Phil Phillips was born on March 14, 1926 in Crowley, Louisiana, USA. He was an actor and composer, known for Frequency (2000), Sea of Love (1989) and The Protégé (2021). He was married to Bell Baptiste. He died on March 14, 2020 in Lake Charles, Louisiana, USA.
Singer and songwriter who penned "Sea of Love" in 1959; the song went to No. 2 on the Billboard "Hot 100" Pop Chart and stayed in the Top 40 for fourteen weeks, selling a million records.
1950s singer/songwriter.
Inducted into the Louisiana Music Hall of Fame in 2007.
In 1959, his recording "Sea of Love" reached #2 on the Billboard pop music chart and #1 on the Billboard R&B chart.