Touring and studio musicians of Phil Collins

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The following are the musicians who have performed with drummer and singer-songwriter Phil Collins during Collins's solo career. This does not necessarily include any of the musicians who performed with Collins alongside Genesis.

Contents

"Not Dead Yet" Tour Musicians

This is a list of performers who toured with Collins in 2017/2018/2019 during the Not Dead Yet Tour.

2016 Performances musicians

This is a list of performers who performed with Collins during the 2016 concerts:

"First Final Farewell" Tour musicians

This is a list of performers who toured with Collins in support of his 2002 album, Testify, during the First Final Farewell Tour.

Live members

ImageMemberYearsInstrumentsTours
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Phil Collins
  • 1982–2005
  • 2010
  • 2016–2019
  • lead vocals
  • drums
  • percussion
  • piano
  • all instrumentation (studio 1993 and 2002)
All tours all releases
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Daryl Stuermer
  • lead and rhythm guitar
  • backing vocals
  • keyboards (studio 1985)
All releases except Both Sides (1993) and Going Back (2010)
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Mo Foster 1982 (died 2023)bass guitar Hello, I Must Be Going! tour Hello, I Must Be Going! (1982)
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Chester Thompson
  • 1982–1990
  • 2004–2005
  • 2010
drums Hello, I Must Be Going! tour – ButSeriously tournone – only tours
Peter Robinson 1982–1986
  • keyboards
  • vocoder
Michael HarristrumpetAll releases from Face Value (1981) to ...But Seriously (1989) (all as "The Phenix Horns")
Rahmlee Michael Davis 1982–1990 Hello, I Must Be Going!But Seriously tours
Louis "Lui Lui" Satterfield trombone
Don Myrick 1982–1990 (died 1993)saxophone
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Leland Sklar
  • 1984–1990
  • 2004–2005
  • 2016–2019
  • bass guitar
  • backing vocals
The No Jacket Required tour - But Seriously tour and First Final Farewell tour – Not Dead Yet tour
Brad Cole
  • 1990–2005
  • 2016–2019
  • keyboards
  • vocoder
But Seriously tour – Not Dead Yet tour Dance into the Light (1996)
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Harry Kim trumpet
Fred White1990backing vocalsBut Seriously tournone
Bridgette Bryant
  • 1990
  • 2017–2019
  • But Seriously tour
  • Not Dead Yet tour
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Arnold McCuller
  • 1990–2005
  • 2017
  • 2017–2019
But Seriously tour - Not Dead Yet tour
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Nathan East
  • 1994–1997
  • 2016
  • bass guitar
  • backing vocals
  • But Seriously tour
  • One show in 2016
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Ricky Lawson 1994–1997 (died 2013)drumsBut Seriously tour - Both Sides tournone
Andrew Woolfolk 1994–1997 (died 2022)saxophone Dance into the Light (1996)
Dan Fornero
  • 1994–2005
  • 2017–2019
trumpetBut Seriously tour - Not Dead Yet tour
Arturo Velasco1994–2005tromboneBut Seriously tour - First Final Farewell tour
Amy Keys
  • 1994–2005
  • 2010
  • 2017–2019
backing vocals
  • But Seriously tour – First Final Farewell tour
  • Not Dead Yet tour
None
Ronnie Caryl
  • 1994–2005
  • 2016–2019
  • rhythm guitar
  • backing vocals
The Trip into the Light tour – Not Dead Yet tour Going Back (2010)
John Mahon2000percussionMusicares Awards 2000None
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Luis Conte
  • 2004–2005
  • 2016–2017
  • 2018–2019
  • First Final Farewell tour
  • Not Dead Yet tour
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Gerald Albright 2004–2005saxophoneFirst Final Farewell tour
Bill Cantos
  • 2004–2005
  • 2010
backing vocals
  • First Final Farewell tour
  • Going Back tour
Lynne Fiddmont-Lindsey
Connie Jackson-Comegys Going Back (2010)
Lamont Van Hooke
  • 2004–2005
  • 2017–2019
  • 2010
First Final Farewell tour – Not Dead Yet tour
Bob Babbitt 2010 (died 2010)bass guitar Going Back tour
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Eddie Willis 2010 (died 2018)guitar
Ray Monette 2010
Graeme Blevinssaxophone
Phil Todd
  • saxophone
  • flute
John Aramtrombone
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Guy Barker trumpet
Tom Rees-Roberts
Terron Brooks backing vocalsnone
Leslie Smith
  • percussion
  • backing vocals
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Nic Collins 2016– 2019
  • drums
  • piano
2016 shows – Not Dead Yet tour
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Luis Bonilla 2017– 2019tromboneNot Dead Yet tour
George Shelbysaxophone
Richie Garcia2017percussion

Timeline

Touring and studio musicians of Phil Collins

Former and guest studio musicians

All past touring members worked with Phil in the studio except for Bryant, Lawson, Mahon, White and Odom Jr.

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