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Phil Emmanuel dies suddenly, aged 65

Australian guitar legend Phil Emmanuel has died suddenly, struck down by an asthma attack while visiting his brother.

Phil Emmanuel has died aged 65.
Phil Emmanuel has died aged 65.

Australian guitar legend Phil Emmanuel has died suddenly, struck down by an asthma attack while visiting his brother in Parkes, NSW.

The 65-year-old had several shows booked for the weekend.

“We are all devastated,” Darcy Emmanuel, Phil’s brother, told the Parkes Champion-Post.

“This comes on top of the loss of our sister Virginia Grace.

“Philip and Virginia were virtually joined at the hip and I don’t think either one would have been able to live without the other.”

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