Joe Murphy (drummer)
Joseph "Joe" Murphy (* around 1910; † after 1950) was an American jazz and rhythm & blues musician ( drums ).
Live and act
Murphy played from the late 1930s with Ace Harris and His Sunset Royal Orchestra (with the first recordings for Vocalion in New York in 1937 ), in the following years with Doc Wheeler , from 1946 to 1949 in the Erskine Hawkins Orchestra, in which he Kelly Martin replaced. In the 1950s he appeared in recording sessions with Willie Bryant , Bobby Smith , Eddie Mack , Willis "Gator" Jackson and Quincy Jones . In the field of jazz and R&B he was involved in 22 recording sessions between 1937 and 1950.
Web links
- Joe Murphy at Allmusic (English)
- Joe Murphy at Discogs (English)
Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Murphy, Joe |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Murphy, Joseph |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American R&B and jazz musician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | around 1910 |
| DATE OF DEATH | after 1950 |