MATT 'GUITAR' MURPHY
TRUE BLUES BROTHER
After nearly forty years of musical and personal camaraderie, drummer and producer Bob Christina began studio work with Matt 'Guitar' Murphy on what would become Murphy's final project.
After he passed in June of 2018, the fate of the unfinished project was placed in Christina's hands. He began outreach to musicians who were friends of Murphy, played with him, or were otherwise influenced by him. The response was overwhelming, with no less than 72 fine musicians represented on True Blues Brother: The Legacy of Matt 'Guitar' Murphy, an historic 23 song double album including Murphy's final three studio recordings, a new song written and performed by multi-Grammy-winner Tom Hambridge, and the work of Murphy's friends Joe Beard and Billy Boy Arnold in the studio together for the first time.
Featured artists include Doyle Bramhall II, Fran Christina & The Original Roomful of Blues, Steve Cropper, Ronnie Earl, Sax Gordon, Jaimoe, Bill Kirchen, Chuck Leavell, Bob Margolin, James Montgomery, Tracy Nelson, Johnny Nicholas, Christine Ohlman, Lee Oskar, Jerry Portnoy, Duke Robillard, Kenny "Blues Boss" Wayne, Toni Lynn Washington and more.
A release date of June 21, 2024 is planned on Nola Blue Records.
Publicity: Mark Pucci Media mpmedia@bellsouth.net
Promotion: Mac Radio Promo - macradiopromo@gmail.com
Murphy was born in Sunflower, MS on Dec 29, 1929 and raised in Memphis, TN. He moved to Chicago, IL in 1948. Widely known for his appearance in The Blues Brothers movie and performing with The Blues Brothers band, Murphy's blues career was launched by the early 1950s and encompasses work with Howlin' Wolf, Little Junior Parker, Memphis Slim, and countless other titans of blues history. He was inducted into the Blues Hall of Fame in 2012. Murphy died on June 15, 2018 at 88.
