John Murry (musician)

John Murry
John Murry performing at Brudenell Social Club, Leeds, September 2016
Background information
Born	1979 (age 38–39) Mississippi, United States
Origin	Tupelo, Mississippi, United States
Genres	Indie rock
Occupation(s)	Musician, songwriter, composer, arranger
Instruments	Singer-songwriter
Years active	1998-present
Labels	Evangeline, Spunk, Warner, Rubyworks, TV Records, Latent Recordings
Associated acts	Bob Frank
Website	www.johnmurry.com

John Miller Murry (born 1979) is an American musician, singer/songwriter, composer and co-owner of Evangeline Recording Co..

His debut solo record, The Graceless Age, was issued on Evangeline Recording Co. in 2013 and listed by Uncut as one of the 10 best records of 2012.Mojo also included it in their 10 best albums of 2013; The Guardian included it in their Top 50 of 2013; and American Songwriter included it in their Top 5 of 2013.

Murry has recorded and toured with Memphis singer/songwriter Bob Frank, whose 1979 Vanguard LP is now available via an agreement between Sony and Vanguard, allowing Light In The Attic to release it on vinyl, followed by a CD and digital release by Sony/Vanguard. Murry often writes and collaborates with San Francisco singer/songwriter Chuck Prophet.

He is from Tupelo, Mississippi, and currently lives in Kilkenny, Ireland .

The followup to The Graceless Age, was recorded in Canada by Michael Timmins ( Cowboy Junkies ) and was released by TV Records in Europe under exclusive license from Latent Recordings on July 14, 2017 and in February 2018 in North America by Latent Recordings.

John Murry was born and raised in Mississippi. He is the second cousin of William Faulkner through adoption, though a more direct relation hidden from Murry has been put forth by Robin Young of NPR and others.

He began singing at the age of five in church. At 12, he learned the Tom Petty song "Free Fallin". He began playing in bands when he moved to Memphis, Tennessee, as a teenager.

Murry was a member of several bands in the early 2000s. His first appearance as a solo artist was on an album in collaboration with reclusive cult Memphis folk singer Bob Frank, World Without End, which was released on his own label in 2006. David Fricke of Rolling Stone described it as "all bullets, blades and guilt without end."

Murry moved to the Bay Area of California in 2004 and began performing solo work. He began recording with producer (and American Music Club drummer) Tim Mooney in 2005 and worked at San Francisco's Closer Recording Studio, where he met San Francisco singer/songwriter Chuck Prophet. After several collaborative recordings with Bob Frank, Murry released his debut solo album, The Graceless Age in 2012, which was well received by Mojo, Uncut and The Wall Street Journal.