Music: Alan Mirikitani
Lyrics: Dennis Walker
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Too Little Too Late - 2005 Demo

THE FIRST FIFTY YEARS
1964 	
Born in Thun, Switzerland
1975 	
First guitar from his mother
1976
SUNNYLAND SLIM is the first Blues artist 	
Philipp ever hears on record
1983
JOHNNY COPELAND at Montreux  Jazz Festival is a revelation for young Philipp
1985	
MARGIE EVANS at The American Folk Blues Festival completely changes his life
1987
Philipp’s first band: Checkerboard Blues Band
1989	
First album „Blues For The Lady“. Tour in Switzerland, Italy, Germany, Netherlands, Belgium, France with guest Margie Evans
1990	
JOHN LEE HOOKER to Philipp: „I really enjoyed your album - it has great potential“
1991	
Second album „With A Feeling“. Johnny Copeland to Philipp: „You are one of Blues music’s futures“
1992	
Third album „Dedicated“, one hundred shows.
1993	
Fourth album „Thun –San Francisco“ with guest appearance by Margie Evans
1994	
Move to Harlem, New York
1994-96 	
Over 200 concerts in the US as guest vocalist of Johnny Copeland and his band
1995 	
ROBERT jr. LOCKWOOD to Philipp at B.B. King’s in Memphis: „You Swiss? Amazing!“		
Fifth album „On Broadway“. Producer DENNIS 		WALKER. The Memphis Horns, Phillip Walker 
1996 	
Move to the West Coast 	
BOBBY „BLUE“ BLAND to Philipp: “Love your recording of Members Only more than mine!“
Compilation album „His Kind of Blues“ producer 		Swiss Radio International. SRI sends to over 1500 radio stations in over 120 countries.
1997	
Johnny Copeland’s untimely death. 
1998	
Tribute tour with his band and his daughter Shemekia Copeland	
1999 
Sixth album „Welcome To The Real World“
2000	
Return to Switzerland	
2003	
Seventh album „Live – So Damn Cool“ with former Robert Cray bassist Richard Cousins. Cousins stays with Philipp until 2008

2004	
Eighth album „Talk To Me“. World wide release 	with Memphis International Records. 
Show at CHICAGO BLUES FESTIVAL
2005	
Grammy pre-selection for „Talk To Me“
2006 	
Ninth album „Watching From The Safe Side“		Producer Dennis Walker. Platinum Award in
Switzerland
2008 	
Tenth album „Love Man Riding“ Producer Dennis Walker. Platinum Award in Switzerland
2010 	
Eleventh album „Try My Love“ producers Dennis Walker and Alan Mirikitani. Platinum Award
2011
Special guest of B.B. KING at Montreux Jazz Festival
2012	
LEGENDARY RHYTHM & BLUES CRUISE in the Caribbean. CHESAPEAKE BAY BLUES 		FESTIVAL, Annapolis, MD
MONTREUX JAZZ FESTIVAL @ Miles Davis Hall. 
Guest appearance by Festival founder CLAUDE NOBS
2013	
Twelfth album „Philipp Fankhauser Plays Montreux Jazz Festival“ (CD/DVD)
2014	
October 10th Thirteenth album „Home“, producer MARCO JENCARELLI. Gold Award by December 2014 in Switzerland	

1984 –	
2014 	Approximately 2000 shows
		
Had the honor to appear and/or collaborate 			with: Margie Evans, Johnny Copeland, Little 			Milton, Shemekia Copeland, Luther Allison, 			Bernard Allison, Katie Webster, Johnny Adams, 		Memphis Slim, Louisiana Red, Phil Guy, Johnnie 		Johnson, Son Seals, Joe „Guitar“ Hughes, Lurrie 		& Carey Bell, Sonny Rhodes, Travis Haddix, Billy 
Branch, Walter „Wolfman“ Washington, Bob 
Stroger, Kenny „Beedy Eyes“ Smith

Highlights 	
2000	
Losing three games of pool against OTIS RUSH at Blues Etc. in Chicago!
2011 	
Meeting, greeting, talking to and playing a show 		in the presence of QUINCY JONES at the US 			Embassy in Switzerland

Too Little Too Late - 2005 Demo

Philipp Fankhauser

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