Neil Murray (British musician)
| Neil Murray | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Philip Neil Murray |
| Born |
27 August 1950 Edinburgh, Scotland |
| Genres | Hard rock, blues rock, heavy metal, jazz fusion |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, songwriter |
| Instruments | Bass, piano, trombone, vocals, guitar, drums |
| Years active | 1967–present |
| Associated acts | Colosseum II, Whitesnake, Gary Moore, Gogmagog, Vow Wow, Black Sabbath, Cozy Powell's Hammer, The Brian May Band, Tony Martin, National Health, Peter Green Splinter Group, The Michael Schenker Group, Snakecharmer |
| Notable instruments | |
| Fender, B.C.Rich, Aria ProⅡ, Other | |
Philip Neil Murray (born 27 August 1950) is a Scottish bass player, best known for his work in Whitesnake,The Brian May Band, Black Sabbath and with Gary Moore.
Originally a drummer, who started playing bass in 1967, Murray formed his first band with school friends in 1967 (Slap Happy and the Dum-Dums) and his musical tastes were heavily influenced by the mid-1960s 'blues boom' bands and musicians, especially Jeff Beck, Eric Clapton and Jack Bruce, and later by Motown legend James Jamerson and Tim Bogert of Vanilla Fudge, Cactus and Beck, Bogert & Appice. Murray moved to bass shortly before studying graphic design at the London College of Printing.
During 1973, Neil briefly played in Gilgamesh, a jazz-fusion band led by Alan Gowen. After his departure from Gilgamesh, Murray toured the USA with Junior Hanson, following a recommendation from Jeff Beck's bass player Clive Chaman. Hanson later became a member of Bob Marley & The Wailers under the name Junior Marvin. Neil spent early 1974 supporting the album he recorded with them, Magic Dragon.
Murray's next gig came again through a recommendation from Clive Chaman, touring with Cozy Powell's Hammer in 1974 and 1975. The line-up included Don Airey and Bernie Marsden.
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