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Chris Murphy

Saxophone
Hammond Organ
Vocals
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CHRIS MURPHY (Saxophone,Hammond Organ and Vocals) is a blues musician and entertainer based in London Ontario. From 1992-1997 he was the leader and frontman with the Old Chicago Blues Band the house band at the Old Chicago Speakeasy and Grill in London On. The band performed three shows a night, five nights a week for more than five years. During that time the band released two CD's and performed with more than 50 guest vocalists. They were also featured on their own TV Show "Speakeasy Blues" for Rogers Cable TV they produced 10 half hour shows and 9 one hour shows.

Since leaving the Old Chicago Speakeasy and Grill, Chris has been touring with American blues artist Chicago Pete and he has reformed Uptown Blooze the band he led from 1986-1992. He has completed 5 tracks for his debut CD which will be released in July of 1998.


Chris also runs an independent blues label called Speakeasy CDs and cohosts a radio show the Blues Never Die on CHRW 94.7 FM

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Places to hear Chris Murphy

Hear Chris Murphy at Boomerz, London, every Wednesday night

Boomerz, London every Wednesday night
Nado, Sarnia
Poor Folks Deli, Brantford
Gar's, Exeter
5th Avenue, Detroit
Cafe Campus , Montreal
Windsor Hotel, Winnipeg
Red Dog , Peterborough
Wally's , Guelph
Mrs Robinson's, Kitchener
Blind Dog , Chatham
Wortley Roadhouse, London
Silver Dollar , Toronto

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Recordings

AS A PERFORMER:

NEW CD RELEASE!
CHRIS MURPHY, Blowin' The Horn, Speakeasy CDS, Festival Distribution Inc. 1999. Press Release Blowin' The Horn
 
THE McAULEY BOYS, Wonderful Christmas Time!, Popular Records/ Warner Music Canada,1997
PRESERVATION BLUES REVIEW, Preservation/Fusion lll, 1997
THE OLD CHICAGO BLUES BAND, Fourth Anniversary, Speakeasy,1996
CHICAGO PETE, The Blues is Alright, Speakeasy, 1996
LONDON MUSICIANS AND ARTISTS FOR IMPOVERISHED FAMILIES,1996
THE OLD CHICAGO BLUES BAND, Third Anniversary,Speakeasy, 1995
JIMMY JACKSON, The Project, Indie, 1995
UPTOWN BLOOZE, Here Come the Blues, Indie, 1989
THE FOREST CITY JAZZ BAND, 2 45's, 1984
KEITH BARRIE, But We Can Dream, KABA Records, 1984

 

AS A PRODUCER:
CHRIS CHOWN, Stompin' Grounds, Speakeasy, 1997
CHICAGO PETE, The Blues is Alright, Speakeasy, 1996
JIMMY JACKSON, The Project, Indie, 1995

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