Jim Murray (musician)

Jim Murray
Born(1942-05-30)30 May 1942
Died1 March 2013(2013-03-01) (aged 70)
GenresBlues rock
OccupationMusician
Instruments

Jim Murray (30 May 1942 – 1 March 2013) was a guitarist and harmonica player for the psychedelic blues rock band Quicksilver Messenger Service.[1] He also handled lead and background vocals on some songs. He left the band in late 1967 shortly before they recorded their first album.[2]

The outtakes from the movie Monterey Pop have rare footage of Quicksilver from their early days as a quintet, performing "Dino's Song" on which Murray played rhythm guitar. After Murray left, the group remained a quartet until the lead vocalist slot was filled by Dino Valenti.

In 1970 Murray was briefly in John Cipollina's post-Quicksilver band Copperhead, and after leaving Copperhead he sometimes sat in with them live.

  1. ^ Murray, James. "James Rigney Murray, 70". The Maui News.
  2. ^ Unterberger, Richie. "Biography: Jim Murray". AMG. Retrieved 18 May 2010.