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SHAUN MURPHY – COMING HOME AND GOING RIGHT

BACK OUT AGAIN

By Lawrence Lebo

Seventy-ffive-year-old vocalist and American blues artist Shaun
Murphy has had that rare, rich and rewarding career that most
vocalists would die for!

August 1969! Right place and right time, in that Motown hub
of R&B and Pop talent, Detroit, MI (USA). Shaun performs at
the first ever Ann Arbor Blues Festival. 1971 finds Shaun recording
for Motown’s Rare Earth Records
division as a duo act with legendary

Marvin Lee Aday under the stage
names of Meatloaf and Stoney (Marvin
and Shaun had been castmates in a
theatre production of ‘Hair’)! What
follows for Shaun is live and recording
work as a backup singer with such acts
as Bob Seger, Eric Clapton, Moody
Blues, Herbie Hancock, Phil Collins,
Glen Frey, Joe Walsh, Maria Muldaur,
Bruce Hornsby, Michael Bolton and
Alice Cooper, to name a few! In 1993
Shaun joins the band Little Feat as a
full-time member. She tours and
records with Little Feat until 2009.
Over 15 years!

It gets better! September 2009 Shaun
releases her first blues “solo artist”
album entitled “Livin’ The Blues”.
Three albums later Shaun’s 2012
release ‘Ask For The Moon’ is nominated for three Grammy Awards and wins two Blues Blast
music awards. Three more releases later and Shaun is nominated for five 2020 Independent

Blues Awards, in five different categories!
June 5, 2023, welcomed Murphy’s 11th release, “I’m Coming Home”. It’s a twelve-track mix of

originals and covers, and one brilliant, passionate, consummate Shaun Murphy! Also appearing
are bandmates Tommy Stillwell and Kenne Cramer on guitars and vocals, Kevin McKendree on
keys, Tom DelRossi on drums and vocals, and John Marcus on bass. What more can I say!!! Shaun
Murphy is a veteran vocalist and artist for all times. Run .... don’t walk to get your copy of her
latest release “I’m Coming Home”!

I asked Shaun Murphy to tell us about her musical career journey. This is what she told me ...

LL: You have certainly had a long, successful and interesting career, Shaun. Thank you for
agreeing to share your story with us! I usually start off my interviews by asking about an
artist’s childhood beginnings, but if you don’t mind, let’s start with your music career.