Jimmy Murphy
Sign in to saveAlso known as James Patrick Murphy
Welsh footballer and manager (1910-1989)
Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1962
- Works
- 6
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- 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
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Jimmy
- Family name
- Murphy
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom
- Place of birth
- Glamorgan
- Place of death
- Manchester
- Occupation
- association football coach
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Sport
- association football
- Member of team
- Wales men's national association football team
- Position played
- wing half
- Country for sport
- Wales
- Image
- Jimmy Murphy statue.JPG
Show 3 more facts
- date of birth
- 1910-08-08
- date of death
- 1989-11-14
- coach of sports team
- Manchester United F.C.
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