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About Me

I am opening Uncle Phil's Sports Bar someday, but the shirts and hoodies are for sale now.
follow philbennett at http://twitter.comHere's a few things I love: Missouri born and raised. Moved to Nashville in 2002 to write a number 1 hit.
I have two amazing kids/adults that are very talented musically. My daughter Cagney is a wonderful songwriter/writer/pianist/guitarist. She has so much talent and I hope I am lucky enough to cowrite a song with her someday. There aren't words to describe how amazing she is.
My son Mitch has more raw talent than anyone I know. He is in the process of mastering the piano and teaching himself to play the guitar and also plays drums. I have no clue what he is going to wind up doing with his life, but it is going to be so much fun watching him develop. I hope that somehow my following my dreams has inspired them to do the same. My biggest thrill so far is watching their talent develop. Now I know how my Dad felt.
I am currently in the studio working on song demos and hope to have some new tunes uploaded soon. I am also shopping for a serious publisher that will help me get my songs into the right hands. So, if you like what you hear, drop me a line or come see me at one of my songwriter nights.
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Member Since: 21/02/2006
Band Members: The Preacher's Kid
By Phil Bennett
The preacher's kid sat in the second row and sang "Amazing Grace"
He listened to the words his Daddy spoke...still in his place.
He wondered if they listened to him speak
Why they only lived it one day a week.
Never knew how he couldn't see
That I needed him more than the sinners on Sunday.
But I was not a sinner yet, maybe I needed to be
to get what I needed from him.
In many ways, he was a hero to me
And I wanted to be like him and not them.
I always knew he was doing the best he could
He didn't know any other way.
I still remember the sermons he preached
He felt it and tried to live it,
but he couldn't get them to see.
"Don't you ever give up on God," he would say.
But they never listened, but I did.
And in a thousand ways, because of him
the preacher's kid is a better man today.

Influences: I grew up in Missouri singing gospel music with The Bennett Family, so some of those old songs and chord progressions creep into my music every now and then. I remember watching my Uncle play all the Chet Atkins he could learn. I also listened to James Taylor, John Denver and Jim Croce. I wanted so much to play guitar like that. So I borrowed my brother's old classical guitar and figured out how to make those chords.
During the late 80's and 90's, I discovered Vince Gill, George Strait, Skip Ewing and Gretchen Peters. I am still huge fans.
I just love all types of music and try and learn something from each track that crosses my path.
GO CARDINALS!!!!
Record Label: none yet

My Blog

The Bennett Family

Posted by on Thu, 12 Feb 2009 05:33:00 GMT

Credit where credit is due...I owe a lot to my Uncle

As some of you know, I grew up in a musical family. My Dad was a preacher and had us boys singing in church at a very young age. We even recorded an album when I was young. My Uncle Stormy played the ...
Posted by on Thu, 12 Feb 2009 05:34:00 GMT

Rebecca Lynn Howard - Forgive

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ul3mxG1-QsMusic video by Rebecca Lynn Howard performing Forgive with Morgan Lawley, Andi Varagona, Sarah Brosmer, Nancy Huddleston, Lauren Giordano (C) 2002 MCA Nashvil...
Posted by on Fri, 24 Oct 2008 07:33:00 GMT

Ashokan Farewell...what a fabulous song!!

I love this song and I finally know the entire story behind it. I hope you enjoy it.Peace,Philhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sx6dxrhqPZY
Posted by on Sun, 15 Jun 2008 11:14:00 GMT

Support your writer friends!!

Hey all, The majority of the people on my friends list are songwriters who put their heart and soul into creating their music. But sometimes we just listen to a few seconds and...
Posted by on Sun, 06 Apr 2008 18:53:00 GMT

It's just a game...right? Watch this video featuring James Earl Jones.

One of my very first memories of childhood was sitting in my Grandma Bennett’s kitchen watching her cook and listening to an old AM radio. The voices coming out were none other than Jack Buck an...
Posted by on Sun, 30 Mar 2008 08:08:00 GMT

Support your friends!!!

Here’s a few of mine that you need to check out: Sam Hunter (Killer guitar licks) Misty Rae (Awesome voice and lyrics) Steve Libby (This guy is an amazing songwriter) Matt Ramsey (Ditto...simpl...
Posted by on Mon, 24 Mar 2008 14:06:00 GMT

Come to Nashville!!

Hi all, After a visit from family back in Missouri, I realized how lucky I was to live in such a great city. As a songwriter I am inspired everytime I go downtown Nashville. There is so much creativit...
Posted by on Sun, 16 Mar 2008 16:07:00 GMT

"On the Wall"The story behind the song, "Daddy". By Cagney Bennett(my awesome daughter)

When Cagney, my daughter, read the lyrics to "Daddy", she emailed me back a story she wrote based on the concept of the song. If you like the song, you must read her story. It would make a great movie...
Posted by on Sat, 01 Mar 2008 11:21:00 GMT

New music

Hey all, I just spent the day in the studio of a good friend. I finally had the opportunity to record a few songs that have been in the hopper a while. I have performed them m...
Posted by on Sun, 24 Feb 2008 19:23:00 GMT