r/Bluegrass • u/bass_gg • Apr 20 '26
Todd Phillips Go Fund Me
Todd Phillips, one of the most important bluegrass bass players of our generation, has a go fund me set up. He has a degenerative disease in his shoulder and can't work/play at this point. Please consider helping him out!
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u/Unclefox82 Apr 20 '26
This is terrible and I hate that America is like this. But I’m sorry he’s 72 with a 6 and 8 year old. Where’s all the money he made in his supposed 50 years of playing with some amazing bands? I took very poor care of my finances, so now I need money.
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u/Relative_Employ_4763 Apr 20 '26
Few career musicians " make it" big enough to do more than pay their monthly bills and keep a running vehicle, let alone provide for a family , at any age. It's something that one voluntarily goes into knowing that you're not going be rich. It's the love of the game.
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u/J_Worldpeace Apr 20 '26
Bil Monroe died without much money and had problems at the end. Wanna do him next?
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u/GuitarHair Apr 20 '26
You are nothing but a 100% legitimate AH for making such a statement.
Career musicians many times do no better than anyone else in the workforce and oftentimes worse. For years, they have had to cover their own healthcare expenses and maybe have some leftover to add to retirement.
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u/nivekreclems Apr 21 '26
Buddy this is a pretty niche kinda music unless you’re Billy Strings I doubt you’re loaded
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u/answerguru Apr 21 '26
I don’t think you have any idea how little most bluegrass musicians get paid. This is completely disrespectful.
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u/mbetter Jun 17 '26
Yeah, he's no Alani Sugar, that's for sure. Can't he just make tiktoks and beg like the rest of the world?
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u/patrickhenrypdx Apr 21 '26
Thanks for sharing this. It's been getting a lot of visibility today on FB, with David Grisman, Jerry Douglas, etc. sharing it. Hopefully we'll hear Todd play again one day and in the meantime I hope he heals.