Bobby Murray (musician)
| Bobby Murray | |
|---|---|
| Born |
June 9, 1953 Nagoya, Japan |
| Genres | Electric blues |
| Occupation(s) | Guitarist, songwriter, record producer |
| Instruments | Guitar |
| Years active | 1970s–present |
| Labels | Viceroots Records, No Cover Productions |
Bobby Murray (born June 9, 1953) is an American electric blues guitarist, songwriter and record producer. Murray has played in Etta James' backing band for twenty years, performed on three Grammy Award winning recordings with James and B.B. King, and released three solo albums. In 2011, the Detroit Blues Society granted Murray their Lifetime Achievement Award.
His guitar playing was mainly influenced by Albert Collins. Murray currently resides in Ferndale, Michigan, United States.
Murray was born in Nagoya, Japan, to an Irish father and a Japanese mother. Growing up in a military family setting, he was later raised in Tacoma, Washington. Murray attended the same high school as Robert Cray, and they engaged Albert Collins to play at the school's graduation party.
He started his musical career playing in the blues clubs in the San Francisco Bay Area, having originally formed an ensemble that became Robert Cray and the Crayolas. Throughout the 1970s and 1980s, Murray supplied guitar backing for Frankie Lee and Sonny Rhodes. He also at various times appeared on the same stage as Albert Collins, Charlie Musselwhite, Otis Rush, Jimmy Witherspoon, and John Lee Hooker. In 1988, he was invited to join Etta James' backing ensemble, the Roots Band. Murray has worked with her for more than two decades. His other playing and recording duties have seen Murray work with Albert King, Johnny "Guitar" Watson, Taj Mahal, Percy Mayfield, Sugar Pie DeSanto, and Lowell Fulson.
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