Touring and studio musicians of Phil Collins Phil in the studio except for Bryant, Lawson, Mahon, White and Odom Jr. Touring and studio musicians of Phil Collins The following are the musicians who have performed with pop singer Phil Collins during Collins's solo career. This does not necessarily include any of the musicians who performed with Collins alongside Genesis. This is a list of performers who toured with Collins in 2017/2018 during the Not Dead Yet Tour. This is a list of performers who performed with Collins during the 2016 concerts: This is a list of performers who toured with Collins in support of his 2002 album,
Phil Collins the lesser-known London band the Action, whose drummer he would copy and whose work introduced him to the soul music of Motown and Stax Records. Collins was also influenced by the jazz and big band drummer Buddy Rich, whose opinion on the importance of the hi-hat prompted him to stop using two bass drums and start using the hi-hat. While attending Chiswick County School for Boys, Collins formed a band called the Real Thing, and later joined the Freehold, with whom he wrote his first song, "Lying Crying Dying". Collins began a career as a child actor while at the