Michael Martin Murphey presents great challenges to anyone trying to construct a one-disc compilation of his work. For one thing, he has recorded for several record companies, all of which have catalogs now controlled by different major labels: A&M (Universal) 1972-1973; Epic (Sony), 1973-1981; Liberty (EMI), 1982-1983; and Warner Bros. (Warner) (1986-1997). (He has recorded independently since 1998.) For another, he has had at least three different careers, one in the 1970s as a...   [ read more ]

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?The first of three albums of cowboy material by Michael Martin Murphey, and one of the better modern collections. Murphey approaches his material with both reverence and humor, which makes this disc less serious than many more grimly authentic efforts. For repertory he draws on the songs of Bob Nolan (Tumbling Tumbleweeds), Dale Evans (Happy Trails), and Ian Tyson (Cowboy Pride); traditional songs that were recorded by the likes of Tex Ritter (I Ride an Old Paint, Jack o' Diamonds), Carl T. Sprague (When...   [ read more ]

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