Utah Phillips
Utah Phillips (1935–2008) was an American poet, street artist and singer-songwriter.
Also recorded as Bruce Phillips
Utah Phillips

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- Full name
- Bruce Duncan Phillips.
- Born
- 1935. · Cleveland.
- Died
- 2008. · Nevada City.
- Nationality
- ["United States"].
- Occupation
- ["poet", "street artist", "singer-songwriter", "trade unionist", "peace activist", "politician", "humorist" and "guitarist"].
- Fields
- ["traditional folk"].
- Education
- ["East High School"].
- Languages
- ["English"].
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Biography
Recorded at birth as Bruce Duncan Phillips. Born at Cleveland in 1935, died in Nevada City in 2008.
Utah Phillips studied at East High School. The recorded working language is English. Subjects and genres recorded for the work are traditional folk.

Acetate stencil commemorating the life and death of Utah Phillips
Fiona Bearclaw · originally posted to Flickr as Utah Phillips
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Cleveland.
Birth place
Nevada City.
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reference work
- “Utah Phillips”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading
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- Wikidata, structured authority record Q366306: Utah Phillips
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