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Phil collins gives collection of alamo artefacts to texas music the. But the former drummer and frontman for genesis, the awardwinning solo singer who has sold more than 150 million albums, and the author of the tarzan movie soundtrack may become best know for something beyond his glittering music career. Phil collins speaks in front of the alamo, announcing the donation of his collection of historical artefacts on june 26, 2014 in san antonio, texas photograph. Phil collins has always remembered the alamo history. This item of music memorabilia pays tribute to the 1967 rock band genesis, it includes the signatures of phil collins, robert fripp and brian eno. If you want the phil collins s email address for his management team, or booking agency, we have that available for. As part of the restoration of the alamo, work has begun to create a museum for these artifacts allowing us to tell the alamos entire story, bigger and better than ever before.
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