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L J Murphy

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About Me

A modern-day beatnik, a vaudeville barker, a film noir rocker, a blues growler, a barroom balladeer, a saloon philosopher, a subway cabaret monster, and an untraditional traditionalist? Singer-songwriter L J Murphy has been described as all of these. He's also been described as one of the most poetic and original songwriters to come out of New York City in a very long time.Murphy's live performances are rambunctious and eclectic affairs that highlight the wide array of genres that his songwriting encompasses, from blues and ballads to funk to country to soul to rockabilly to folk and back again... CDBABY LINK for L J MURPHY: Mad Within Reason --

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Music:

Member Since: 4/29/2006
Band Website: ljmurphy.com
Band Members: Newly re-vamped line-up soon to be announced...stay tuned!
Influences: Ray Charles, Billie Holiday, Louis Armstrong, Solomon Burke, Hank Williams, Elvis Costello, Van Morrison, Tom Waits, Bob Dylan, Johnny Cash, Lee Dorsey, Fats Domino, Little Richard, Jerry Lee Lewis, Muddy Waters, John Lee Hooker, Leadbelly, Howlin' Wolf, Big Joe Turner, Wilson Pickett, Duke Ellington, Dr. John, Gram Parsons, Lester Young, The Beatles, The Animals, James Brown, Jack Kerouac, Frida Kahlo, Edward Hopper, Lenny Bruce, David Lynch, Alfred Hitchcock, Robert Mitchum, Charles Bukowski, W B Yeats, Oscar Wilde, William Blake, Allen Ginsberg, James Joyce, Samuel Beckett, Carson McCullers, Suzanne Vega
Sounds Like: Music for smart people living in a stupid world.
Type of Label: None

My Blog

CD Reviews From MySpace Friends!

If you have a copy of our CD ’Mad Within Reason’, please post a one paragraph review in our blog comments. Thanks!
Posted by L J Murphy on Mon, 07 Apr 2008 08:43:00 PST

I Should Have Voted For Malachy McCourt!

Eliot Spitzer resigns in disgrace.  The paragon of virtue has fallen.  The antagonizer of  Wall Street swine and corrupt radio programmers has a surprising hobby.  His beautiful&nb...
Posted by L J Murphy on Sun, 16 Mar 2008 07:17:00 PST

Concert Review Of Jan. 23 Show At Trash!

Here's a review of the solo show at Trash in Brooklyn on 1/23/08 from lucidculture.  Lucidculture is a great place to keep up with the NYC music scene.  Visit them at www.lucidculture.w...
Posted by L J Murphy on Sat, 26 Jan 2008 10:17:00 PST

Boxing Day In America! Its about time!

Please note: Boxing Day has nothing to do with the sport of boxing.  It is a holiday celebrated in England and many of its former colonies such as Canada.  It is also celebrated in Ireland a...
Posted by L J Murphy on Sat, 22 Dec 2007 02:33:00 PST

What About Willie Nelson?

  Sasha knows all about this! Willie is a sage. He was a sage even before he had the beard. He wrote "Crazy" before he had the beard and Nashville didn't appreciate him. Imagine that!Even if he h...
Posted by L J Murphy on Wed, 05 Dec 2007 01:18:00 PST

A Concert Review Of The June 12th Knitting Factory Show

This is a review of our show at The Knitting Factory on June 12th from Lucidculture.  Lucidculture is a great place to keep up with what is going on in the NYC music scene.  Visit them...
Posted by L J Murphy on Thu, 14 Jun 2007 04:23:00 PST

Our cd goes very well with...

winebeerwhiskeyvodkagin (careful now!)hard cideralecognac (be very careful now!)sambucapoteen (I hope your not working tomorrow...or the day after!)malt liquourespressocappucinoteadiner coffee in pape...
Posted by L J Murphy on Sat, 10 Feb 2007 08:23:00 PST

I-tunes...

Please visit the I-tunes page for our album Mad Within Reason. Simply click  the link below:http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/view Album?playListId=183802471 Thank you!...
Posted by L J Murphy on Sat, 20 Jan 2007 12:05:00 PST

It takes MORE than a killer tattoo to be a ROCK STAR?

Of course it takes more!  You'll also need creatively coiffed facial hair and  black fingernail polish!  Remember, you are a very dangerous rebel!
Posted by L J Murphy on Mon, 18 Sep 2006 06:25:00 PST

You know your date is going poorly when...

she keeps insisting that Jamie Foxx played Klinger on M*A*S*H.
Posted by L J Murphy on Sat, 29 Jul 2006 09:41:00 PST