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Joaquin Murphey
Earl James Murphey (30 December 1923 — 25 October 1999), better known as Joaquin Murphey was born in Hollywood, California.
Joaquin Murphey was an innovative and influential steel guitarist who helped to define the sound of Western Swing[1]. He started professionally with the Spade Cooley band while a teenager. Being a musician also led to him appearing in films.[2]
- 1946 leaves Cooley to join Andy Parker and the Plainsmen
- 1947 receives a steel guitar built by Paul Bigsby[3]
- 1980 inducted into the Steel Guitar Hall of Fame[4]
His steel guitar playing contemporaries included Speedy West, Noel Boggs and Leon McAuliffe.
References
- The Story of Paul A. Bigsby: Father of the Modern Electric Solid Body Guitar ISBN-10: 0615243045
External links
- obituary in The Independent
- www.well.com/~wellvis/joaquin.html
- www.johnmcgann.com/joaquin.html
- Steel Guitar Hall of Fame
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