Phil Johnstone is a songwriter, keyboardist, guitarist and record producer, best known for his work with singer Robert Plant

Robert Plant

Robert Anthony Plant, CBE is an English singer and songwriter best known as the vocalist and lyricist of the iconic rock band Led Zeppelin. He has also had a successful solo career...

. His songwriting credits include Plant's number-one Mainstream Rock hits "Heaven Knows

Heaven Knows (Robert Plant song)

"Heaven Knows" is a rock song performed by English rock singer Robert Plant. It was the first single to be released from his 1988 album Now and Zen. It reached number 33 on the UK singles chart and number 1 on the Billboard Mainstream Rock chart...

", "Tall Cool One

Tall Cool One (song)

"Tall Cool One" is a rock song performed by English rock singer Robert Plant. It was the third single released from his 1988 album Now and Zen, following "Heaven Knows" and "Ship of Fools". It reached number 87 on the UK singles chart, number 25 on the Billboard Hot 100 and number 1 on the...

" and "Hurting Kind (I've Got My Eyes on You)

Hurting Kind (I've Got My Eyes on You)

"Hurting Kind " is a rock song performed by English rock singer Robert Plant, from his 1990 album Manic Nirvana. It was released as a single and reached number 45 on the UK singles chart,...

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Johnstone first worked with Plant on the 1988 album Now and Zen

Now and Zen

Now and Zen is an album by the former Led Zeppelin singer Robert Plant, released in 1988 under the label Es Paranza. The album made the top 10 in both the U.S. and the UK, reaching #6 in the former, and #10 in the latter...

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which Johnstone co-produced. Johnstone co-wrote most of the songs on the album; he also wrote songs for Plant's follow-up albums Manic Nirvana

Manic Nirvana

Manic Nirvana is the fifth solo album by former Led Zeppelin singer Robert Plant, released in 1990. Although the lead single "Big Love" was only a modest success, its follow-up single "Hurting Kind" turned out to be a major hit, reaching #1 on the Mainstream Rock Tracks chart for six consecutive...

(1990) and Fate of Nations

Fate of Nations

Fate of Nations is Led Zeppelin singer Robert Plant's sixth studio album. It was released in 1993 and re-released in a remastered edition on March 20, 2007. It features former Cutting Crew guitarist Kevin Scott MacMichael. The lead singer of Clannad, Máire Brennan is featured on the track "Come...

(1993)

Following his work with Plant, Johnstone wrote songs for singer Alannah Myles

Alannah Myles

Alannah Myles is a Canadian singer-songwriter, the daughter of Canadian broadcast pioneer William Douglas Byles. In 1989, she released her eponymous debut album...

' 1995 album A-lan-nah

A-lan-nah

A-lan-nah is the third album released by Alannah Myles, in 1995.-Track listing:#Mistress of Erzulie    – #Blow Wind Blow    – #Family Secret    – #Mother Nature    –...

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Recorded and produced Freeborn John by Rev Hammer 1996 on Cooking Vinyl
Phil Johnstone also co-wrote the whole of The Levellers' 2000 album Hello Pig

Hello Pig

Hello Pig is a studio album by The Levellers, released in 2000 on China Records.-Track listing:# "Happy Birthday Revolution"# "Invisible"# "Weed That Killed Elvis"# "Edge of the World"# "Do It Again Tomorrow"# "Walk Lightly"# "Voices on the Wind"...

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Johnstone also heads the popular all-star musical festival act,"The Fabulous Good Time Party Boys", which features members of the Levellers

Levellers

The Levellers were a political movement during the English Civil Wars which emphasised popular sovereignty, extended suffrage, equality before the law, and religious tolerance, all of which were expressed in the manifesto "Agreement of the People". They came to prominence at the end of the First...

, Irish singer/songwriter Dan Donnelly

Dan Donnelly

Daniel Thomas Donnelly is a singer-songwriter.Growing up in Belfast, Donnelly played in a number of local bands, finding success in Ireland with Watercress, a four piece acoustic folk-rock band for whom he played guitar, mandolin, percussion and "plumbing"...

, American musician Roy Harter

Roy Harter

Roy Harter is a New York Emmy award-winning, sound designer and audio mixer, best known for his work in television and film. He is also a multi-instrumentalist for various performing and recording artists...

, and two of his children, Alex Johnstone

Alex Johnstone

Alex Johnstone is a Scottish Conservative & Unionist politician, and Member of the Scottish Parliament for the North East Scotland Region since 1999. He fought the West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine constituency in the 2005 General Election, finishing second...

 and Emily Johnstone.
In recent years, he has been busy recording and producing bands from the Exeter

Exeter

Exeter is a historic city in Devon, England. It lies within the ceremonial county of Devon, of which it is the county town as well as the home of Devon County Council. Currently the administrative area has the status of a non-metropolitan district, and is therefore under the administration of the...

 area. One of his recent projects, "The Big V", feature his son Alex Johnstone

Alex Johnstone

Alex Johnstone is a Scottish Conservative & Unionist politician, and Member of the Scottish Parliament for the North East Scotland Region since 1999. He fought the West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine constituency in the 2005 General Election, finishing second...

 and his daughter Emily Johnstone.
Phil has been very happily married to Frances since 1987 they have 4 children Emily, Alex, Harriet and Florence