Gary Phillips (keyboardist)
Gary Phillips (born Gary Philippet, February 5, 1947, died January 17, 2007) was a musician who played keyboard with The Greg Kihn Band. He joined them in 1981, just before their US #15 hit "The Breakup Song". In 1983 they had a #2 US/#63 UK hit with "Jeopardy". He was also a writer, who sang and played guitar in the Bay Area band Copperhead along with John Cipollina.[1] Prior to joining Copperhead he played in the San Francisco band Freedom Highway. Gary was also a co-guitarist in the East Bay band Earth Quake and was with them (John Doukas, Robbie Dunbar, Steve Nelson and Stan Miller) for four albums (Rocking the World, 8.5, Leveled and the live Over Germany). He sang lead on "Tin Soldier" and "Street Fever". It should also be noted that late in his career, Gary volunteered at a co-ed foster home facility (Penrith Farms), near New Port, Washington. Gary, with his sister and brother-in-law, Jim Brewster administered the facility.
He died of cancer in 2007, just several weeks shy of his 60th Birthday.