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About Me

Art Murphy started his musical career in 1966.Born in Newcastle New Brunswick Art got the rock and roll bug and it has never left.During the 1960's and 1970's Art performed with the groups"Polyannas Dreamworld"and "Hard Road"with which he recorded the 45rpm"Love Potion No 9/Not Here With Me"on Interpro Records in Canada.During the 1990's Art performed with his band"Lookout"and in 2000 started"Backslider".The original members included:Ron Morrison,Rick Halas and Jacques Poitras.This group recorded the CD"First Gear/Rereleased".Members changed during the years and continued performing being called"the hardest working band"in the area by the press.Art toured the country during the 1970's and continues to write and record his style of Atlantic Canadian rock and roll.His influences growing up can be heard in his music and the style he plays.All photo's of Art by James Bond, jimsdigital.ca in Miramichi N.B.Thanks for stopping by and add us as a friend, we love to see you and we promise to get back to you asap,"about Me"

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Music:

Member Since: 9/13/2006
Band Website: jamwave.com/backslider
Band Members: Art Murphy,Vocals,lead guitar,keyboard/ Joe Sauntry,lead guitar/producer on music(2007).
Influences: The Beatles/ Dave Clark 5/ The Doobie Brothers/ Aerosmith/ The Guess Who/ The Animals/ Hermans Hermits/ The Beach Boys/ The Searchers/ Hard Road/ Bobby Curtola
Sounds Like: The bands of the 1960's early 1970's
Record Label: Packinshed Studio and Sauntry Studio
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

Booking Information for"Art Murphy and Backslider"

To book"Art Murphy and Backslider"please email Dreamworld Productions at [email protected] Book ahead for festivals,arena’s,club dates,concerts....
Posted by Art Murphy and Backslider on Tue, 11 Mar 2008 06:41:00 PST

A List of Sites To Hear And See Art Murphy And Backslider

http://www.myspace.com/artmurphyandbackslider http://www.onlinemusicnetwork.ca/members/247/blog.php & nbsp; http://www.unsignedchart.com/profile/ArtMurphyAndBackslid...
Posted by Art Murphy and Backslider on Tue, 26 Feb 2008 08:55:00 PST

Never Give Up,Keep Your Musical Dreams Alive.

You know music is a wonderful world,where would we be without it ? It can make you happy or sad, make a memory easier to remember or get you through some rough times,yes it is part of our lives.For th...
Posted by Art Murphy and Backslider on Sun, 24 Feb 2008 08:08:00 PST

Musicians who have performed full or part time with Backslider since 2000

Art Murphy,Ron Morrison,Rick Halas,Jacques Poitras,Walter Morrison,Mike Cunningham,Wesley Brown,Larry Lemieux.Others include:Larry Aubie,Robert Beaulieu,Mark Sweezey,Don Leblanc,Carter Dickson,Lucas A...
Posted by Art Murphy and Backslider on Mon, 04 Feb 2008 05:24:00 PST

Atlantic Canadian Musician's Passing.

Their music will live on forever. East Coast musician's who have passed away: John Allen Cameron(Cape Breton N.S.)Denny Doherty(The Mama's and Papa's, Halifax N.S.).And yet another great mu...
Posted by Art Murphy and Backslider on Sun, 21 Jan 2007 04:20:00 PST

Canadian Bands

We would like to hear from musicians,friends and everyone!!!Question is how many Canadian bands can you name from between 1960-2007? We would love to see how many we can list.
Posted by Art Murphy and Backslider on Wed, 13 Sep 2006 12:39:00 PST