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James Robert Murphy

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Jim Murphy El Paso, TX. September, 2004. On the Insights Science Museum roof.

Jim Murphy El Paso, TX. September, 2004. On the Insights Science Museum roof.

Family Coat of Arms Painted by Gramma Moo (Murphy).

Family Coat of Arms Painted by Gramma Moo (Murphy).

Margie and me. Not sure where it was taken, but she's a beauty.

Margie and me. Not sure where it was taken, but she's a beauty.

Me and my son Ian in Lake Forest, Ill. His first year of college, 2014.

Me and my son Ian in Lake Forest, Ill. His first year of college, 2014.

Passion 45 with vocalist Jim Stevens 1980s

Passion 45 with vocalist Jim Stevens 1980s

A History of Blues, 4 CD box set. Released in 2012

A History of Blues, 4 CD box set. Released in 2012

The Way Things Used To Be CD 2019

The Way Things Used To Be CD 2019

Jazz: the 2920 Sessions CD 2020

Jazz: the 2920 Sessions CD 2020

Park North CD 2021

Park North CD 2021

Blues Salad: The Avocado Sessions Part One 2023

Blues Salad: The Avocado Sessions Part One 2023

Diddle CD 2023

Diddle CD 2023

Diddle Back Cover

Diddle Back Cover

Blind Boy Murphy Logo

Blind Boy Murphy Logo

El Paso: 1850-1950 My first book. Thanks to Arcadia Publishing.

El Paso: 1850-1950 My first book. Thanks to Arcadia Publishing.

My Life Before I Decided To Commit Suicide, A Love Story. My embellished memoir.

My Life Before I Decided To Commit Suicide, A Love Story. My embellished memoir.

My Favorite El Pasoans: Past and Present My third published work.

My Favorite El Pasoans: Past and Present My third published work.

The Right to Kill

The Right to Kill

South Franklin Trinity

South Franklin Trinity

Poetry from a Road Scholar

Poetry from a Road Scholar

A proud collection.

A proud collection.

Silver City, NM

Silver City, NM

Early business card logo

Early business card logo

Plaza Theatre in El Paso 2023

Plaza Theatre in El Paso 2023

Me in Colorado in the 1970s

Me in Colorado in the 1970s

Memphis, TN on Beale St. 1970s

Memphis, TN on Beale St. 1970s

Oregon, late 1970s

Oregon, late 1970s

All Night Mike and The Bedrockers 1980s. Me on drums, Mike Myers gtr, Dave Curtis bass

All Night Mike and The Bedrockers 1980s. Me on drums, Mike Myers gtr, Dave Curtis bass

Promo shot 1980s Syracuse, NY

Promo shot 1980s Syracuse, NY

Opening for Johnny Winter in El Paso

Opening for Johnny Winter in El Paso

Instruments, an early collection of mine from Austin, TX, late 70s.

Instruments, an early collection of mine from Austin, TX, late 70s.

Skitz, Austin, TX 1980s. Tom Rathbun (bass), me, Steve Campbell (drums) and ??? (vocals)

Skitz, Austin, TX 1980s. Tom Rathbun (bass), me, Steve Campbell (drums) and ??? (vocals)

Skitz, me, Steve Campbell, Tom Rathbun

Skitz, me, Steve Campbell, Tom Rathbun

Skitz, me, Tom Rathbun in Houston, TX

Skitz, me, Tom Rathbun in Houston, TX

Skitz in Houston

Skitz in Houston

Me in Syracuse, NY

Me in Syracuse, NY

Jamming in front of the Plaza Theatre in El Paso

Jamming in front of the Plaza Theatre in El Paso

El Paso, TX. Me, JoDavid Reyes, Wes Gunderson, ??

El Paso, TX. Me, JoDavid Reyes, Wes Gunderson, ??

Austin Jimmy at Ardovino's Desert Crossing Ardovino's Desert Crossing, New Mexico.

Austin Jimmy at Ardovino's Desert Crossing Ardovino's Desert Crossing, New Mexico.

Ardovino's

Ardovino's

Christmas Music House Party. Me, Guitar Slim (Pat Chase) and Geronimo Black

Christmas Music House Party. Me, Guitar Slim (Pat Chase) and Geronimo Black

At King's X in El Paso, TX

At King's X in El Paso, TX

At King's X, El Paso, TX

At King's X, El Paso, TX

Bob the Father and the Virgin Betty My parents. Nicknamed in My Life Before I Decided to Commit Suicide.

Bob the Father and the Virgin Betty My parents. Nicknamed in My Life Before I Decided to Commit Suicide.

Gramma Conley and Me At some family member's wedding. She was from the Ukraine. (My Life Before)

Gramma Conley and Me At some family member's wedding. She was from the Ukraine. (My Life Before)

Robert Francis James Murphy in the Navy Superpowers abound. WWII.

Robert Francis James Murphy in the Navy Superpowers abound. WWII.

Little Jimmy, 1956 Auburn, NY., Lakeshore Ave.

Little Jimmy, 1956 Auburn, NY., Lakeshore Ave.

Me, Eileen (Debbie) and HarryHarry (Gary) in Auburn, NY. From my embellished memoir, My Life Before...

Me, Eileen (Debbie) and HarryHarry (Gary) in Auburn, NY. From my embellished memoir, My Life Before...

Prince the German Shepard, HarryHarry (driving) and Me The race car was built by my dad. That is my brother Gary and me. (My Life Before)

Prince the German Shepard, HarryHarry (driving) and Me The race car was built by my dad. That is my brother Gary and me. (My Life Before)

Little Jimmy Murphy 10 years old at 5208 S. Salina St., Syracuse, NY

Little Jimmy Murphy 10 years old at 5208 S. Salina St., Syracuse, NY

1972 Senior Yearbook Photo Graduated from Onondaga Central High School.

1972 Senior Yearbook Photo Graduated from Onondaga Central High School.

Me at the Van Dyne Laundry working around 1971 or 72

Me at the Van Dyne Laundry working around 1971 or 72

Me at the Nedrow house, 1972ish, 211 Thompson Rd.

Me at the Nedrow house, 1972ish, 211 Thompson Rd.

1970 Varsity Basketball Team That's me, kneeling row, far right with face scratched off. (My Life Before)

1970 Varsity Basketball Team That's me, kneeling row, far right with face scratched off. (My Life Before)

Me in Colorado. Hitchhiking across the country back in the late 70s.

Me in Colorado. Hitchhiking across the country back in the late 70s.

James Robert, 2012 Drinking a Guinness at the Dinosaur Bar-B-Que in Syracuse, NY.

James Robert, 2012 Drinking a Guinness at the Dinosaur Bar-B-Que in Syracuse, NY.

James Robert Murphy On Otisco Lake, 2013

James Robert Murphy On Otisco Lake, 2013

Me, Bob and Betty In Nedrow. 1980s.

Me, Bob and Betty In Nedrow. 1980s.

Me and little Ian. Happy Endings Coffee House, Syracuse, NY.

Me and little Ian. Happy Endings Coffee House, Syracuse, NY.

My son Ian in Nedrow, NY. Maybe 2003.

My son Ian in Nedrow, NY. Maybe 2003.

The Bailey Farm, once the property of Ian Edwards.

The Bailey Farm, once the property of Ian Edwards.

Nedrow More from the Bailey Farm, 2013

Nedrow More from the Bailey Farm, 2013

OCS Onondaga Central Junior and Senior High School, Nedrow, NY. (My Life Before)

OCS Onondaga Central Junior and Senior High School, Nedrow, NY. (My Life Before)

South Onondaga Looking Southeast toward Lafayette and Tully

South Onondaga Looking Southeast toward Lafayette and Tully

The Lower Forty The old dead creek. Charlie Moore from My Life Before I Decided to Commit Suicide was born near here.

The Lower Forty The old dead creek. Charlie Moore from My Life Before I Decided to Commit Suicide was born near here.

Red Mill Road A hangout spot in South Onondaga, NY. Gary MacCollister's ashes are spread here.

Red Mill Road A hangout spot in South Onondaga, NY. Gary MacCollister's ashes are spread here.

Bob and Betty Gravesite Valley Cemetery (My Life Before)

Bob and Betty Gravesite Valley Cemetery (My Life Before)

Richard, me and Frank. From The South Franklin Trinity.

Richard, me and Frank. From The South Franklin Trinity.

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