Anthony Phillips Biography

Historical biography and chronological timeline for Anthony Phillips, based on 5 World History Database records associated with Great Britain.

5 records1951–19704 events2 places

Chronological biography

1951

Birth of Anthony Edwin Phillips23 December 1951

Arts / Popular Music · Member of Genesis · London

Birth of Anthony Edwin Phillips, later Genesis guitarist and founding member.

1967

Genesis1967

Arts / Popular Music

Gabriel founds Genesis while a pupil at Charterhouse School with bandmates Tony Banks, Anthony Phillips, Mike Rutherford, and drummer Chris Stewart

Genesis1967

Arts / Popular Music · Member of Genesis · Charterhouse School

Co-founds Genesis and shapes the early twelve-string guitar sound.

1970

Departure1970

Arts / Popular Music · Member of Genesis · London

Leaves Genesis after stage pressures and health concerns affect the early group.

Trespass23 October 1970

Arts / Popular Music · Member of Genesis · London

Plays guitar on Trespass, his final Genesis studio album.

Titles and roles

Member of Genesis

Record provenance

This biography is assembled from World History Database records filtered by country and personal-name fields. Exact duplicate display records are removed. The database is an index rather than a complete narrative biography; formal research should verify entries against relevant primary or specialist sources.