Turk Murphy
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About Turk Murphy
Melvin Edward Alton “Turk” Murphy was born in Palermo, California, December 16, 1915. He was most renowned as a trombonist who played traditional and dixieland jazz in San Francisco at Earthquake Magoons night club. Murphy served in the Navy during World War II, during which time he played and recorded with Lu Watters and Bunk Johnson, among others. In 1952 he headed his own band, consisting of himself, Wally Rose playing piano, Bob Helm playing clarinet, Dick Lammi strumming the banjo, and Bob Short with a tuba.
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Irish Black Bottom
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St. James Infirmary
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By and By
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When My Sugar Walks Down The Street
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The Maple Leaf Rag
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This Train
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Dippermouth Blues
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Shake That Thing
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Kansas City Man Blues
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Trombone Rag
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Down By The Riverside
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Canal Street Blues
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New Orleans Stomp
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St. James Infirmary - Live At The Newport Jazz Festival, 1957
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Darktown Strutter's Ball
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Struttin' With Some Barbecue
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Waiting For The Robert E. Lee
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1919 Rag
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Big Fat Ham
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Curse Of An Aching Heart
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Temptation Blues
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Turk's Blues (Social Polecat)
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Storyville Blues
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Ragtime Dance
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Cakewalkin 'Babies (From Home)
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Dippermout Blues
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Trouble In Mind
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Sadie Green, the Vamp of New Orleans
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Bay City
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Doctor Jazz
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Wolverine Blues
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Minstrels of Annie Street
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A Closer Walk with Thee
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Mack the Knife
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Big Butter And Egg Man
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South
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Jazzin' Babies Blues
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After You've Gone
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Frog-I-More Rag
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The Pearls
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Sidewalk Blues
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Wise Guys
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Hard Hearted Hannah
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35th Street Blues
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Papa Dip
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Mississippi Rag
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Yellow Dog Blues
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Creole Belle
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Chimes Blues
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New Orleans Blues
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