Greg Phillinganes's Birth Card: The 7 of Diamonds

In the record

Gregory Arthur Phillinganes (born May 12, 1956) is an American keyboardist, vocalist, and arranger. The birth-card coordinate for May 12 is the 7 of Diamonds — a calendar position, not a forecast of Greg Phillinganes's 1983 Album of the Year — Toto IV.

Album of the Year record

• 1983 Album of the Year — Toto IV (Toto)

Greg Phillinganes is on the 1983 Album of the Year list for Toto IV, billed as Toto at ceremony 25 (https://www.grammy.com/awards/categories/album-of-the-year/1983/). Greg Phillinganes (Q1369920, Wikipedia “Greg Phillinganes”) appears here as billed with Toto. The billed act string on those wins is Toto. Albums in this pack for Greg Phillinganes: 1983 Toto IV. Birth date 1956-05-12 is the Wikipedia infobox day for Greg Phillinganes, verified against Wikidata P569 1956-05-12 (match). This page does not invent a childhood or a private address for Greg Phillinganes. It only names the calendar coordinate for May 12 and the Album of the Year albums already listed for Greg Phillinganes.

The 7 of Diamonds coordinate

Greg Phillinganes was born May 12, 1956 (1956-05-12). Month 5 and day 12 give solar value 33, which is the 7 of Diamonds (The Skeptical Investor). Card Blueprints treats that as a 365-day coordinate: solar value = 55 − (2 × month + day). The year 1956 is unused, so Greg Phillinganes's 1956 birth year does not move the card. The 7 of Diamonds does not predict a Grammy Album of the Year and is not a verdict on Greg Phillinganes. Quoted system copy for the 7 of Diamonds, not a biography of Greg Phillinganes: You look at worth without reducing it to the account balance. You question everything about money—where it comes from, where it goes, whether it's worth it. You're analytical about resources. You think deeply about material choices.

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Wikipedia summary used as source_text

Gregory Arthur Phillinganes is an American keyboardist, vocalist, and arranger. A session musician, Phillinganes has contributed to numerous albums over a broad array of artists and genres. He has toured with artists including Stevie Wonder, Eric Clapton, David Gilmour, Toto and the Pussycat Dolls, was musical director for Michael Jackson, and has released two solo studio albums.

Greg Phillinganes in the public record

A session musician, Phillinganes has contributed to numerous albums over a broad array of artists and genres. He has toured with artists including Stevie Wonder, Eric Clapton, David Gilmour, Toto and the Pussycat Dolls, was musical director for Michael Jackson, and has released two solo studio albums. Gregory Arthur Phillinganes was born in Detroit, Michigan, on May 12, 1956, to Elaine and Ardick Phillinganes. He began playing a neighbor's piano by ear at the age of two, beginning lessons a few years later after his mother purchased a piano for him. He took lessons from two different instructors, then from Misha Kotler, a Detroit Symphony Orchestra pianist who introduced the discipline and technique Phillinganes required. He credits Kotler with showing him proper hand posture and for influencing him to play with "a sense of dexterity and definition". After drummer Ricky Lawson gave Stevie Wonder a cassette of Phillinganes's instrumental renditions of his own songs, Phillinganes auditioned for Wonder's band, Wonderlove, and played with them from 1976 to 1981. The year 1978 began a three-decade-long involvement with Michael Jackson and the Jacksons for Phillinganes.

Summarised from the lead section of the Wikipedia article Greg Phillinganes (CC BY-SA 4.0). No biographical facts were written for this page beyond that article.

Where the record meets the cards

No sentence in the sourced record shows a clear echo of the published language for 7♦, 9♥, J♥, 5♠, 9♣, 9♠, 2♥, K♥, K♦, 6♥, 4♣, 2♦, J♠. None is claimed here. The coordinate rests on the calendar date alone, and this page does not forecast a Grammy.

Also on the record

1. He arranged the Jacksons' 1978 album Destiny and played keyboard on their follow-up album Triumph.
2. He accompanied the Jackson family to Walt Disney World and referred to Katherine Jackson as "Mom".
3. Phillinganes contributed to Michael's solo albums.
4. He was hired as a session musician for his contributions to Jackson's best-selling Thriller, but did not receive royalties.He served as the musical director for Jackson's Bad and Dangerous concert tours, and the Michael Jackson: 30th Anniversary Special.

Other Album of the Year people with this card

• Beck — 2015 Album of the Year — Morning Phase
• Beyoncé — 2025 Album of the Year — Cowboy Carter
• João Gilberto — 1965 Album of the Year — Getz/Gilberto
• Judy Garland — 1962 Album of the Year — Judy at Carnegie Hall
• Win Butler — 2011 Album of the Year — The Suburbs
• Yoko Ono — 1982 Album of the Year — Double Fantasy

FAQ

What is Greg Phillinganes's birth card?

The 7 of Diamonds. May 12 maps to that card through the public Card Blueprints formula. Greg Phillinganes's year of birth is not used.

Does a birth card predict a Grammy Album of the Year?

No. These pages are coordinates, not fortune-telling. A birth card names a calendar day in a 52-card year. It does not forecast awards, albums, character, or fate.

Where do Greg Phillinganes's dates and Album of the Year credits come from?

Birth date 1956-05-12 is the day-precision Wikipedia infobox date for Greg Phillinganes, verified against Wikidata P569 (CC0, day precision, Gregorian preferred). The two sources match. Year-only infoboxes and Wikipedia↔Wikidata conflicts are dropped, not guessed. Winner identity comes from the Wikipedia Album of the Year list, which cites Grammy.com / Recording Academy pages. Greg Phillinganes is billed with Toto. The Album of the Year line is 1983 Album of the Year — Toto IV. Page hooks and evidence come from the Wikipedia REST summary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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