Michael Martin Murphey

About Michael Martin Murphey

Murphey is most known for writing"The Land of Enchantment", the state song of New Mexico, as well as his Gold-certified album Cowboy Songs and hit singles"Don't Count the Rainy Days,""What's Forever For", and"Wildfire".

Michael Martin Murphey is an American singer and songwriter known for writing and performing western, country and popular music. A Grammy nominee, Murphey has six golden albums, including Cowboy Songs, the first cowboy album to hit the gold spot since the 1959 Marty Robbins Ballad Gunfighter and Trail Songs. "Wildfire", "Carolina in the Pines", "What's Forever For", "A Long Line of Love", "What She Wants", "Don't Count the Rainy Days", and "Maybe This Time" . Murphey is also the author of the New Mexico state ballad, "The Land of Enchantment". Murphey has become a top musical vocalist for Western Rider, Rancher and Cowboy.

Instruments	Vocals, guitar, banjo, piano, harmonica, mandolin
Occupation(s)	Singer-songwriter
Genres	Western, country, Outlaw country, folk, pop, bluegrass, soft rock
Years active	1964–present
Labels	A&M, Epic, Liberty, Warner Bros. Records, Valley Entertainment, Real West Productions, Rural Rhythm Records, Western Jubilee Recording
Born	March 14, 1945, Dallas, Texas, U.S.

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Trivia

A bluegrass musician as well as a country and western singer and songwriter, he recorded a 2009 album titled Buckaroo Blue Grass.

Michael Martin Murphey before fame

While earning an undergraduate degree in Greek at the University of North Texas, he joined the university's Folk Music Club. Later, at the University of California, Los Angeles, he studied Medieval history and creative writing while continuing to create and play music.

Achievement of Michael Martin Murphey

His debut album, Buckaroo Blue Grass, was released in 2009. He is a bluegrass performer and composer, as well as a country & western performer and composer.

Salary 2020

Not known

Net Worth 2020

$2 Million

Michael Martin Murphey family life

As the sons of Lois and Pink Murphey, he and his younger brother, Mark, grew up in Dallas, Texas. Ryan Murphey, a Grammy-nominated musician, is the result of his first marriage to Diana Vero. His second marriage to Caroline Hogue produced the hit song"Carolina in the Pines", while his third marriage to Mary Maciukas produced Laura Lynn and Brennan. He married Karen Rische for the fourth time in 2003.

Associations of Michael Martin Murphey

Kenny Rogers, a country music icon, recorded an album called The Ballad of Calico that was entirely composed by Murphey.

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