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[photo by Jack Hammell] |
Rodger Phillips is the founder, and leader of the Grateful Dudes .Rodger plays 5-string Banjo, Scruggs style, and sings the high tenor in the 'Dudes.
Musical HistoryRodger joined a band called ‘Pacific Light Opry’in the early eighties. (Rodger met Scott Micale when Scott also joined the band.) Barry Berkowitz was the originator, and was a bit put off when the band was billed at the Banjo Café in Santa Monica as the "PLO". Barry quickly changed the name of the band to ‘High Strung’. Rodger was also involved with the LA Dogs band briefly.
In the late eighties, Rodger (and Scott) started playing at Vincenzo’s as ‘The Grateful Dudes’, and Rodger has been playing there ever since.
When Rodger is not manipulating his banjo, he is a chiropractor in the Santa Clarita Valley.
To contact Rodger, click here: rodger@grateful-dudes.net
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