William Murray (musician)

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William Murray
Born Glasgow, Scotland
Died1998
Dublin, Ireland
Genres Progressive folk
Occupation(s) Drummer, Photographer
InstrumentsDrum
Years active1970s–1990s
Associated acts Mellow Candle, Kevin Ayers, Mike Oldfield

William Murray (died 1998) was a drummer and photographer from Glasgow, Scotland.

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Career

As a drummer in the early 1970s Murray played with acts including Richard and Linda Thompson's 'Sour Grapes' band and Irish progressive folk band Mellow Candle. [1] In the 1970s Murray acted as drummer on Kevin Ayers's album Whatevershebringswesing and he later worked with Paul Kossoff. [2]

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As a musician Murray also worked with the British multi-instrumentalist, Mike Oldfield, who bought Murray a camera. [2] Murray worked with Oldfield on albums such as Ommadawn , writing the lyrics for "On Horseback". [2] Murray became a fashion photographer and moved to Dallas, Texas, United States. [2] In America Murray also formed a band called The Same with Clodagh Simonds, Carter Burwell, Stephen Bray and Chip Johanessen. [1]

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Murray took the photograph of Mike Oldfield that appears on the cover of his 1990 album, Amarok and wrote a short story for the booklet. [3]

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Murray later died in 1998 in Dublin, Ireland. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Mellow Candle". Irish Band. Retrieved 2008-06-03.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Ommadawn notes". Tubular.net. Retrieved 2008-06-03.
  3. ↑ "Amarok notes". The Official Mike Oldfield Information Service. Retrieved 2008-06-03.
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