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Melvin Edward Alton "Turk" Murphy (December 16, 1915 – May 30, 1987)[1] was an American trombonist and bandleader, who played traditional and Dixieland jazz.

Turk Murphy
Background information
Birth nameMelvin Edward Alton Murphy
Born(1915-12-16)December 16, 1915
Palermo, California, U.S.
DiedMay 30, 1987(1987-05-30) (aged 71)
San Francisco, California, U.S.
GenresTraditional jazz, Dixieland jazz
Occupation(s)Musician, singer, bandleader
Instrument(s)Trombone
LabelsVerve
Turk Murphy Lane in San Francisco
Turk Murphy Lane in San Francisco

Biography


He was born in Palermo, California, United States.[1] Murphy served in the Navy during World War II, during which he played and recorded with Lu Watters and Bunk Johnson.[1] In 1952, he headed Turk Murphy's Jazz Band,[1] which included pianist Wally Rose, clarinetist Bob Helm, banjoist Dick Lammi, and tubaist Bob Short. They played at the Italian Village at Columbus and Lombard in San Francisco's North Beach. The band appeared on The Ed Sullivan Show twice, in 1959 and 1965. In 1979, Robert Schulz began an eight-year stint with the band. Other notable band members included trumpeters Don Kinch and Leon Oakley; pianists Pete Clute, Don Keeler, and Ray Skjelbred; banjoist Carl Lunsford, tuba and trombonist Bill Carroll, singers Pat Yankee and Jimmy Stanislaw.[2]

Murphy was the singer for the 1971 Sesame Street cartoon shorts, "The Alligator King" and "No. 9 Martian Beauty". They were animated and produced by his friend Bud Luckey. Murphy arranged and performed on many of Luckey's other Sesame Street animated shorts. He was friend of trombonist and Disney animator Ward Kimball, who created many memorable caricatures of Murphy and Charles Addams, creator of the Addams Family.

Murphy's band played his nightclub, Earthquake McGoons,[3] which opened in 1960 and moved three times before closing in 1984. In January 1987, he played Carnegie Hall. He died on May 30, 1987.[1]


Discography



References


  1. Colin Larkin, ed. (1992). The Guinness Encyclopedia of Popular Music (First ed.). Guinness Publishing. pp. 1781/2. ISBN 0-85112-939-0.
  2. Shaw, Lew (1 September 2018). "Turk Murphy's Respect for the Past". The Syncopated Times. Retrieved 5 April 2020.
  3. Wilson, John S. (9 January 1987). "Turk Murphy to Perform at Carnegie". The New York Times. Retrieved 30 December 2016.
  4. "Turk Murphy | Album Discography | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 30 December 2016.

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Melvin Edward Alton „Turk“ Murphy (* 16. Dezember 1915 in Palermo (Kalifornien); † 30. Mai 1987 in San Francisco) war ein US-amerikanischer Posaunist und Komponist des Dixieland-Jazz. Mit Lu Watters und Bob Scobey war er die Zentralfigur beim Dixieland-Revival in San Francisco.
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