Phil Johnstone (1 September 1957 – 31 May 2021)[1] was an English songwriter, keyboardist, guitarist,[2] and record producer, best known for his work with singer Robert Plant.
His songwriting credits include Plant's number-one Mainstream Rock hits "Heaven Knows", "Tall Cool One" and "Hurting Kind (I've Got My Eyes on You)".
Following his work with Plant, Johnstone wrote songs for singer Alannah Myles' 1995 album A-lan-nah.
[3] Recorded and produced Freeborn John by Rev Hammer 1996 on Cooking Vinyl.
[6] His funeral service was held on 2 July at St James' Parish Church in Exeter.