Shaun Murphy is an American blues and R&B singer-songwriter known for her powerhouse singing style.
As a band lead singer and session singer, she has worked with Little Feat, Bob Seger, Meatloaf, Eric Clapton the Moody Blues, Herbie Hancock, Phil Collins, Glenn Frey, Joe Walsh, Maria Muldaur, Bruce Hornsby, Michael Bolton, Coco Montoya, and Alice Cooper.
Shaun stepped onto the Blues stage in 1969 at the first Ann Arbor Blues Fest, beginning her storied career in the Detroit music scene. Appearing as a cast member of Hair along with Meatloaf, lead to Stoney and Meatloaf, their duo album on Motown Records.
As Stoney, Shaun recorded Katmandu with Bob Seger, continued working with him, and performing live on tour. She recorded on Eric Clapton’s Behind the Sun, joining his band for the tour and Live Aid.
From 1993 to 2009, Shaun joined Little Feat as a full-time member, sharing lead vocals and writing with Bill Payne and Paul Barrere.
In September 2009 the Shaun Murphy Band released Livin’ The Blues, followed by The Trouble With Lovin’ (2010), Shaun Murphy Live at Callahan’s Music Hall (2011), Ask For The Moon (2012) Winning two Blues Blast music awards for, Cry Of Love (2013), Loretta (2015). Mighty Gates (2017), Won’t Stop Raining (2018), Reason To Try (2019), Flame Still Burns (2021), I’m Coming Home (2023) and her newest album Brand New Blues available in May 2026.
Murphy was nominated for the 2020 Independent Blues Award in five categories: Contemporary Blues CD, Female Artist, Traditional Blues Song, R&B Song, and Road Warrior.
Band Members
Tom DelRossi
Drums
Shortly after moving to Nashville from New England, Tom joined Shaun’s touring band in the fall of 2012.
Tom’s drumming can be heard on four of Shaun’s studio albums; Cry of Love, It Won’t Stop Raining, Mighty Gates, and her new release set for the summer of 2019 Reason to Try.
In addition to being a member of The Shaun Murphy Band, Tom stays active in the Nashville music scene.
Tommy Stillwell
Guitar
With credits on over thirty CD releases -including in Film and Television -Tommy has been entertaining audiences in the U.S. and abroad for more than forty years with the electrifying presence that can only come from his passion and dedication to the art.
“His guitar can sweep you up and make you feel as though you have been set down in the deep South on a hot Summer night, where the air hangs heavy and the sweat rolls freely. Then, like a breath of fresh air, he will squeeze notes out of his guitar that are so soft and sweet, they seem to shimmer like a full moon on the Gulf Of Mexico”.
Touring dates opening for: B.B. King, Johnny Winter, Buddy Guy, Fabulous Thunderbirds, & many more.
Touring Guitarist with:
* The Shaun Murphy Band
* The Beat Daddys
* Tommy Stillwell’s “Serious Business”
* Bobby Clark
* The Amazing Soul Crackers
Anthony Saddic
Keyboards
Having played with the likes of Johnny Neel, Wayne Newton, and Riders in the Sky, a songwriter in his own right, classically-trained but rock-and-roll-brained keyboardist, Anthony Saddic, brings his vivacious playing style, love of music, big smile, and dancing head of curly hair to every performance.
With a diverse menagerie of influences like Ray Charles, Floyd Kramer, Stevie Wonder, and Herbie Hancock, Anthony’s style of playing is hard to pigeonhole, but he has found a fitting home rocking out onstage with the Shaun Murphy Band.
Maybe you’ve seen him on the Grand Ole Opry or Good Morning America? Or maybe you’ve seen him as the newest member of Shaun’s Band at your favorite blues festival! Or maybe you haven’t seen them yet… What are you waiting for??
Michael Mean
Bass
Michael started playing the drums in rural southern New Jersey in the 80s. He was a natural due largely to his father Russ who was a hard hitting rock drummer and was thumping the tubs well into his 70s. Back then there were eight drummers for every bass player and that smelled like a good opportunity, so he put on the Allman Brothers and started playing along to Berry Oakley.
Michael played bass with many Philadelphia area bands and has shared the bill with blues legends such as B.B. King, Elvin Bishop, Johnny Winter, The Fabulous Thunderbirds, Junior Wells, Marcia Ball, Denise LaSalle and Buddy Guy. He began touring with the honky tonk artist Moot Davis and found his way to Nashville in 2011 and has been in love with the city ever since.