Phil Driscoll(born November 9, 1947) is a trumpeter, singer, composer, and producer. He performs in varying music genres and styles which includerock and roll,rhythm and blues,and patriotic music, and is best known for his work inChristian musicand his longterm Christian ministry.[1][2][3]In 1985, Driscoll won theGrammy AwardforBest Gospel Performance – Duo/Groupfor a duet withDebby Booneon "Keep the Flame Burning",[4]and he has been nominated for three additional Grammys, two forBest Gospel Performance – Male[5][6]and one forBest Gospel/Pop Album.[7]He has also won threeDove Awardsfor his music, and the 1999 Christian Country Music Association Award for Best Musician.[8][9][10][11][12][13]

Phil Driscoll
Background information
Born(1947-11-09)November 9, 1947(age 77)
Seattle,Washington, United States
GenresInspirational,gospel,R&B,patriotic, rock,country,pop,contemporary Christian,Christian country,jazz,classical
Occupation(s)Musician, singer, songwriter, producer,minister
Instrument(s)Trumpet, voice, keyboards
Years active1969–present
LabelsPhil Driscoll Music Group
Websitephildriscoll.com

Early life and education

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Phil Driscoll was born inSeattle,Washington, and when he was a small child his family moved toSpokane,where his father pastored a small church and his mother played hymns on the piano and organ. Phil played a small plastic trumpet to accompany his father's preaching. When he was five the family moved toDallas,Texas, where his parents continued their ministry. At six Phil was given a steel guitar, and won many talent contests while still a child.[citation needed]

The family subsequently moved toLancaster, Texas,where Phil's father became chief of maintenance for the Lancaster school system. Phil began playing the trumpet, and by the sixth grade was performing in theLancaster High Schoolband.[14]The family moved toTulsa, Oklahomain 1959, where Phil's father resumed the ministry. Phil became principal trumpet and featured soloist in theTulsa Youth Symphony.[15]In high school, he competed in the World Music Festival in Amsterdam, where his trumpet section won best in the world.[14]After high-school graduation, he was lead trumpet in the gospel touring band The Spurrlows. Driscoll then attendedBaylor UniversityinWaco, Texasunder a music scholarship, where he formed the university's first jazz band.[16]

Career

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Early career

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While a sophomore at Baylor University, he was offered a contract byWord Recordsand recorded his first album,A Touch of Trumpetin 1969, accompanied by the Stockholm Symphony Orchestra.[citation needed]He also won theAll American College Showmusical competition onCBS,beating out evenThe Carpenters,[17]and was booked on aUSOshow touring in Asia. Driscoll also performed and ministered withBilly Grahamin Europe.[14]He signed with A&R Records for his secular music, and released the albumBlowin' a New Mindin 1970.

National recognition

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During the 1970s, Driscoll performed on national television on theEd Sullivan,Merv Griffin,Steve Allen,Della Reese,andArthur Godfreyshows.

In 1972,CBS Recordspurchased Driscoll's song catalog and gave him a job writing music forBlood Sweat & Tears(for whom he wrote "Rock & Roll Queen" and other songs)[18]and other bands.[19]He also began touring, performing, and songwriting for nearly five years with rock musicianJoe Cocker,[20]and authored three of Cocker's songs – "Southern Lady", "Wasted Years", and "Boogie Baby".[21][22][23]Driscoll also wrote for and collaborated with artists such asSteven Stills,Leon Russell,Billy Preston,and38 Special,and performed with ensembles including theLondon Philharmonic Orchestra.In 1974 he moved toJacksonville, Florida,where he stayed four and a half years and opened two nightclubs, Driscoll's Disco Nite Club and Driscoll's Nice Place.[24][25]

Inspirational and other genres

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Driscoll eventually became increasingly dissatisfied with his rock and roll lifestyle, and on Christmas morning in 1977, he and his fiancée became born again Christians. He then focused his talents towards Christian ministry.[26]

1980s

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In 1980, Driscoll and his family moved toCleveland, Tennessee.Beginning withTen Years After(1981), he began recording in the inspirational genre, producing soulful albums whose sound had an appeal to both black and white audiences.[27]He established Mighty Horn Ministries, his contemporary Christian music business, which he also shared on television. In the 1980s Driscoll also played and sang at many ofKenneth Copeland’s ministry conventions.[14]

After several more albums, Driscoll won his firstGMA Dove Awardin 1984 for Instrumentalist of the Year,[28]and his albumI Exalt Thee(1983) received a Grammy nomination in theBest Gospel Performance – Malecategory.[5]In 1985 he won aGrammy Awardwith singerDebby BooneforBest Gospel Performance – Duo/Group,for the song "Keep the Flame Burning"[29]from Boone's albumSurrender.In 1985 he signed with Benson Records,[30]and in 1986,Billboardmagazine ranked him No. 9 in the Top 10 Inspirational Artists.[31]

Driscoll garnered two more Dove Award wins in the mid-1980s – for Instrumental Album of the Year forCelebrate Freedom(1985) andInstrument of Praise(1987). He released an instrumental-only album of hymns,Classic Hymns,in 1988, backed by theLondon National Philharmonic Orchestra.

1990s

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In the 1990s, Driscoll produced more than a dozen new albums, mainly in thecontemporary Christiangenre. He was voted the Readers' Choice Favorite Instrumentalist in both 1990 and 1991 byCharismamagazine.[32]In 1993 he appeared onTNN'sMusic City Tonight.[33]

In 1996, Driscoll built a recording studio, Most High Studios, on a farm in Tennessee. He also beganThe Voice of Praise,a television ministry broadcast on theInspiration Network,and released the albumA Different Man,which included the hit ballad "Christ Remains".[17][34]His 1997 release,Live! With Friends,recorded live and with several other singers and musicians, included a variety of styles, moods, and genres. The album features covers of mainstream hits like "Bridge Over Troubled Water","You Are So Beautiful",andBob Dylan's "Gotta Serve Somebody",as well as gospel and praise songs including"His Eye Is on the Sparrow".[35]

Driscoll turned tocountry musicwith his 1998 album,Shine the Light.In 1999, he formed his own music label, Phil Driscoll Music Group, with an aim to focus on a wide variety of music styles and crossover appeal in both mainstream and Christian music communities.[36]That same year he was honored as Best Musician of the Year by the Christian Country Music Awards.[37]In the late 1990s, Driscoll's varied touring performances included playing and singing for a tour of Handel's Young Messiah to packed stadiums which seated up to 20,000.[38]

2000s

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In the early 2000s, Driscoll began a new music and ministry television show,The Phil Driscoll Connection.His early 2000s albums includedSpirit of America(2000),One Nation Under God(2003),Classic Hymns(2004), andDrops of Praise(2006). In 2006 he also releasedVintage,which included Driscoll's versions of over a dozen classic mainstream singles such as "The Power of Love","Old Time Rock and Roll","The Dock of the Bay","Lean on Me","Stand by Me","When a Man Loves a Woman",and"Try a Little Tenderness".[39]

In 2008, Driscoll released the albumSongs in the Key of Worship,which includes his vocal and trumpet performance of the classic hymn "I Surrender All",accompanied by guitar. He also released the albumHere and Nowin 2008. Driscoll continues to perform, minister, and work in a variety of media and locations, including completing his film.[40][41][42]In December 2009, he performed inLagos, Nigeriain a 12-hour night of music and worship, with an audience of over 500,000.[43]In addition to his autobiographical film, Driscoll is also completing a music feature film,Symphony of the Universe.[14][44][45]

Historic and ceremonial national performances

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Driscoll performed at theMedal of Honorceremony in 2000, at the request ofSecretary of DefenseWilliam Cohen.

Driscoll has performed at the White House for presidentsJimmy Carter,Ronald Reagan,George H. W. Bush,Bill Clinton,andGeorge W. Bush.[14]He performed at Bill Clinton's inauguration in 1993, and at the 1993 lighting of the National Christmas Tree, and sang and played "America the Beautiful"at the dedication ceremony for theClinton Presidential Centerpresidential library inLittle Rock.Driscoll also performed at theDemocratic National Conventionsin 1988, 1992, 1996, and 2000.[46][47][48]

In the 1980s, Driscoll performed for, made presentations and speeches for, and composed the theme song for President Reagan'sJust Say Nocampaign against drugs.[49][50][51][52][53]In 1999, at the personal request of Vice PresidentAl Gore,he accepted a key ministry role at the nationally televised memorial services following theColumbine High School massacre;at the memorial, he performed and sang two songs, one of which he wrote specifically for the service.[49][54][55]OnPresidents Dayin 2000, Driscoll sang and played "God Bless America" at theMedal of Honorceremony, at the request ofSecretary of DefenseWilliam Cohen.[14][56]

At the 1984Grammy Awardshe played and sang "Amazing Grace", receiving a "deafening" ovation.[57]And at the emotional post-9/11Emmy Awardsceremony in November 2001, he received a standing ovation after he played and sang "America the Beautiful".[58]

Musical style

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Driscoll is known for his bluesy and varied style,[59][60]which he also infuses into gospel, inspirational, and patriotic songs. Driscoll's raspy, blues-like voice has been compared toRay Charles,Joe Cocker[27][61]andMichael Bolton.[62]His sound ranges from classic rock to country, gospel, patriotic, R&B, pop, and classical styles.[1]He is widely known as being a rare white singer who sings in a convincingblack gospelstyle.[63]As one independent 2006 analysis puts it, "Driscoll has a bluesy-gospel ('soul') style and sings in a course, guttural voice that sounds very much like Ray Charles."[64]

He is noted for incorporating the sound of soul,R&B,rock 'n' roll,jazz, and blues into the inspirational genre.[65]"God's funky too", he said in a 1980s interview, noting that he was keen on eliminating stereotyped opinions about inspirational music.[66]In a 1999 interview forBillboardmagazine, he reiterated this, saying, "If you're a football player and you become a Christian, you don't suddenly start playing Christian football."[36]Driscoll incorporated his bluesy, soulful jazz horn-playing and singing into Christmas music in his 2000 album,The Spirit of Christmas,which includes a jazz version of "O Little Town of Bethlehem"played on muted flugelhorn and sung in a slow improvisational jazz style.[67]

Musicianship

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Driscoll is celebrated for his virtuosic, inspirational, and quite varied trumpet playing. He is also known as one of the few trumpeters who can reach and play well in the very highest of notes and ranges.[68]His combination trumpet and singing performances are noted for their smooth transitions from trumpet playing to singing toglossolalia,and back again.[64]And in addition to his well-known trumpet playing and his distinctive style of singing, Driscoll is also skilled on the keyboard, and on theflugelhorn,and he also performs on theshofar,cornet,andflumpet.

Driscoll's performances and recordings include many mainstream and bluesy works such as "The Long and Winding Road","You're the Best Thing That Ever Happened to Me","You Are So Beautiful","You Don't Know Me","Georgia on My Mind","Have I Told You Lately That I Love You?","You Raise Me Up",and"Amazing Grace".In ceremonial and patriotic performances he is known for his virtuosic and inspirational trumpet and vocal renditions of"America the Beautiful","God Bless America","The Battle Hymn of the Republic",and other patriotic favorites.

Personal life

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Driscoll married his wife Lynne in 1978. He and Lynne have two children, Jamie and Danielle, and Driscoll has a son, Shawn, from his previous marriage to Patti McDavitt. He married Darlene Bishop in 2018. He resides in Ohio.[69]Driscoll lived inCleveland, Tennesseefrom the early 1980s. In the mid-2000s he relocated toGreensboro, Georgia.[70]Driscoll is an accomplished pilot, with commercial, instrument and multi engine ratings.[71]

Cocaine Trafficking Indictment

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In January 1978, Driscoll was one of 32 people indicted by a Texasfederal grand juryon charges of being part of acocainetrafficking conspiracy.[72][73][74][75]Also indicted was actressLinda Blair.Driscoll was arrested after nineteen federal agents surrounded his home during a sting operation stemming from a governmentwiretap.[76]Following the indictment, Driscoll wrote a letter to the court stating that he had "found God" about three weeks before his arrest, on Christmas Day 1977. Driscoll was charged with three felony counts of conspiracy to distribute cocaine, but was eventually allowed to plead guilty to a misdemeanor charge of cocaine possession. He was placed on probation and his criminal record later expunged.[72][73][74][75]Driscoll said in a 1986 newspaper interview that he was "doing a lot of drugs", and he was reported to have had a $5,000-dollar a day cocaine habit, prior to his religious conversion and subsequent arrest.[77][78]

Tax Evasion

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In 2006, Phil Driscoll and his wife Lynne Driscoll were indicted in U.S.Federal Courtfor using theirCleveland, Tennessee-based Christian music ministry in anincome-tax cheatingscheme, failing to report more than $1 million in income and evading the payment of more than $300,000 in taxes from 1996 to 2000.[8][9][10][11][12][13]Also indicted was Lynne Driscoll’s mother, bookkeeper Chris Blankenship, who died just before the trial. The Driscolls ministry took in as much as $2.8 million annually, and according to the prosecution, Phil Driscoll owned an airplane, drove a Porsche, and used money funneled through Mighty Horn Ministries (later renamed Phil Driscoll Ministries and relocated toEatonton, Georgia), to buy and sell lake houses.[79]Rick Blankenship, brother of Lynne Driscoll and former U.S.Ambassadorto theBahamas,testified on behalf of the prosecution that he had worked for Mighty Horn Ministries until he became concerned that “there was little or no differentiation between personal and ministry expenses."[80]On June 8, 2006, Phil Driscoll was found guilty on 2 counts of tax evasion and one count of conspiracy, and was sentenced to serve one year in Federal prison, beginning on March 14, 2007. Following his release, Driscoll wrote and co-produced an autobiographical film about his experiences, starringDanny GloverandBrian Dennehy.[81][82][83]

Politics

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Driscoll performed at an Evangelicals for Trump event in Cincinnati in March 2020.[84]He was also a featured musician at the Democratic National Convention in 1992,[85]1996[86]and the2000 Democratic National Convention.

Discography

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Albums

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Year Album Peak chart position Record label Record producer
1970 Blowin' a New Mind Word
1972 A Touch of Trumpet
1978 Acclaimed and Framed
1981 Ten Years After Sparrow Records
1982 Songs in the Spirit(Vol. 1 & 2)
What Kind of Love
Sound the Trumpet Sparrow Phil Driscoll, Lari Goss
1983 I Exalt Thee 15
1983 Covenant Children 26 Phil Driscoll, Lari Goss
1984 Celebrate Freedom 33
1985 Power of Praise 12
1986 Amazing Grace and Other Favorites 23
1986 The Spirit of Christmas JCI Associated Driscoll, Goss, Ken Pennell
Instrument of Praise 7 Word
1987 Make Us One 10 Compose Records Driscoll, Bill Maxwell
1989 Classic Hymns(Vol. 1 & 2) Word
1990 Inner Man 21 JCI Associated Phil Driscoll
Gabe and the Good News Gang Mighty Horn
1992 The Picture Changes 28
1993 Heaven and Nature Swing 33 Bill Maxwell,Ralph Carmichael
1993 In His Presence
1994 Selah I
Warriors 12 Word
1996 All Glory All Honor
A Different Man Word/Epic Chris Harris
Selah II
1997 LIVE with Friends Mighty Horn Phil Driscoll
Live Praise & Worship
1998 Shine the Light Phil Driscoll, Jimmy Johnson
1999 Simple Song Phil Driscoll
1999 The Quiet Bill Maxwell
2000 Plugged In
2003 One Nation Under God
2006 Drops of Praise Koch Records Phil Driscoll, Jimmy Johnson
2008 Songs in the Key of Worship
Here and Now Mighty Horn
2017 A Muscle Shoals Christmas Muscle Shoals

Compilations

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  • 2006:Vintage(Koch Records)
  • 1981:10 Years After(Sparrow)
  • 1991:His Best(JCI Associated)

Video

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  • 1986:The Power of His Presence(Most High Music)
  • 1987:The Spirit of Christmas – A Concert Celebration(Mighty Horn)
  • 2001:Phil Driscoll Live at Eagle Mountain International Church(Phil Driscoll Ministries)

Awards

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References

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