STACY PHILLIPS
- From New York City; lived in New Haven, Connecticut.
- A Dobro™ player and fiddler who was best known for blending bluegrass with jazz, swing, klezmer, Hawaiian music, and other musical styles.
- His given name is Melvyn Marshall. He changed his name when he began performing.
- 1973, was a founding member of Breakfast Special, with Tony Trischka, Andy Statman, and Kenny Kosek.
- 1975, joined Tasty Lick, a progressive bluegrass band that included a young Béla Fleck on banjo.
- 1995, won a Grammy Award for his participation on the album The Great Dobro Sessions.
- 1998, formed The Afro-Semitic Experience, an ensemble combining jazz, Jewish musical traditions, and African American musical influences.
- 2011, formed Stacy Phillips and His Bluegrass Characters, a traditional bluegrass band.
- He is the author of several music instruction books, including The Dobro Book, Complete Dobro Player, Hot Licks for Bluegrass Fiddle, and Bluegrass Fiddle Styles, co-authored with Kenny Kosek.
- 2018, died at the age of 73.