Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, John Denver, Randy Travis, Alabama, Garth Brooks, Toby Keith, Tracy Lawrence, Chet Atkins, Emmylou Harris, George Jones, Linda Ronstadt, Suzy Bogguss, Don Edwards, Ricky Skaggs, George Jones, Hal Ketchum, Martina Mcbride, Olivia Newton-John, Eddy Arnold and more. Michael has worked with all of the above performers.
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Singing cowboy poet Michael Martin Murphey is a " Western Music Hall of Fame Inductee" and one of the world's most respected singer-songwriters in pop and country-western music.
As a recording artist, he has had six gold records (including COWBOY SONGS, the first album of cowboy music to achieve gold statues since Marty Robbins), and hit singles including, "Wildfire," "Cowboy Logic," "Carolina in the Pines," "What's Forever For," and "Long Line of Love."
Long considered by the music industry as the "singing cowboy poet" and a pioneer of American cowboy music, Murphey's other popular songs include "Geronimo's Cadillac" and "Carolina in the Pines." He also penned New Mexico's state ballad, "The Land of Enchantment."
The Texas-born artist created the innovative touring concert "Cowboy Christmas--" in 1987, which now spans 40 cities during the holiday season.
Murphey is a lifelong outdoorsman with a strong commitment to issues regarding farmers, ranchers and natural resource management. He was born in Dallas, Texas and began riding horses on his grandfather's ranch when he was 6 years old and had his own Dallas TV show by the time he was 18. Murphey divides his time between residences in Texas, New Mexico and Wisconsin and currently performs at virtually every important Western event and festival.
LEGACY.....
Michael Martin Murphey has had a successful music career that has spanned four decades and included such musical genres as folk, country, rock, popular, western, and cowboy music. As a singer, songwriter, and producer, he has contributed some of the best-loved songs of his generation. His songs have been recorded by Kenny Rogers, John Denver, Cher, Lyle Lovett, Flatt & Scruggs, Claire Hamill, Hoyt Axton, Roger Miller, Bobbie Gentry, Michael Nesmith, and the Monkees.
Murphey played a major role in the resurrection of the cowboy song genre, recording and producing some of the most successful cowboy music of the past 40 years. His album Cowboy Songs inspired a whole series of albums. For his accomplishments in the Western and Cowboy Music field, Murphey received 5 awards from the National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum and Cowboy Hall of Fame in Oklahoma City. His name is now synonymous with Cowboy Music.
HONORS & AWARDS...
Inductee: Western Music Hall of Fame
2007 Wrangler Awards — Best Song from National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum and Cowboy Hall of Fame for "Long and Lonesome Road to Dalhart" from Heartland Cowboy: Cowboy Songs 5..
2007 Texas Music Awards — Best Song for "Close the Land (America's Heartland)" from Heartland Cowboy: Cowboy Songs 5
Letter of Commendation from the President of the United States — For Murphey's involvement producing John Wayne's 100th Birthday Celebration in 2007
Rolling Stone Magazine Best New Singer-Songwriter in the Nation — For the album, Geronimo's Cadillac
BMI Award, Gold Record — For "Wildfire" one of the most played songs in radio history in all formats
Gold Record — For Cowboy Songs the first Gold album in Cowboy Music since Marty Robbins
The Golden Smokey Award for Outstanding Public Service in Wildfire Prevention 1997 — presented by U.S. Department of Agriculture, U.S. Forest Service, National Association of State Forests and the Advertising Council
"King of the Cowboys Award" for "Outstanding Contribution to Western Family Entertainment" by the Cody Order of Scouts, State of Nebraska
Inductee: Cody Order of Scouts, Nebraska
Inductee: Nebraska Country Music Hall of Fame
Inductee: Colorado Country Music Hall of Fame
Best Album and Song — Academy of Western Artists, 2000
Best New Male Vocalist — Academy of Country Music, 1983
Golden Smokey Award for Outstanding Service to the U.S. National Parks Service, 1998
Western Heritage Awards from the Cowboy Hall of Fame (six-time winner)
International Charley Russell Western Heritage Society Red Sash Award for outstanding Service in Preservation of Western Heritage, 1999-2000
The New Mexico Distinguished Public Service Lifetime Achievement Award, 2000
Will Rogers Cowboy Philosopher Award, Will Rogers Memorial Commission, 1997Honorary Lifetime Membership: American Quarter Horse Association
They call them elephant ears, There big beautiful plants with leaves that look something like elephant Ears, And they grow wild where I live, And I see, that to nature they are far more then just a plant, As I watch one ear of this plant hold precious rain water, like a clear crystal pond held with in the crease of The plants leaves, and these tiny little bits of water held by the leaves, come and go and at times ,
They catch the sunlight just right and the glisten like smooth round diamonds, precious and as beautiful To me as any diamond could be, And to me, so much more precious to me, because this is water and Part of life. And the moments of sheer beauty equal to that of any diamond, Are lovingly held with in The hearts of those who are given, The private glory of nature water and sunlight as together they Bless me and now hopefully you, With tiny treasures as beautiful as any, Yet belonging to non, cherished Only by those able to know the there true worth,. May you always have the gift of observation so that you can receive all the gifts that life and its beauty so eagerly offers. Love and blessings to you!
THANKS PARDNA FOR LETTING ME SADDLE UP WITH YA ON THE TRAIL;AND THANKS FOR ALL THE GREAT SONGS AND COWBOY LOGIC AROUND THE MANY CAMPFIRES OVER THE YEARS YOUR A REAL PAL HOPE YOU HAD A HAPPY BLESSED THANKSGIVING YOUR FRIEND FROM ARIZONA;;THE TUMBLEWEED
Compilation CD is finished!!! Will begin mailing out to radio stations any day now!! Please come by my page and listen to “Angel Kisses” by “Delores Hershey”. I hope you will also add Delores at www.myspace.com/deloreshershey and listen to “I’ve Been Waiting For You” Both songs are on this CD. You can start calling your favorite radio stations to request these 2 songs by Delores Hershey!
Thank you so much and I hope you have a wonderful weekend!
Thank you so much for adding me. It was great meeting you in Utah at channel 2 last time. Hope when you get a chance you can stop by my page and listen to my new songs :) Peace and much love! -Thalia Condo
Hopefully you are having a Great Week. Just stopped by to Thank You for the add,and all the great Music. Keep In Touch,It's Great to ADD you as a Friend on Myspace.
Your music has always been great since the days we played on the same stage at The Rubiyat. Tell Mark that I said "Hello", and tell him to come to our class reunion in 2011, if he can make it into Big D.
Thanks for decades of really great, top quality music and entertainment.
Marc W. McCord http://canoeman.com/ http://southwestpaddler.com/ canoeman@canoeman.com
"Love many, trust few and ALWAYS paddle your own canoe!"
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