Overview
- The Grand Ole Opry confirmed his death in a post on X, thanking him for “58 years as part of the Opry family.”
- Phillips died on December 25 at age 92 and was recognized as the Opry’s oldest living member.
- Born in Montreal, he hosted CBC’s Red River Jamboree before moving to Nashville in 1965 to record for RCA with Chet Atkins producing early hits.
- He joined the Opry in 1967, was inducted into the Canadian Country Music Hall of Fame in 1993, and became a U.S. citizen in 1998.
- Colleagues and fans shared remembrances, and in recent years he supported emerging artists through Stage D’Or and took part in the Opry’s 100th anniversary events in 2025.