Alan Murphy (28 November 1953 – 19 October 1989) was an English rock session guitarist, best remembered for his collaborations with Kate Bush and Go West. In 1988 he joined the group Level 42 as a full time band member and played with them until his death in 1989.
SFX was a band of Murphy's own creation, featuring fellow luminaries of the session world, Felix Krish on bass, Tony Beard on drums and Richard Cottle on keyboards. The band originated ...
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Alan Murphy (28 November 1953 – 19 October 1989) was an English rock session guitarist, best remembered for his collaborations with Kate Bush and Go West. In 1988 he joined the group Level 42 as a full time band member and played with them until his death in 1989.
SFX was a band of Murphy's own creation, featuring fellow luminaries of the session world, Felix Krish on bass, Tony Beard on drums and Richard Cottle on keyboards. The band originated from the covers band "The Stapleton Allstars" into SFX having created a set of all original fusionesque tunes. They played the occasional interrupted residency at the Cricketers pub, near The Oval cricket ground in London. The band recorded an album which was subsequently released after Murphy's death.
He performed with Fusion Orchestra in 1975. In 1984, Murphy worked on the album 'Cold in a Warm Climate' with the band Paparazzi, becoming a member in preparation for a major european tour. When Paparazzi broke up, Murphy recorded the first Go...
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