REVIEWS
"God Bless Baseball is wonderful. It really expresses an emotional tie to baseball and Topps, which is at the heart of the brand. I thought it was great, great, great!!!! You are talented."
— M. Eisner, Retired Walt Disney CEO
“These songs on your Re-Imagined album stand up to anything currently on the radio. The variety of styles, moods and musical genres are mind-blowing. Bravo, hoss!"
— G. McCoy, Syndicated Cartoonist, Writer, Director
“Phil has such an incredible gift and talent for words. He is an incredible lyricist. He is humble and kind and it was a pleasure and honor to work with him.”
— M. Chadburn, Singer/Songwriter
"When We Played is a GREAT tune! Totally relate-able. "
— Smash, St. Louis Legendary DJ.
"Wow, Phil. This new album, Re-Imagined, blew me away. Always liked your music but this is another level!"
— K. Schloeman
"Your song, When We Played is such a GREAT JAM! Very Proud of you man! "
— T.Terbrock, DJ, KSHE
"Damn Phil is a there anything you don’t remember when you write your songs? Thanks for the journey back in time. As always you hit it out of the park!"
— S. Depping
"Phil is a modern-day bard...his ability to write so many tunes that touch on so many subjects and apply them to so many different genres is truly amazing!"
— T. Vale
"Hey Phil, there is not a single song on your new album Re-Imagined that I did not love! Every single song should be a hit on the radio!"
— T. Walters
If Harry Chapin and Neal Diamond could be cloned into one person, that would be you. Would like to see your birth certificate and ACTUAL hospital records to prove you are who you say!
— M. Buck
" I Love 5 AM! So freaking relatable. I keep playing it over and over! It's an inspiration to not only runners but a reminder to us all that we are not getting any younger! Brings a little tear to my eye every time I hear it!"
— C. Assorti
"You are talented brother!!! (Technically insane (kidding), but extremely talented!!!)"
— M. Beyer, CEO of Fast Eddies Billiards & Sportsbars
" Such a raw, emotional song. I absolutely love 15 Dollars! Thank you so much for shedding light on this subject."
— T. Mueller
"Such a POWERFUL tribute to all of our veterans. You have made a fan out of me!"
— M. Demonge
"15 Dollars is tragically beautiful. Such a sad time that our heroes had to endure and continue to. Thank you, Phil for creating yet another heartbreaking anthem, I can't stop listening to it!"
— B. Carrella
"The Sad Dog Cafe really hits home with this old guy from the great North. So glad I stumbled onto you on Spotify. Such an incredible songwriter. Your songs should be playing everywhere!"
— Charles T.
"Phillip McClary this is the one. Another High School Football Game brought tears to my eyes. Should be in a Hollywood football movie. I am thinking Kenny Chesney might want to meet you."
— L. Trapp
"I loved listening to Another High School Football Game! You have a gift with words, and your musical talents amaze me!"
— S. Henke
"Great job, Phil! Another High School Football Game is very poignant and put a big lump in my throat. Great memories."
— L. Betz
"Love this. Another Highschool Football Game made me tear up remembering all those games everyone could not wait to get to on Friday!"
— C. Tharp
"Loved Another High School Football Game! Those high notes & the nostalgia were just f'n killer!"
— C. Barrenkamp
"Wow. Another High School Football Game is a great song! You sounded great. I never had the honor to play football, but was at every game during my tenure at West. I could picture it all!"
— K. Schloemann
"Phillip McClary Another High School Football Game gives me chills to hear all those names and memories of that time in my life. This is so good!"
— R. Hensel
"You're one hell of a story teller! Love your raspy yet smooth voice! I forgot how good you are! Ain't Got You is Brilliant! Sounds to me like a song that could and should be on the radio."
— K. Shiller
"Wow, I can't say enough about how great Another High School Football Game was. Keep them coming my friend!"
— D. Ital
Phillip McClary: Songwriter turned Author
Phillip McClary grew up in small-town America on a steady diet of campfire legends, barroom wisdom, and the kind of stories that stay with you long after the lights go out. A songwriter turned novelist, he shapes raw experience into prose that bruises, heals, and haunts.
His debut novel, “The Whites of My Father’s Eyes”, blends supernatural dread with the scars we inherit from family and the damage we do to ourselves. It’s rooted in memory, grief, faith, and the wild spaces where something ancient still waits.
A survivor of stage 4 throat cancer, McClary wrote through procedures, feeding tubes, and long, dark nights—refusing to let silence win. That fight sharpened his voice and deepened the empathy threaded through his work.
When he isn’t writing fiction or composing music, Phillip can usually be found sketching ideas, chasing nostalgia, and digging through the past for story seeds most people would rather forget.
He lives in Illinois with his wife Mary, and son, Brannan, who served as editor and wrote the heartfelt foreword to this novel. Together, they prove that hope is a muscle—and stories are worth fighting for.
The Whites of My Father’s Eyes marks the beginning of the Henry Dakota series, where memory has teeth and monsters walk close to home.
