John Murry (musician)

John Murry
Birth nameJohn Miller Murry
Born1979 (age 44–45)
Mississippi, United States
OriginTupelo, Mississippi, United States
GenresFolk, Americana, indie, experimental
Occupation(s)Musician, singer-songwriter, producer
Instrument(s)Electric and acoustic guitars, piano
Years active1998–present
LabelsEvangeline, Spunk, Warner, Rubyworks, TV Records, Latent Recordings, Submarine Cat
Websitewww.johnmurry.com

John Miller Murry (born 1979) is an American musician, singer-songwriter, composer and producer. He is from Tupelo, Mississippi, and currently lives in Drumlish, County Longford, Ireland.

His debut solo record, The Graceless Age, was issued on Evangeline Recording Co. in 2013 and listed by Uncut as one of the 10 best records of 2012.[1] Mojo also included it in their 10 best albums of 2013; The Guardian included it in their Top 50 of 2013; and American Songwriter included it in their Top 5 of 2013.

Murry has recorded and toured with Memphis singer-songwriter Bob Frank. Murry often writes and collaborates with the San Francisco-based singer-songwriter, Chuck Prophet.

The follow-up to The Graceless Age, was recorded in Canada by Michael Timmins and was released by TV Records in Europe under exclusive license from Latent Recordings on July 14, 2017, and in February 2018 in North America by Latent Recordings.

2021 saw the release of The Stars are Gods Bullet Holes which charted at 22 in the U.K. indie album charts and No 6 in the U.K. Americana charts.

  1. ^ Breihan, Tom (3 December 2012). "Uncut's Best Albums of 2012". Uncut Magazine. Retrieved April 10, 2013.