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Turk Murphy's Jazz Band

Band, *1952 US
Jazz

Melvin Edward Alton “Turk” Murphy (born Palermo, California, December 16, 1915; died of bone cancer in San Francisco, California, May 30, 1987) was renowned as a trombonist and bandleader who played traditional and dixieland jazz in San Francisco.Among other venues, Murphy's band played his nightclub "Earthquake McGoons," which opened in 1960 and moved three times, from 99 Broadway to 630 Clay in 1964, the Embarcadero in 1979 and Pier 39 in 1983, before closing in 1984.In the mid-1960s, "Turk" Murphy was hired by San Francisco 49ers General Manager Lou Spadia, to play at Kezar Stadium.

Members

	Bill Stanley tu, b
	Bob Scobey tr 1916-1963 MX
	Bob Helm cl *1914 US
	Turk Murphy tb, voc 1915-1987 US
	Don Kinch tu, tr
	Bill Napier cl 1926-1992 US
	George Bruns tu, tb 1914-1983 US
	Leon Oakley cor US
	Pat Patton bj US
	Thad Wilkerson dr
	Pete Clute p *1933 US
	Jim Maihack tu US
	Carl Lunsford bj, voc US
	Phil Howe cl, ss US
	Burt Bales p
	Bill Newman bj US
	Thad Vandon dr, voc US
	Skippy Anderson p
	Bill Carroll tu, tb
	Stan Ward dr
	Squire Girsh b