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Washington Phillips

Washington Phillips (January 11, 1880 – September 20, 1954) was a Texan gospel singer and musician. Phillips died in 1954 in Teague, Texas. Phillips recorded eighteen songs, all between 1927 and 1929, though only sixteen survived. Some of his songs amount to highly specific and detailed gospel sermons, featuring Phillips' voice self-accompanied by an instrument that sounds like a fretless zither. This instrument, which has been variously identified as a Dolceola Read more on Last.fm

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Most Played Tracks as Scrobbled to Last.fm

# Title Plays
1Mother's Last Word to Her Son
79144
2Lift Him Up That's All
42880
3What Are They Doing In Heaven Today
37544
4Paul and Silas in Jail
17338
5Take Your Burden to the Lord and Leave It There
16271
6I Had A Good Father And Mother
14337
7I Am Born to Preach the Gospel
13252
8A Mother's Last Word to Her Daughter
11352
9The Church Needs Good Deacons
10837
10Train Your Child
10226

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