold Out 3:24 Pretty Things/Yardbird Blues Band (1991)
  4. Time Is on My Side 3:54 Pretty Things/Yardbird Blues Band (1991)
  5. Long Tall Shorty 4:14 Pretty Things/Yardbird Blues Band (1991)
  6. Here’s My Picture 3:15 Pretty Things/Yardbird Blues Band (1991)
  7. Caress Me Baby 4:31 Pretty Things/Yardbird Blues Band (1991)
  8. Ain’t Got You 2:36 Pretty Things/Yardbird Blues Band (1991)
  9. Don’t Start Cryin’ Now 2:15 Pretty Things/Yardbird Blues Band (1991)
  10. Scratch My Back 4:52 Pretty Things/Yardbird Blues Band (1991)
  11. Hush Hush 4:24 Pretty Things/Yardbird Blues Band (1991)
  12. She Fooled Me 2:56 Pretty Things/Yardbird Blues Band (1991)
  13. Diddley Daddy 4:26 Pretty Things/Yardbird Blues Band (1991)
  14. Down in the Bottom 3:11 Pretty Things/Yardbird Blues Band (1991)
  15. Spoonful 4:51 Pretty Things/Yardbird Blues Band (1991)
  16. You Can’t Judge a Book by the Cover 3:01 Pretty Things/Yardbird Blues Band (1991)
  17. Chain of Fools 4:53 Pretty Things/Yardbird Blues Band (1991)

Arranged

  1. Judgement Day 2:46 The Pretty Things (12 Mar 1965)

Credited as (2)

  1. Phil May & Dick Taylor
  2. Phil May

Works (43)

Wrote

  1. Love Is Good
  2. Havana Bound
  3. Turn My Head
  4. 13 Chester Street
  5. The Beat Goes On
  6. Buried Alive
  7. Look Away Now (outtake)
  8. Unknown Blues
  9. Alexander
  10. The Good Mr. Square
  11. Grass
  12. October 26
  13. Bracelets of Fingers
  14. She Says Good Morning
  15. Midnight to Six Man
  16. Private Sorrow
  17. Death
  18. The Journey
  19. I See You
  20. Well of Destiny
  21. Trust
  22. Loneliest Person
  23. All Light Up
  24. We’ll Be Together
  25. I Can Never Say
  26. Get Yourself Home
  27. Bridge of God
  28. Living in My Skin
  29. Blues for Robert Johnson
  30. In the Beginning
  31. Dearly Beloved
  32. Pretty Beat
  33. Under the Volcano
  34. Remember That Boy
  35. It’s Been So Long
  36. My Song
  37. I’m Keeping
  38. Drowned Man

Composed

  1. Balloon Burning
  2. S.F. Sorrow Is Born
  3. Baron Saturday
  4. Old Man Going

Lyrics

  1. Balloon Burning

Links (10)

Other Databases

  1. https://d-nb.info/gnd/134620798
  2. https://catalogue.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/cb138043869
  3. https://rateyourmusic.com/artist/phil_may

Songkick

  1. https://www.songkick.com/artists/4877173

Discogs

  1. https://www.discogs.com/artist/520399

Allmusic

  1. https://www.allmusic.com/artist/mn0000333139

Imdb

  1. https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0562098/

VIAF ID

  1. http://viaf.org/viaf/233128759

Wikidata

  1. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2085683

BBC Music

  1. https://www.bbc.co.uk/music/artists/84e882b6-3e99-43be-a2bb-ebffd83aa4c8