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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.
Trombonist and bandleader Turk Murphy led one of the most popular bands of the San Francisco Dixieland movement. Among his sidemen through the years were trumpeters Don Kinch, Bob Short and Leon Oakley, clarinetist Bob Helm, pianist Wally Rose, Pete Clute and Ray Skjelbred and singer Pat Yankee.
Learn about Turk Murphy, a pioneer of the San Francisco jazz scene, who played with Lu Watters, Bunk Johnson and his own band. Listen to his 1953 recording at the Italian Village and read his liner notes on the South Frisco Jazz Band.
Turk Murphy led one of the most popular bands of the San Francisco Dixieland movement. After playing with various big bands (including Mal Hallett and Will Osborne), Murphy first gained fame for his work with Lu Watters' highly influential Yerba Buena Jazz Band (1940-1947).
2 de abr. de 2021 · Turk Murphy & Dixieland Brass Band "Bill Bailey Won't You Please Come Home" on The Ed Sullivan Show, September 26, 1965. Subscribe now to never miss an update: https://ume.lnk.to ...
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Learn about Turk Murphy, a trombonist and band leader who played traditional New Orleans jazz in California. Explore his early life, his time with Lu Watters and the Yerba Buena Jazz Band, his war service, and his own band's success and legacy.
