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Matt "Guitar" Murphy

Way Down South
Born
29 December 1929, Sunflower, MS, United States
Died
15 June 2018, Miami, FL, United States
Member of
The Blues Brothers, David Foster & the Mohegan Sun All Stars
Notes
Brother of Floyd Murphy; uncle of Floyd Murphy, Jr.
Also Known As
Matthew Tyler Murphy [birth name], Guitar Murphy, M. Murphy, M.P. Murphy, M.T. (Matthew) Murphy, M.T. Murphy, Mat "Guitar" Murphy, Mat Murphy, Math. Murphy, Mathew "Guitar" Murphy, Mathew Murphy, Matt (Blues Brother) 'Guitar' Murphy, Matt Guitar Murphy, Matthew "Guitar" Murphy, Matthew Murphy, Matthew T. Murphy
Genres
Electric Blues
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Discography

28
Credits 39 Filmography 2

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Cover art: Memphis Slim With Matthew Murphy
Memphis Slim With Matthew Murphy
1963 • Memphis Slim With Matthew Murphy
Memphis Slim
Matt "Guitar" Murphy
 
3.51
20
1
20
1
Cover art: Way Down South
Way Down South
1990
 
3.15
4
4
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Cover art: The Blues Don't Bother Me
The Blues Don't Bother Me
1996
 
3.50
2
2
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Cover art: Lucky Charm
Lucky Charm
2000
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Appears On

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3.72
15
1
15
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Cover art: American Folk Blues Festival '63
American Folk Blues Festival '63 [live]
1963 • Album • Various Artists
 
3.83
14
14
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Cover art: Recorded Live at Antone's Night Club
Recorded Live at Antone's Night Club [live]
1988 • Album • James Cotton
 
4.31
3
3
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Cover art: Antone's Anniversary Anthology, Vol.2
Antone's Anniversary Anthology, Vol.2 [live]
1991 • Album • Various Artists
 
3.51
8
8
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Cover art: Live at Electric Lady
Live at Electric Lady [live, archival]
1992 • Album • The James Cotton Band
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3.46
97
3
97
3
Cover art: Blues Brothers 2000
Blues Brothers 2000 [motion picture soundtrack]
1998 • Album • Various Artists
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3.87
35
35
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Cover art: Crossroads: Eric Clapton Guitar Festival 2013
Crossroads: Eric Clapton Guitar Festival 2013 [live]
2013 • Album • Various Artists

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Way Down South

Biography

Matt Murphy was born on December 29, 1929 in Sunflower, Mississippi. I 1948, at the age of 21, Murphy began playing guitar for Howlin' Wolf and harp player Junior Parker was in the band with him.

By 1952 Matt Murphy had begun a long association with Memphis Slim which would last into the early 1960s. It was during this time that he became known for his very fast and intricate blues riffs which would effect the way rock and roll would sound.

In the late 1970s Murphy joined The Blues Brothers and assumed the name of Matt "Guitar" Murphy. He starred in both the films Blues Brothers and Blues Brothers 2000 and would perform with the band on and off for the next few decades.

In 1982 he began performing with his own band and continues to do so to this day, although a stroke he suffered while on stage in 2003 has limited the number of shown he performs annually. He also will sometimes perform as a member of The Mohegan Sun All Stars, a supergroup comprised of well-known session musicians.

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