Stuart Phillips was born on 19 January 1933 in Montreal, Quebec, and became a Canadian country singer, songwriter, broadcaster, and Grand Ole Opry star. He began performing as a teenager on amateur radio in Montreal and then worked across western Canada at rodeos, carnivals, and as a radio announcer and singer, which led to TV roles including hosting The Outrider and Red River Jamboree on CBC in the early 1960s. In 1965 Stu Phillips moved to Nashville, signed with RCA Records (produced by Chet Atkins), and scored multiple charting singles in the U.S. such as "Bracero", "The Great El Tigre", "Vin Rosé" and his Top‑20 hit "Juanita Jones". He became a member of the Grand Ole Opry in 1967, where he remained a fixture for nearly six decades. He released the albums Grassroots Country (1967) and Our Last Rendezvous (1968). Stu Phillips also recorded albums drawing on Canadian folklore such as Echoes of the Canadian Foothills, hosted U.S. TV shows, toured internationally, and later in life became an ordained Episcopal minister and co‑owner of Long Hollow Winery in Goodlettsville, Tennessee. His 2008 album Don't Give Up on Me featured the Songs of Marshall Clary, and His Very Best compiled his highlights in 2013. Inducted into the Canadian Country Music Hall of Fame in 1993, he ranked #29 in RPM Magazine’s 1964‑1994 Canadian country artists survey and remained a Grand Ole Opry member until his death in Nashville on 25 December 2025, at 92.
