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Washington Phillips was a pioneering gospel performer born on January 11, 1880, in Freestone County, Texas. He recorded sixteen songs between 1927 and 1929, which often resembled detailed gospel sermons. Phillips accompanied his voice with a unique, zitter-like instrument, the exact identity of which remains uncertain; it has been described as a Dolceola, a Celestophone, a Phonoharp, or possibly a homemade instrument. His recordings are notable for their distinctive sound. Phillips passed away on September 20, 1954, in Teague, Texas, at the age of 74, due to head injuries sustained in a fall at the welfare office. He is buried in an unmarked grave in Cotton Gin Cemetery, located six miles west of Teague.

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