on the farm where he spent his childhood. In 1955 as a four year old, Phil was climbing on a wooden waterpump to get a drink - the base breaks and sends the pump crashing down on Phil's right hand, causing him to lose his right middle finger.
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an excerpt from the 'artist profile video'
Sadly In late 1997, Hedges died at the age of 43 in a car accident along California State Route 128 in Mendocino County, near Boonville (about 100 miles northwest of San Francisco).