About

Phil Collen, lead guitarist of British rock band Def Leppard & alternative roots/rock band Manraze, started Delta Deep as an extreme blues project. The band has been likened to “Aretha Franklin & Chaka Khan performing with Led Zeppelin”. Phil’s love and appreciation for the blues since childhood enabled him to move forward quickly with the band’s inception in 2012. Collen met vocalist Debbi Blackwell-Cook in 2010. She is his wife Helen’s godmother. Blackwell-Cook’s performance history includes theatre, a stint as lead singer in The Jammers, an 80’s r-n-b band, background vocalist for Michael Buble & Gregory Hines. A chance encounter with drummer Forrest Robinson allowed Phil to share his ideas about the great extreme blues project that had taken shape.Forrest Robinson, a phenomenal drummer who has roots in heavy metal and played for The Crusaders, Joe Sample, TLC, and India.Arie. Stone Temple Pilots’ bassist Robert DeLeo completes the soulful quartet. Delta Deep is available on iTunes.