Touring and studio musicians of Phil Collins

The following are the musicians who have performed with drummer and singer-songwriter Phil Collins during Collins's solo career. This does not necessarily include any of the musicians who performed with Collins alongside Genesis.

"Not Dead Yet" Tour Musicians

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This is a list of performers who toured with Collins in 2017/2018/2019 during the Not Dead Yet Tour.

2016 Performances musicians

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This is a list of performers who performed with Collins during the 2016 concerts:

"First Final Farewell" Tour musicians

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This is a list of performers who toured with Collins in support of his 2002 album, Testify, during the First Final Farewell Tour.

Live members

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Image Member Years Instruments Tours
Phil Collins
  • 1982–2005
  • 2010
  • 2016–2019
  • lead vocals
  • drums
  • percussion
  • piano
  • all instrumentation (studio 1993 and 2002)
All tours all releases
Daryl Stuermer
  • lead and rhythm guitar
  • backing vocals
  • keyboards (studio 1985)
All releases except Both Sides (1993) and Going Back (2010)
Mo Foster 1982 (died 2023) bass guitar Hello, I Must Be Going! tour Hello, I Must Be Going! (1982)
Chester Thompson
  • 1982–1990
  • 2004–2005
  • 2010
drums Hello, I Must Be Going! tour – But Seriously tour none – only tours
Peter Robinson 1982–1986
  • keyboards
  • vocoder
Michael Harris trumpet All releases from Face Value (1981) to ...But Seriously (1989) (all as "The Phenix Horns")
Rahmlee Michael Davis 1982–1990 Hello, I Must Be Going!But Seriously tours
Louis "Lui Lui" Satterfield trombone
Don Myrick 1982–1990 (died 1993) saxophone
Leland Sklar
  • 1984–1990
  • 2004–2005
  • 2016–2019
  • bass guitar
  • backing vocals
The No Jacket Required tour - But Seriously tour and First Final Farewell tour – Not Dead Yet tour
Brad Cole
  • 1990–2005
  • 2016–2019
  • keyboards
  • vocoder
But Seriously tour – Not Dead Yet tour Dance into the Light (1996)
Harry Kim trumpet
Fred White 1990 backing vocals But Seriously tour none
Bridgette Bryant
  • 1990
  • 2017–2019
  • But Seriously tour
  • Not Dead Yet tour
Arnold McCuller
  • 1990–2005
  • 2017
  • 2017–2019
But Seriously tour - Not Dead Yet tour
Nathan East
  • 1994–1997
  • 2016
  • bass guitar
  • backing vocals
  • But Seriously tour
  • One show in 2016
Ricky Lawson 1994–1997 (died 2013) drums But Seriously tour - Both Sides tour none
Andrew Woolfolk 1994–1997 (died 2022) saxophone Dance into the Light (1996)
Dan Fornero
  • 1994–2005
  • 2017–2019
trumpet But Seriously tour - Not Dead Yet tour
Arturo Velasco 1994–2005 trombone But Seriously tour - First Final Farewell tour
Amy Keys
  • 1994–2005
  • 2010
  • 2017–2019
backing vocals
  • But Seriously tour – First Final Farewell tour
  • Not Dead Yet tour
None
Ronnie Caryl
  • 1994–2005
  • 2016–2019
  • rhythm guitar
  • backing vocals
The Trip into the Light tour – Not Dead Yet tour Going Back (2010)
John Mahon 2000 percussion Musicares Awards 2000 None
Luis Conte
  • 2004–2005
  • 2016–2017
  • 2018–2019
  • First Final Farewell tour
  • Not Dead Yet tour
Gerald Albright 2004–2005 saxophone First Final Farewell tour
Bill Cantos
  • 2004–2005
  • 2010
backing vocals
  • First Final Farewell tour
  • Going Back tour
Lynne Fiddmont-Lindsey
Connie Jackson-Comegys Going Back (2010)
Lamont Van Hooke
  • 2004–2005
  • 2017–2019
  • 2010
First Final Farewell tour – Not Dead Yet tour
Bob Babbitt 2010 (died 2010) bass guitar Going Back tour
Eddie Willis 2010 (died 2018) guitar
Ray Monette 2010
Graeme Blevins saxophone
Phil Todd
  • saxophone
  • flute
John Aram trombone
Guy Barker trumpet
Tom Rees-Roberts
Terron Brooks backing vocals none
Leslie Smith
  • percussion
  • backing vocals
Nic Collins 2016– 2019
  • drums
  • piano
2016 shows – Not Dead Yet tour
Luis Bonilla 2017– 2019 trombone Not Dead Yet tour
George Shelby saxophone
Richie Garcia 2017 percussion

Timeline

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Former and guest studio musicians

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All past touring members worked with Phil in the studio except for Bryant, Lawson, Mahon, White and Odom Jr.

See also

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