Michael Martin Murphey's Cowboy Christmas Ball

Back to the land for the holidays

"...Sunday evening, Michael Martin Murphey brings his Cowboy Christmas show to the..."

Dec. 12, 2012 Music Post by Jim Caligiuri

Lyle Lovett

"...A&M. I did interview Steven Fromholz, and I interviewed Michael Martin Murphey, and I interviewed Willis Alan Ramsey. I..."

Sept. 11, 1998 Music Feature by Jody Denberg

Snake Charmer

Ray Wylie Hubbard survived the crash, recovered the black box, and continues to fly high and get lowdown with 'Snake Farm.'

"...High School, Hubbard moved among remarkably talented classmates, including Michael Martin Murphey (a cheerleader at school assemblies) and B.W...."

June 23, 2006 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

Momentum and the Mountainside Sound

Dylan's bottler of magic, Bob Johnston, on the nicest guy ever, plus Paul Simon, Willie Nelson, Michael Martin Murphey, and more

"...artists with differing success. He produced the first four Michael Martin Murphey albums including Geronimo's Cadillac, Joe Ely's Down..."

Sept. 30, 2005 Music Feature by Louis Black

Willie Nelson's Luck Reunion 2022

"...Michael Martin Murphey..."

March 18, 2022 Photo Gallery

Michael Martin Murphey Acoustic Christmas Carols (Westfest) / Riders in the Sky Christmas the Cowboy Way (Rounder)

Xmas Records

"...Michael Martin MurpheyAcoustic Christmas Carols (Westfest)Riders in the SkyChristmas the..."

Dec. 24, 1999 Music Review by Jerry Renshaw

Michael Martin Murphey

"...Michael Martin MurpheyBuckaroo Blue Grass II (Rural Rhythm)..."

Feb. 26, 2010 Music Review by Jim Caligiuri

I Before E

A career retrospective on one of the lost cosmic cowboys, Rusty Wier

"...of the "Austin Sound," along with Jerry Jeff Walker, Michael Martin Murphey, and Steven Fromholz. He collects regular royalties..."

May 31, 2002 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

At Home With the Armadillo

by Gary P. Nunn (Greenleaf)

"...Homesick Blues" on his first trip to Europe with Michael Martin Murphey in 1973, the songwriter inadvertently endowed Austin..."

Feb. 2, 2018 Music Review by Doug Freeman

Michael Martin Murphey

"...Michael Martin MurpheyBuckaroo Blue Grass (Rural Rhythm)..."

March 13, 2009 Music Review by Jim Caligiuri

Steven Fromholz

"...time, but that's silly. ... In age, Walker and Murphey are my peers, roughly, but I've still got to..."

Sept. 11, 1998 Music Feature by Lee Nichols

Red Temple Prayer (Two Headed Dog)

A Valentine's Day mix for KOOP

"...also reconnected me to a childhood favorite, Texas son Michael Nesmith leading the Monkees (in name only) through Michael..."

Feb. 14, 2012 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

Luck Reunion Announces Lineup for 10th Anniversary Return

Daylong fest to feature Willie, Chuck Prophet, Lucero, Weyes Blood

"...and cosmic cowboy pioneers The Lost Gonzo Band with Michael Martin Murphey...."

Feb. 17, 2022 Music Post by Doug Freeman

Is It Rolling, Bob?

Bob Johnston produced some of music's greatest albums

"...getting sole composer credit for "contractual reasons") – to Michael Martin Murphey's "Wildfire," it's clear Johnston was in the..."

June 26, 2015 Music Feature by Jim Caligiuri

Off the Record

Celebrating the 40th anniversary of the Kerrville Folk Festival one year at a time

"...1973: Progressive Country: Willie Nelson, Michael Martin Murphey, and Thirteenth Floor Elevators' Benny Thurman with..."

May 27, 2011 Music Column by Austin Powell

Page Two

Acting as if God partakes in partisan or national politics is a display of blasphemy, not faith

"...Garfunkel; Johnny Cash at Folsom Prison; and Geronimo's Cadillac, Michael Martin Murphey's first album. Johnston also produced a couple..."

Dec. 24, 2004 Column by Louis Black

At Large in the Hills

Ray Wylie Hubbard's Dangerous Spirits

"...he found himself in distinguished company; his peers included Michael Martin Murphey, B.W. Stevenson, and Steve Fromholz. "When I..."

Aug. 29, 1997 Music Feature

Michael Martin Murphey

"...a progressive country icon in the Seventies, Dallas native Michael Martin Murphey recruited a veritable Armadillo World Headquarters reunion...."

Nov. 23, 2018 Music Review by Doug Freeman

How Jimmy Buffett's "Margaritaville" Became the Most Valuable Song of All Time

Buffett began composing the song after visiting a local Mexican restaurant

"...define the cosmic cowboy movement while backing Walker and Michael Martin Murphey. "Jimmy was just always the nicest guy..."

July 21, 2017 Music Feature by Doug Freeman

Country Mile

Country Mile

"...Michael Martin Murphey's five-plus decades need no niche, yet Tall..."

Aug. 12, 2011 Music Review by Margaret Moser

Good Music, Good Himes

Texas engineer Chet Himes talks about Christopher Cross

"...I was doing a lot of work with Michael Brovsky and FreeFlow Productions – Carole King, Joe Ely,..."

Jan. 23, 2012 Music Post by Margaret Moser

Road Shows

"...FRI 19 Sicola Martin, La Zona Rosa..."

Dec. 19, 1997 Music Feature

Vinyl’s Tin Cup Chalice

Finyl vinyl thoughts from the stacks of Antone’s Records

"...me of none other than a personal childhood sweetheart: Michael Nesmith...."

Jan. 15, 2014 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

Last Train to Clarksville

The Monkees go ape at the Long Center

"...his era flare-up, “Randy Scouse Git,” while proud Texan Michael Nesmith struggled to soar his forever golden cover of..."

Aug. 1, 2013 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

Blood on the Tracks

The ballad of Griff Luneburg and Cactus Cafe

"...his sister with turning him onto cosmic cowboys like Michael Martin Murphey around the same time. Little did he..."

Feb. 6, 2009 Music Feature by Jim Caligiuri

Dancing About Architecture

"...(8/16); Asylum Street Spankers with Guy Forsyth (8/23); and Michael Martin Murphey, Ray Wylie Hubbard, and Troy Campbell (8/30)......"

July 11, 1997 Music Column by Ken Lieck

A Culture 50 Years in the Making: The Kerrville Folk Festival Experience

Life-altering and deep-listening scenes from the oldest music festival in Texas

"...Paul James, Shawn Colvin, Bob Livingston Band, Gina Chavez, Michael Martin Murphey, Eliza Gilkyson, Micky & the Motorcars, Guthrie..."

May 20, 2022 Music Feature by Hank Erwin

Family Gathering: With an Altar to “Sister Bobbie,” Willie Nelson’s Luck Reunion Returns

Jason Isbell, Adia Victoria, Nelson & sons commune

"...Michael Martin Murphey joined the Lost Gonzo Band to dig..."

March 18, 2022 Music Post by Doug Freeman

Paramount Theatre Announces Fall/Winter Performances

Shinyribs, Ira Glass, and Potted Potter all on the horizon

"...Holiday Shindig at the Paramount Theatre Friday, Dec. 21: Michael Martin Murphey at the Paramount Theatre Saturday, Jan. 19:..."

May 31, 2018 Events Post by Kimberley Jones

Playback: The New Face of Austin Music Festivals

Taking stock of Austin’s festival landscape a week after the conclusion of ACL Fest

"...Armadillo World Headquarters featuring two of its all-star veterans, Michael Martin Murphey and Gary P. Nunn. The fundraiser subtly..."

Oct. 20, 2017 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

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