Shaun Murphy Band
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Gary Rossington Dies at 71 Gary Rossington was one of the most influential guitarists in the history of rock music. He was best known as the co-founder and sole surviving original member of Lynyrd Skynyrd, one of the most iconic bands of the 1970s. Despite facing numerous personal and professional challenges throughout his life, Rossington...
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Willie Dixon – #1 Blues Tunesmith For Some Of The Greatest Blues Songs Ever Written! Willie Dixon!!! Anyone with any Blues in their soul knows about this man. I’ve been singing his songs and his praises for a long, long time. Willie Dixon was born; William James Dixon (July 1, 1915 – January 29, 1992)...
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Blues & Soul – The Great Denise LaSalle I first discovered Denise LaSalle’s amazing talent back in the late 70’s and sang a number of her songs in my bands along the way, in fact, I still, to this day, do a few favorites in the Shaun Murphy Band! She was just one of...
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Blues Singer, Big Mama Thornton – #1 To Record Hound Dog Never in my wildest dreams, did I ever think I’d be playing on the same stage as Big Mama Thornton! But that’s just what happened on a fateful day in the summer of 1969. My band, The Wilson Mower Pursuit, got contracted to play...
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Koko Taylor – Queen Of The Blues Koko Taylor has been one of the most influential voices in the modern blues genre. As I was thinking about her recent birthday, I decided it’d be a great time to talk about her life a little bit!! Mz Taylor (born Cora Anna Walton, September 28, 1928 –...
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Shaun Murphy Band Headlines Blues On The Rock Fest. Ever heard of Blues on the Rock Fest? After 20+ months of not performing, and several of my city festival dates canceling, due to COVID-19, I was thrilled to be headlining a new show at the Blues On The Rock Fest in Rockport, IN last Sunday....
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Aretha Franklin New Movie Respect 2021 As I was starting to sing live, I’d focus on some of my favorite singers to guide me. I’d have to say Aretha Franklin has been a particular muse in my development along the way. I came from a pretty much, non-singing family, but every one of us is...
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Dusty Hill of ZZ Top Dies Dusty Hill, ZZ Top bassist, who played with the Texas blues-rock trio for over 50 years, died Tuesday at age 72. He also sang lead and backing vocals and played keyboards. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of ZZ Top in...
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Eric Clapton Career Highlights Memories Are Made Of This Here’s the recorded version of the blog: https://youtu.be/1SB0uteSZEU My Favorite Eric Clapton Career Highlights Working with Mr. Eric Clapton was one of the highlights of my life! Thanks to my ol’ singin’ pal Marcy Levy, AKA, Marcella Detroit, for throwing my name into this particular ‘hat’!...
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Bruce Hornsby Career Highlights Memories Are Made Of This – Here’s the recorded version of the blog: https://youtu.be/Js4EFdGSUKo I’m sitting here, remembering times I spent working with the great, Mr. Bruce Hornsby. It all started out when my very good friend, Laura Creamer who I’d worked with off and on since our first...
