Stu Phillips (country singer)
Stu Phillips | |
|---|---|
| Born | Stuart Phillips January 19, 1933 Montréal, Québec, Canada |
| Origin | Calgary, Alberta, Canada |
| Died | December 25, 2025 (aged 92) Nashville, Tennessee, U.S. |
| Genres | Country |
| Occupation | Singer-songwriter |
| Instrument | Vocals |
Stu Phillips (January 19, 1933 – December 25, 2025) was a Canadian-American country singer from Montreal, Quebec. Stu and his wife Aldona operated Long Hollow Winery in Goodlettsville, near Nashville. He was also an ordained Minister in the Episcopal Church. He was a long-time host of CBC's Red River Jamboree. He was also a standing member of the Grand Ole Opry. Stu Phillips was part of RCA and featured on their The Best of Country and West volumes 1 and 2 with "Bracero" and "The Last Thing on My Mind". Phillips was inducted into the Canadian Country Music Hall of Fame in 1993.[1] He was ranked #29 in RPM Magazine's top 57 Canadian Country artists from 1964 to 1994.[2]
Prior to his death, he had been the oldest living member of the Grand Ole Opry for nearly a year. He died in Nashville on December 25, 2025, at the age of 92.[3]
Discography
Albums
| Year | Album | US Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | Feels Like Lovin' | |
| 1966 | Singin' | 14 |
| 1967 | Grassroots Country | 36 |
| 1968 | Our Last Rendezvous | |
| 1976 | Have a Nice Day | |
| 1993 | Don't Give Up on Me | |
| Journey Through the Provinces | ||
| 1996 | Blue Canadian Rockies | |
| 1998 | You Love the Hurt Away |
Singles
| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | Album | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAN Country | CAN AC | US Country | |||
| 1965 | "Feels Like Lovin'" | — | 1 | — | Feels Like Lovin' |
| "Kathy Keep Playing" | 1 | — | — | Singin' | |
| 1966 | "Bracero" | — | — | 39 | |
| "The Great El Tigre (The Tiger)" | — | — | 32 | ||
| 1967 | "Walk Me to the Station" | — | — | 44 | Grassroots Country |
| "Vin Rosé" | — | — | 21 | Our Last Rendezvous | |
| "Juanita Jones" | — | — | 13 | ||
| 1968 | "The Note in Box Number 9" | — | — | 62 | |
| "Our Last Rendezvous" | — | — | — | ||
| "Top of the World" | — | — | 53 | ||
| "Bring Love Back Into Our World" | — | — | 68 | Single only | |
| 1969 | "Rings of Grass" | — | — | — | |
| "Little Tin God" | — | — | — | ||