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Welcome to Michael Martin Murphey's myspace site.Singing cowboy poet Michael Martin Murphey is a " Western Music Hall of Fame Inductee" and one of the world's most respected singer-songwriters in pop and country-western music.As a recording artist, he has had six gold records (including COWBOY SONGS, the first album of cowboy music to achieve gold statues since Marty Robbins), and hit singles including, "Wildfire," "Cowboy Logic," "Carolina in the Pines," "What's Forever For," and "Long Line of Love."Long considered by the music industry as the "singing cowboy poet" and a pioneer of American cowboy music, Murphey's other popular songs include "Geronimo's Cadillac" and "Carolina in the Pines." He also penned New Mexico's state ballad, "The Land of Enchantment."The Texas-born artist created the innovative touring concert "Cowboy Christmas--" in 1987, which now spans 40 cities during the holiday season.Murphey is a lifelong outdoorsman with a strong commitment to issues regarding farmers, ranchers and natural resource management. He was born in Dallas, Texas and began riding horses on his grandfather's ranch when he was 6 years old and had his own Dallas TV show by the time he was 18. Murphey divides his time between residences in Texas, New Mexico and Wisconsin and currently performs at virtually every important Western event and festival.LEGACY.....Michael Martin Murphey has had a successful music career that has spanned four decades and included such musical genres as folk, country, rock, popular, western, and cowboy music. As a singer, songwriter, and producer, he has contributed some of the best-loved songs of his generation. His songs have been recorded by Kenny Rogers, John Denver, Cher, Lyle Lovett, Flatt & Scruggs, Claire Hamill, Hoyt Axton, Roger Miller, Bobbie Gentry, Michael Nesmith, and the Monkees.Murphey played a major role in the resurrection of the cowboy song genre, recording and producing some of the most successful cowboy music of the past 40 years. His album Cowboy Songs inspired a whole series of albums. For his accomplishments in the Western and Cowboy Music field, Murphey received 5 awards from the National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum and Cowboy Hall of Fame in Oklahoma City. His name is now synonymous with Cowboy Music.Honors and Awards...* Inductee: Western Music Hall of Fame
* 2007 Wrangler Awards — Best Song from National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum and Cowboy Hall of Fame for "Long and Lonesome Road to Dalhart" from Heartland Cowboy: Cowboy Songs 5
* 2007 Texas Music Awards — Best Song for "Close the Land (America's Heartland)" from Heartland Cowboy: Cowboy Songs 5
* Letter of Commendation from the President of the United States — For Murphey's involvement producing John Wayne's 100th Birthday Celebration in 2007
* Rolling Stone Magazine Best New Singer-Songwriter in the Nation — For the album, Geronimo's Cadillac
* BMI Award, Gold Record — For "Wildfire" one of the most played songs in radio history in all formats
* Gold Record — For Cowboy Songs the first Gold album in Cowboy Music since Marty Robbins
* The Golden Smokey Award for Outstanding Public Service in Wildfire Prevention 1997 — presented by U.S. Department of Agriculture, U.S. Forest Service, National Association of State Forests and the Advertising Council
* "King of the Cowboys Award" for "Outstanding Contribution to Western Family Entertainment" by the Cody Order of Scouts, State of Nebraska
* Inductee: Cody Order of Scouts, Nebraska
* Inductee: Nebraska Country Music Hall of Fame
* Inductee: Colorado Country Music Hall of Fame
* Best Album and Song — Academy of Western Artists, 2000
* Best New Male Vocalist — Academy of Country Music, 1983
* Golden Smokey Award for Outstanding Service to the U.S. National Parks Service, 1998
* Western Heritage Awards from the Cowboy Hall of Fame (six-time winner)
* International Charley Russell Western Heritage Society Red Sash Award for outstanding Service in Preservation of Western Heritage, 1999-2000
* The New Mexico Distinguished Public Service Lifetime Achievement Award, 2000
* Will Rogers Cowboy Philosopher Award, Will Rogers Memorial Commission, 1997
* Honorary Lifetime Membership: American Quarter Horse Association
* CMA Award (three-time nominee)
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