Matt "Guitar" Murphy

Matt
Born: Dec 29, 1927 in Sunflower, MS
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Styles: Modern Electric Blues, Soul-Blues, Retro-Soul, Electric Chicago Blues
Biography: Probably best known for playing behind the Blues Brothers (and appearing prominently in their 1980 hit movie), Matt "Guitar" Murphy deserves enshrinement in the blues-guitar hall of fame anyway. His jazz-tinged, stunningly advanced riffing behind Memphis Slim elevated the towering pianist's 1950s output ...Read full biography
Way Down South
Released: 1990
Label: Texas Music Group
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The dazzling guitarist has recorded very sparingly as a leader over the course of his long career, preferring the relative anonymity of sideman duties behind Memphis Slim, James Cotton, and the Blues Brothers. ...Read full review
Lucky Charm
Released: 2000
Label: Roesch
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More Matt Murphy albums: Main Albums (3)
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