He was born in
St. Louis,
Missouri, His Rhythm Aces, the band he used on his
Modern recordings for the
Bihari Brothers, included
Jake Porter, trumpet; Marshal Royal, alto sax;
Maxwell Davis, tenor sax;
Jack McVea, tenor sax;
Bumps Meyers, tenor sax;
Lloyd Glenn, piano;
Willard McDaniel, piano;
Al "Cake" Wichard, drums; William "Bill" Street, drums; and Art Edwards, bass. His repertoire included "I Could Make You Love Me", "Big Fat Mama", "Big Legs", "Fatso", "Punkin' Head Woman", "Stinkin' Drunk", and "Women, Women, Women". Phillips died in
Lakewood, California, in 1990. ==Selected discography==