![]() The label now share this story in typically lavish, detailed fashion in Washington Phillips and His Manzarene Dreams, a new book by Corcoran accompanied by recordings made by Phillips between 1927-29. Three years later, after combing through various archives and talking with the last surviving people from the Simsboro-area who remembered Phillips, we now know the name of Phillips’ homemade instrument (the Manzarene) when, where and how he died and many anecdotes about what his life was like. Indeed, Michael had some leads, but he would need a working budget to track them down. "After fielding inquires about the hauntingly beautiful songs from listeners around the world, in 2013 the label checked in with Michael Corcoran, the leading researcher on Phillips, to see if any new information had been uncovered. ![]() Dust To Digital's inaugural release, 2003’s Goodbye, Babylon, included two recordings by a mysterious gospel musician from Texas named Washington Phillips, who died in 1954. ![]()
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