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TRUE BLUES BROTHER : THE LEGACY OF MATT "GUITAR" MURPHY
BOBBY CHRISTINA'S CARAVAN
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Matt "Guitar" Murphy (1929-2018)
TRUE BLUES BROTHER : THE LEGACY OF MATT "GUITAR" MURPHY
NOLA BLUE RECORDS - RELEASE DATE : JUNE 21, 2024
(USA)
BOBBY CHRISTINA'S CARAVAN F E A T U R I N G
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On Guitar
Matt “Guitar” Murphy
Ricky “King” Russell
Neal Vitullo
Nick Adams
Scrappy Jud Newcomb
Bill “Fox” Mills
Cliff Goodwin
Chris Leigh
Steve Cropper
Enrico Crivellaro
Ronnie Earl
Rob McNelly
Bob Margolin
Duke Robillard
Tom Ferraro
Doyle Bramhall II
Joe Beard
Chris Beard
On Keyboards
Bruce Bears
Richard Reed
Johnny Juxo
Johnny Nicholas
Al Copley
Dicky Reed
Rufus Davis
Kenny “Blues Boss” Wayne
Mati Vaarmann
Ron Levy
Chuck Leavell
Anthony Farrell
On Bass
Bob Worthington
Tommy Reed
Dean Cassell
Bruce Hughes
Marty Ballou
Felton Crews
Tommy MacDonald
Brian Leach
On Drums
Fran Christina
Bob Christina
Jaak Ahelik
Jaimoe
Tom Hambridge
Kenny “Beedy Eyes” Smith
On Sax
Klem Klimek
Collin Tilton
Greg Piccolo
Bob Hassen
Doug James
Gordon “Sax” Beadle
Paul Lieberman
On Trumpet
Dave Cafro
Doc Chanonhouse
On Vocals
Dave Howard
Michelle Brett
Brian Templeton
Christine Ohlman
Toni Lynn Washington
Lisa Marie
Craig Rawding
Tracy Nelson
Melody Forrest
Roslyn Cambell
Angel Cooper
Nick David
DD Bastos
On Harmonica
Lee Oskar
Jerry Portnoy
Billy Boy Arnold
On Fiddle
Danny Levin
Jessica Mancuso
On Trombone
Josh Kane
TRACKLIST
1. Matt’s Boogie
Guitar - Matt “Guitar” Murphy
Guitar - Ricky “King” Russell
Organ - Bruce Bears
Bass - Bob Worthington
Drums - Fran Christina
2. You Never Can Tell
Vocals - Dave Howard
Background Vocals - Michelle Brett
Guitar - Neal Vitullo
Dave Cafro - Trumpet
Doc Chanonhouse - Trumpet
Klem Klimek - Tenor Saxophone
Keyboard - Richard Reed
Bass - Tommy Reed
Drums - Bob Christina
3. I Feel Alright Again
Vocals - Brian Templeton
Guitar - Nick Adams
Tenor Saxophone - Collin Tilton
Keyboard - Johnny Juxo
Bass - Dean Cassell
Drums - Bob Christina
4. Mother Earth
Vocals and Piano - Johnny Nicholas
Guitar and Mandolin - Scrappy Jud Newcomb
Fiddle - Danny Levin
Bass - Bruce Hughes
Drums - Fran Christina
5. I’m Lost Without You
Vocals and Drums - Fran Christina
Guitar - Bill “Fox” Mills
Tenor Saxophone - Greg Piccolo
Piano - Al Copley
Bass - Marty Ballou
6. Something’s Got a Hold on Me
Vocals - Christine Ohlman
Guitar - Cliff Goodwin
Guitar - Ricky “King” Russell
Bass - Bob Worthington
Drums - Bob Christina
7. Peter Gunn I
Guitar - Neal Vitullo
Dave Cafro - Trumpet
Bob Hassen - Baritone Sax
Doc Chanonhouse - Trumpet
Klem Klimek - Tenor Sax
Keyboards - Dicky Reed
Bass - Tommy Reed
Drums - Bob Christina
8. I Can’t Quit You Baby
Vocals - Phil Diiorio
Guitar - Troy Mercy
Harmonica - James Montgomery
Bass - Marty Ballou
Drums - Bob Christina
9. Think
Vocals - Toni Lynn Washington
Vocals - Lisa Marie
Guitar - Chris Leigh
Doug James - Baritone Saxophone
Gordon “Sax” Beadle - Tenor Saxophone
Keyboards - Rufus Davis
Bass - Tommy Reed
Drums - Bob Christina
10. Way Down South
Vocals and Piano - Kenny “Blues Boss” Wayne
Guitar - Steve Cropper
Guitar - Enrico Crivellaro
Harmonica - Lee Oskar
Hammond Organ - Mati Vaarmann
Bass - Felton Crews
Drums - Jaak Ahelik
11. Suffering Soul
Guitar - Ronnie Earl
Guitar - Nick Adams
Keyboard - Ron Levy
Drums – Jaimoe
Drums - Bob Christina
12. Jack Rabbit
Vocals and Drums - Tom Hambridge
Guitar - Rob McNelly
Bass - Tommy MacDonald
1. Matt’s Shuffle
Guitar - Matt “Guitar” Murphy
Organ - Bruce Bears
Bass - Bob Worthington
Drums - Bob Christina
2. Evil
Vocals - Craig Rawding
Guitar - Bob Margolin
Harmonica - Jerry Portnoy
Piano - Chuck Leavell
Drums - Bob Christina
3. Rocket 88
Vocals - Craig Rawding
Guitar - Bill Kirchen
Guitar - Mike Williams
Baritone Saxophone - Doug James
Trumpet - Doc Chanonhouse
Tenor Saxophone - Gordon “Sax”; Beadle
Piano - Chuck Leavell
Bass - Marty Ballou
Drums - Bob Christina
4. Sugar on the Floor
Vocals - Christine Ohlman
Guitar - Cliff Goodwin
Guitar - Ricky “King” Russell
Violin - Jessica Mancuso
Bass - Bob Worthington
Drums - Bob Christina
5. Lonesome
Vocals and Drums - Fran Christina
Guitar - Duke Robillard
Sax - Greg Piccolo
Piano - Al Copley
Bass - Marty Ballou
6. Same Old Blues
Vocals - Tracy Nelson
Backing vocals - Melody Forrest
Backing vocals - Roslyn Cambell
Backing vocals - Angel Cooper
Guitar - Tom Ferraro
Piano - Chuck Leavell
Bass - Tommy Reed
Drums - Bob Christina
7. Give Me Time
Vocals, Guitar, Bass - Doyle Bramhall II
Backing Vocals, Drums - Fran Christina
Keyboards - Anthony Farrell
8. Shake A Tailfeather
Vocals - Nick David
Backing Vocals - Lisa Marie
Baqcking Vocals DD Bastos
Guitar - Chris Leigh
Baritone Saxophone - Bob Hassen
Trumpet - Dave Cafro
Tenor Saxophone - Klem Klimek
Keyboard - Johnny Juxo
Bass - Tommy Reed
Drums - Bob Christina
9. Tired of Sleeping Alone
Vocals and Guitar - Ricky “King” Russell
Guitar - Matt “Guitar” Murphy
Baritone Saxophone - Bob Hassen
Tenor Saxophone - Paul Lieberman
Trumpet - Doc Chanonhouse
Trombone - Josh Kane
Bass - Bob Worthingto
Drums - Bob Christina
10. Peter Gunn II
Guitar - Neal Vitullo
Trumpet - Dave Cafro
Baritone Saxophone - Bob Hassen
Trumpet - Doc Chanonhouse
Tenor Saxophone - Klem Klimek
Keyboards - Dicky Reed
Bass - Tommy Reed
Drums - Bob Christina
11. Let Me Hang Around
Vocals and Guitar - Joe Beard
Guitar - Chris Beard
Harmonica - Billy Boy Arnold
Bass - Brian Leach
Drums - Kenny “Beedy Eyes” Smith
12. You Wasn’t Doin’ Too Good
Vocals and Guitar - Joe Beard
Harmonica - Billy Boy Arnold
VOLUME ONE
VOLUME TWO
Bob & Matt
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Bob
Best blues session guitar ever? It's very difficult to say, as difficult as summarizing in a few lines the musical career of Matt "Guitar" Murphy, difficult to name all the bluesmen with whom he has played and recorded , the albums in which his guitar has been present. It was 1951 when Murphy and Junior Parker were called by Ike Turner to record with Bobby Bland in Memphis, he played for a short time with Howlin Wolf and in 1952, Memphis Slim called him to play with him, first in St. Louis and later in Chicago, a musical relationship that lasted ten years. During this time, Murphy also played with Sunnyland Slim and Billy Boy Arnold and recorded numerous sessions for Chess Records. In 1963 he became known in Europe as part of the group of bluesmen who formed that year's edition of the American Folk & Blues Festival, being the main sideman of the tour. He definitively achieved fame in the United States in the first half of the seventies when he joined James Cotton's blues band, with whom he toured several times and recorded some of the harmonica player's best albums. It was in one of those performances with Cotton that John Belushi saw him perform and decided to convince him to join the band that he was forming, together with Dan Aykroyd, and a lineup of stars temporarily released from the Stax label, The Blues Brothers Band. In 1978, the only studio album they recorded, "Briefcase Full Of Blues" was released and with which they achieved the most lucrative commercial and mass success in the history of blues and soul until then. The Blues Brothers phenomenon reached its climax when John Landis directed the film "Blues Brothers", released in 1980 with unquestionable popular success in which, in addition to the members of the band, Murphy himself and mainly Steve Cropper, Donald Dunn, Steve Jordan , Tom Malone and Lou Marini, other celebrities such as Aretha Franklin, James Brown, Ray Charles, John Lee Hooker, Pinetop Perkins or Chaka Khan among others appeared in the film. The impact of the movie made Matt Murphy a musician recognized throughout the world. After the death of John Belushi in 1982, a sequel to the film was filmed, which under the title "Blues Brothers 2000" was a commercial failure. Murphy's death in 2018 occurred during the recording sessions he was doing with drummer, producer and friend for forty years Bob Christina, who in 1967 was an original member of Roomful Of Blues alongside Duke Robillard and Al Copley and later led the group Bob Christina's Caravan, a band with alternating blues, soul and R&B musicians. Bob decided to continue with those sessions and brought together all the musicians participating in the album with the aim of making a posthumous album in memory of Matt "Guitar" Murphy and the result is this double set "True Blues Brother: The Legacy of Matt 'Guitar' Murphy", an invaluable and unprecedented work of music.
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BLUES BROTHERS ALBUMS
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1978
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1980
BLUES BROTHERS SOUNDTRACK ALBUMS
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1980
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1998
MATT "GUITAR" MURPHY SOLO ALBUMS
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1990
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1996
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2000
MEMPHIS SLIM with MATT "GUITAR" MURPHY
(2 ALBUMS SELECTED)
JAMES COTTON with MATT "GUITAR" MURPHY
(2 ALBUMS SELECTED)
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1959
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1978
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1971
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1974
MEMPHIS SLIM & MATT MURPHY - "ALL BY MYSELF
THE BLUES BROTHERS BAND- "SOUL MAN"
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