Biography
Michael Martin Murphey (born March 14, 1945) is an American singer-songwriter. He was one of the founding artists of progressive country. A multiple Grammy nominee, Murphey has six gold albums including Cowboy Songs, the first album of cowboy music to achieve gold status since Gunfighter Ballads and Trail Songs by Marty Robbins in 1959. He has recorded the hit singles "Wildfire", "Carolina in the Pines", "What's Forever For", "A Long Line of Love", "What She Wants", "Don't Count the Rainy Days", and "Maybe This Time". Murphey is also the author of New Mexico's state ballad, "The Land of Enchantment". He has become a prominent musical voice for the Western horseman, rancher, and cowboy.
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Discography
Records they worked on — most-collected first.
The Monkees
1966
More Of The Monkees
1967
An Evening With John Denver
1975
Pisces, Aquarius, Capricorn & Jones Ltd.
1967
Then & Now... The Best Of The Monkees
1986
Blue Sky · Night Thunder
1975
Some Days Are Diamonds
1981
¡Viva Terlingua!
1973
Will The Circle Be Unbroken (Volume Two)
1989
Stars And Stripes Forever
1975
The Birds, The Bees & The Monkees
1968
You Bought It - You Name It
1983
Urban Cowboy (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
1980
Dirt, Silver & Gold
1976
Music Express
1975
Good Clean Fun: Marc With A C Sings The Monkees!
2012
The Best Of Michael Martin Murphey
1984
Block Buster
1976
Swans Against The Sun
1975
Jerry Jeff Walker
1972
Snoopy And His Friends The Royal Guardsmen
1970
Touch 'Em With Love
1969
The Monkees Present
1969
Instant Replay
1969
Credited work
1,320 releases · 235 albums · active 1966–2025
- Performance · 2,599
- Other credits · 173
- Production · 88
Studios: Universal Amphitheatre · Caribou Ranch · OmniSound Studios · Columbia Recording Studios, Nashville