Phil Johnstone
Phil Johnstone (1 September 1957 – 31 May 2021)
Biography
Johnstone first worked with Plant on the 1988 album Now and Zen,[4] which Johnstone co-produced. Johnstone co-wrote most of the songs on the album; he also wrote songs for Plant's follow-up albums Manic Nirvana (1990) and Fate of Nations (1993).
Following his work with Plant, Johnstone wrote songs for singer Alannah Myles' 1995 album A-lan-nah.[3] Recorded and produced Freeborn John by Rev Hammer 1996 on Cooking Vinyl. Johnstone also co-wrote the whole of
Death
Johnstone died on 31 May 2021 at the age of 63, after a few years of bad health.[6] His funeral service was held on 2 July at St James' Parish Church in Exeter.[7]
References
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- Toledo Blade. p. P-1. Retrieved 5 December 2010.
- ^ a b "Phil Johnstone, Songs Composed By". AllMusic. Retrieved 5 December 2010.
- Schenectady Gazette. p. 37. Retrieved 5 December 2010.
- ^ "Facebook". Facebook.com. Retrieved 28 June 2021.
- ^ "pressreader". Retrieved 11 August 2021 – via PressReader.
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