Michael Martin Murphey
Michael Martin Murphey, an American singer-songwriter, is best known for writing and performing Western, Country music leaving an indelible mark on the American Music Landscape. His iconic hits such as “Wildfire,” “Carolina In The Pines”, “Geronimo’s Cadillac”, “Cowboy Logic,” “Cherokee Fiddle”, “Boy From The Country” earned him six gold albums and multiple Grammy nominations. In this episode, Murphey shows the audience just how a true, working-on-a-ranch cowboy, can infuse real life experience into warm and wonderful songwriting and performance.
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