Joaquin Murphey

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Joaquin Murphey

g, 1923-1999 US, Hollywood
Musician of Country
A.k.a. Earl James Murphey

Earl James "Joaquin" Murphey (often spelled "Murphy", 30 December 1923 in Hollywood, California – 25 October 1999) was an American steel guitarist. Nicknamed "Joaquin" due to his personality, Murphey was an "innovative" and highly influential steel guitarist who helped to define the sound of Western Swing styledlap steel guitar, combining the Hawaiian steel guitarists styles, and the influence of early Western Swing pioneers such as Leon McAuliffe and Bob Dunn. He started professionally while a teenager in the late 1930s, and eventually joined the prestigious Spade Cooley western swing orchestra. This commitment also brought him film appearances, in many "singin' cowboy"'s features.

Genres

Country
World
Folk
Pop
Jazz

Plays With

Tex Williams And His Western Caravan

The Plainsmen

Band Members

Discography

Title	Artist	Year	Type
Joaquin Murphey	Joaquin Murphey	1977	Album

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To all the music fans that are contributing on Discogs, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia. Thanks to Franz Flückiger for providing Storygram used to visualize band membership.

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