Philipp Manuel Fankhauser (born 20 February 1964 in

Thun Thun () is a List of towns in Switzerland, town and a Municipalities of Switzerland, municipality in the administrative district of Thun (administrative district), Thun in the Cantons of Switzerland, canton of Canton of Bern, Bern in Switzerland. ...

, Switzerland) is a Swiss blues musician and songwriter. Several of his albums have charted in the top ten of the

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, such as ''Love Man Riding'', which peaked at No. 7, ''Home'', which peaked at No. 2, ''Try My Love'', which peaked at No. 3, and the collaborative

live album An album is a collection of audio recordings (e.g., music) issued on a medium such as compact disc (CD), vinyl (record), audio tape (like 8-track or cassette), or digital. Albums of recorded sound were developed in the early 20th centur ...

''Unplugged - Live At Mühle Hunziken'' with

Margie Evans Margie Evans (born Marjorie Ann Johnson; July 17, 1939 – March 19, 2021) was an American blues and gospel singer and songwriter. She started recording in the late 1960s and continued to record for five decades. She secured two hit singles ...

, which peaked at No. 4. His album ''Heebie Jeebies - The Early Songs Of Johnny Copeland'' jumped straight to number one at the end of 2022.

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1964 births Living people Blues musicians Swiss male musicians Swiss songwriters People from Thun {{Switzerland-musician-stub