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Jimmy Murphy

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American musician (1925–1981)

Person · Open Library

Born
1962
Works
6

Top works

  • What's Left of the Flag
  • Brothers of the Brush
  • The Full Golf Swing
  • Two plays
  • Matt ... United ... and me

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Gender
Male
Country
United States
Active from
1925
Active to
1981

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
4,973
Total plays
20,878

Tags

rockabilly50sBoppin HillbillycountryRock and Roll

Jimmy Murphy is one of the more enigmatic figures to come out of the country/rockabilly scene of the early to mid-'50s. A virtuoso guitar player and a gifted and inspired songwriter, he had a knack for composing and performing quirky, clever songs that hooked into unusual thematic angles -- his first song, "Electricity," equated rural electrification with religious salvation, while the closest he ever got to a real hit, "Sixteen Tons Rock n' Roll," was a satire of the 1956 Tennessee Ernie Ford h

via Last.fm · Jimmy Murphy

Available in 5 languages

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