▁Gi ant ▁compr ised ▁three ▁brothers : ▁Phil ▁Sh ul man ▁( born ▁ 2 7 ▁August ▁ 1 9 3 7 ), ▁D erek ▁Sh ul man ▁( born ▁ 1 1 ▁February ▁ 1 9 4 7 ) ▁and ▁Ray ▁Sh ul man ▁( born ▁ 8 ▁December ▁ 1 9 4 9 ). ▁The ▁brothers ▁were ▁of ▁Scottish - J ew ish ▁descent . ▁Phil ▁and ▁D erek ▁were ▁born ▁in ▁Glasgow , ▁Scotland , ▁in ▁the ▁G orb als , ▁which ▁was ▁then ▁a ▁not orious ▁sl um . ▁ ▁The ▁family ▁moved ▁to ▁Port sm outh , ▁England , ▁where ▁Ray ▁was ▁born . ▁Their ▁father ▁was ▁an ▁army ▁music ian ▁turned ▁jazz ▁tr ump eter , ▁who ▁continued ▁his ▁musical ▁work ▁in ▁Port sm outh . ▁ ▁He ▁encourag ed ▁his ▁sons ▁to ▁learn ▁various ▁instruments ; ▁and ▁Phil , ▁D erek , ▁and ▁Ray ▁all ▁became ▁multi - inst rument al ists . ▁During ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 9 6 0 s , ▁D erek ▁and ▁Ray ▁became ▁interested ▁in ▁playing ▁rh ythm - and - bl ues ▁and ▁formed ▁a ▁band ▁together . ▁Phil ▁— ▁originally ▁acting ▁as ▁a ▁manager ▁figure ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁look ▁after ▁his ▁much ▁younger ▁brothers ▁— ▁eventually ▁became ▁a ▁band ▁member ▁himself . ▁ ▁By ▁ 1 9 6 6 , ▁the ▁Sh ul mans ' ▁band ▁— ▁initially ▁called ▁the ▁How ling ▁Wol ves , ▁then ▁the ▁Road ▁R unn ers ▁— ▁had ▁taken ▁on ▁the ▁name ▁of ▁Simon