finetune artist: David Lee Murphy

b. 7 January 1959, Herrin, Illinois, USA. Although it took Murphy more than 10 years to secure a major label recording contract with MCA Records, he quickly regained ground with the success of his debut album, Out With A Bang, which topped Billboard's Heatseekers chart in 1995. Murphy had first been spotted by MCA Nashville president Tony Brown while leading his country band, Blue Tick Hounds, in 1985. However, a full decade passed before Brown offered Murphy a recording contract, though the artist conceded that his former band was "too edgy for country radio at the time or, at least, too edgy to get a deal". In the intervening period Murphy worked as a professional songwriter, writing "Red Roses Won't Work Now" for Reba McEntire and "High Weeds And Rust" for Doug Stone. A version of that song was also included on Out With A Bang, alongside other original material such as the singles "Party Crowd", "Dust On The Bottle", "Fish Ain't Bitin'" and "Just Once", which featured on the soundtrack to 8 Seconds.

Listen to David Lee Murphy at Finetune.

Dust On The Bottle
Party Crowd
The Road You Leave Behind
Out With A Bang
All Lit Up In Love