Philip Rambow

Philip Rambow (born August 1949) is a Canadian singer, songwriter, and guitarist, who fronted The Winkies, had a solo career, and worked with Brian Eno, Mick Ronson, and Kirsty MacColl among others.

Born in Montreal, he studied at McGill University and started playing in clubs and at student functions, taking his stage name from the 13th century Troubadour of Provence, Raimbaut de Vaqueiras.

The tour ended abruptly when Eno suffered a collapsed lung, but resulted in the Winkies winning a contract with Chrysalis Records, who released their self-titled album in 1975.

By the early 1990s, he was living in Vancouver, with wife and children, working in publishing and promotion, before returning to Britain to play at a Kirsty MacColl tribute concert following her accidental death.

In 2013, he appeared at the RonsonFest tribute event to Mick Ronson in London, and joined an online songwriting group, which in turn to led to him recording the album Whatever Happened To Phil Rambow?, released in 2014.