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Little Esther Phillips (1935–1984)

One of the premiere r&b vocalists of the 1950s through the 1980s, 'Little Esther' Phillips possessed both great talent and even greater demons. When she was an adolescent, her parents divorced, and she was forced to divide her time between her father in Houston and her mother in the Watts area of Los Angeles... See full bio »

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Filmography

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2007/I Crazy Love (documentary) (performer: "Release Me and Let Me Love Again")
 
2002 La bande du drugstore (performer: "Try me" / as Esther Phillips)
 
2000/I Committed (performer: "Release Me And Let Love In" / as Esther Phillips)
 
1990 Cry-Baby (performer: "I'M A BAD, BAD GIRL")
 
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1983 Buffalo Bill (TV series)
Herself
Hit the Road, Newdell (1983) … Herself (as Esther Phillips)
 
1981/I Ad Lib (TV series)
Herself
 
1975 Musikladen (TV series)
Episode #1.24 (1975)
 
1975 Saturday Night Live (TV series)
Herself - Musical Guest
Candice Bergen/Esther Phillips (1975) … Herself - Musical Guest (as Esther Phillips)
 
1975 Numéro 1 (TV series)
Herself
Sacha Distel 2 (1975) … Herself (as Esther Phillips)
 
1975 Rock Concert (TV series)
Herself
Episode #3.16 (1975) … Herself
 
1973 Black Omnibus (TV series)
Herself
Episode #1.3 (1973) … Herself
 
1970 The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (TV series)
Herself
Episode dated 29 June 1970 (1970) … Herself (as Esther Phillips)
 
1970 The Barbara McNair Show (TV series)
Herself
Episode dated 25 January 1970 (1970) … Herself (as Esther Phillips)
 
1965 The Music of Lennon & McCartney (TV special documentary)
Herself (as Esther Phillips)
 
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1981 Musikladen (TV series)
 
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Personal Details


Alternate Names:

Esther Phillips
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Did You Know?

Personal Quote:

I'm just a singer. If I like a song it doesn't matter to me where it comes from -- I can do it my way. See more »

Trivia:

In 1962, she renamed herself Esther Phillips, choosing her last name from a nearby Phillips gas station. See more »

Star Sign:

Capricorn