Phil Baugh
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Phil Baugh (1936â1990) was an American country guitarist and session musician born in Olivehurst, California. Baugh received multiple honors in 1965, including the Academy of Country Music âBest Guitaristâ award and being named âInstrumentalist of the Yearâ by both Billboard and Cash Box. In 1962, Baugh signed with Crest Records and recorded the song âCountry Guitarâ, which reached number 16 on the Billboard country chart in 1965. The single âOne Man Bandâ reached number 27 that same year. Baughâs discography includes the albums Country Guitar (1965), California Guitar (1969), and Country Guitar II (1975). He performed in Ray Priceâs band starting in 1969 and moved to Nashville in 1975 to work as a session musician. During the 1980s, Baugh was a member of The Nashville Superpickers, receiving a Grammy Award nomination in 1979. Baugh died on November 4, 1990.
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- Little Green Apples
- The Wild Side of Life
- Hey Jude
- Harper Valley P.T.A.
- Folsom Prison Blues
- Dizzy
- Here We Go Again
- Last Date
- Oh Lonesome Me
- Girl Watcher
- Release Me
- Ruby, Don't Take Your Love to Town
- By the Time I Get to Phoenix
- Crying Time
- The Birds and the Bees
- Don't Think Twice, It's All Right
- Jesse's Theme
- Flowers On the Wall
- Exit Loneliness, Enter Love
- Those Were the Days
- Gentle on My Mind
