The Phillip Bennett Band is a Philadelphia-based group comprised of Phillip Bennett, original songs, vocals, guitar and keyboard; Jim McKay on guitar and vocals; and various local musicians who sit in from time to time. Bennett's song-writing falls within the singer-songwriter tradition of the 1970's and 80's. Besides Bennett's originals they do covers of Bob Dylan, Tim Buckley, Jackson Browne, Tom Waits, Joni Mitchell, Leonard Cohen, Laura Nyro, J.D. Souther and many others. They span a folk-blues-rock range.