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Redevelopment Committee, February 22, 7 PM, MLK Park
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Feb
6
Willie Murphy’s odyssey
Filed Under art, businesses
He chose home over fame. Now, a two-disc set by one of Minneapolis’ greatest unsung talents sums up a career of highs and lows.
By CHRIS RIEMENSCHNEIDER, Star Tribune
It was 1971 — right after he produced Bonnie Raitt’s first album and right before he formed the greatest party band this town has ever seen — when Willie Murphy made the decision that would keep him in Minneapolis forever. No wonder it still haunts him.
The singer, songwriter, guitarist, pianist, filmmaker and all-around argonaut had an offer to become a house producer for Elektra Records, which issued his influential 1967 album with John Koerner, “Running, Jumping, Standing Still.” He would have made more money than he has ever seen. And he could have moved to Los Angeles or New York. (“Easy: New York’s a real city,” he said.)
After five years of vagabondish touring with Koerner, though, he wanted to have fun closer to home. That’s why he formed Willie & the Bees and said no to Elektra.
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Murphy, 65, has been relegated to weekly “blues jam” gigs for most of the past decade. His Blue Monday shows were a mainstay until the Viking Bar closed in 2006. He now plays every Monday at the reopened Wilebski’s Blues Saloon in St. Paul and every Wednesday at the Driftwood Char Bar in south Minneapolis. [KFNA Editor's Note--Yes, that IS in Kingfield at 4415 Nicollet!]
Read the full article at http://www.startribune.com/entertainment/music/83576427.html?elr=KArksD:aDyaEP:kD:aUt:aDyaEP:kD:aU9PhDcUU
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