- Phil Bates
: "This article is about Phil Bates, the English guitarist. For the English jazz bassist, Phil Bates, see Phil Bates."Infobox musical artist
Name = Phil Bates
Background = group_or_band
Img_capt = Phil Bates
Birth_name = Philip Bates
Born = Birth date and age|1953|3|30|mf=y
Origin =Tamworth ,England
Died =
Genre =Rock music
Pop
Occupation = Musician
Years_active = 41
Instrument =Guitar , drums,Piano
First_album = Naked
Latest_album = Retrospektiv
Notable_albums =
Notable songs =
Label =Don't Panic Productions
Associated_acts =QUILL ELO Part II Phil Bates has been a part of many bands including Trickster, Quill and was the lead guitarist and backing vocalist for
ELO Part II from 1993 through to 1998.Born inTamworth in 1953, Phil grew to love music from the age of 10 after having heard The Beatles for the first time after which he started to learn guitar.At the age of 12 he joined his first band The Wild Four and many other bands soon followed: Teenbeats and Trickster to name but a few. He joined
ELO Part II to replace Neil Lockwood and Pete Haycock, later leaving the band five years later to spend some more time with his family.
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