迷樂: 九指琴魔-Phil Keaggy

在佳音經典音樂網聽到一個好聲音，

Well，就是那種一聽，就會著迷的吉他。

一看，原是有九指琴魔之稱的Phil Keaggy，

彈的曲子是The Reunion。

Phil Keaggy，1951年3月23日出生於美國俄亥俄州Hubbard的農場，

上有八兄下有一妹，是十個孩子的老九。

Phil少掉的右手中指，是因為四歲的時候，爬到水泵上。

當他跪在水泵檯面上時，不幸水泵破裂，水龍頭砸到他右手中指並切斷指頭。

等他父親把他送到醫院時，已經無法縫合了。

最慘的是，在這件意外發生前，他最大的哥哥才因車禍喪生，

而兩星期前他最小的妹妹才切除腳的大拇指。

(原文如下，

...We lived on a farm in Hubbard, Ohio, which had a big water pump, and I was climbing up on it. As I was kneeling on top of the platform, it broke and the faucets came crashing down on my finger and cut it off. I can remember it very vividly—as if it happened yesterday, and I can see my dad running down the hill, rescuing me, and taking me to the hospital. I can recall having a white cast and bandage; it was gigantic! They tried to sew it on, but it didn't take, so I grew up with nine fingers. As a young kid, I was embarrassed about it a lot, especially when I was beginning to get into guitar. I used to be red when I'd play in front of people because I believed they were looking at my hand, which they probably weren't...Before my accident with my finger occurred, my oldest brother was killed in a car accident and two weeks afterward my younger sister had her big toe cut off. These were all really heavy things for my mom and dad to go through...)

Phil自小於音樂家庭成長，十幾歲時開始組搖滾團。

不過聽說他在組團期間染上了毒癮，1970年的某一天由於吸毒過量差點導致死亡，

而就在這一天他的父母出了嚴重的車禍，母親因為傷勢過重而去世。

這突然其來的打擊，使Phil變得成熟了，浪子回頭的他悔改認罪、戒毒，重生成為基督徒。

此後，Phil的音樂風格也從早期的搖滾風格，改變成福音音樂風格的樂曲。

Phil多次得到葛萊美提名並獲得7次金鴿獎。

有音樂雜誌說，Phil九指高超的彈奏技巧，

可是遠超過大多數十指健全的吉他手所能演奏的。

這首迷人的「The Reunion」，

曾經收錄於1987年1月出版的專輯「The Wind & The Wheat」，

以及1986年出版的專輯「Way Back Home」，

目前這二片專輯均已絕版。