Born in 1947, Linn Phillips joined the band Flash Cadillac in 1969 as the guitarist. In Flash Cadillac, he was able to have roles in the films American Graffiti (1973) and _Apocolypse Now (1979)_. In 1993, after a show with Flash Cadillac, Linn Phillips had a masssive heart attack. Two days later, after unsuccesful surgery, he died.