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Elliott Murphy, an iconic American rock singer, songwriter, novelist, and producer, has left an indelible mark on the music scene since the early 1970s.

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Elliott James Murphy (born March 16, 1949 in New York, Long Island, New York is an American rock singer-songwriter, novelist, producer and journalist living in Paris.

In true rock 'n roll fashion Elliott James Murphy Jr. was born in Mercy Hospital, Rockville Center, New York in 1949 to a successful show business family.
Elliott grew up in nearby Garden City, started playing the guitar at 12 years old and with his band The Rapscallions he won the 1966 New York State Battle of the Bands. He began writing songs while singing on the streets of Europe in 1971 and returned to New York after a brief stay in San Francisco to secure a record contract with Polydor Records. His debut album Aquashow (1973) was a huge critical success landing on many "best of" lists for the year and feature stories on Murphy appeared in Rolling Stone, Newsweek and The New Yorker. Follow up albums Lost Generation (1975), Night Lights (1976) and Just A Story From America (1977) received equal acclaim. Special guests included Mick Taylor, Billy Joel, Phil Collins. His music was post-Dylan poetic

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Elliott Murphy, singer/songwriter and author, has lived in Paris for over twenty-five years releasing over thirty-five albums of original music since his debut album AQUASHOW (1973) and continues to perform concerts in Europe, Japan, Canada and the USA. He is also a prolific author of fiction and poetry and has published numerous collections of short stories, most recently CAFÉ NOTES (Hachette), as well as two novels MARTY MAY (Gallimard) and the neo-western POETIC JUSTICE (Hachette). His writing has appeared in Rolling Stone (U.S.), Vanity Fair (France) and other publications. Born in 1949 to a show business family in New York, Elliott began his career with a troubadour like odyssey in Europe in 1971, which included a bit part in Federico Fellini’s film Roma. Returning to the USA he quickly secured a recording contract and international media attention. His 1996 album SELLING THE GOLD featured an extraordinary duet with Bruce Springsteen who often invites Elliott on stage to perform with him during his European tours. In 2015 Elliott Murphy was awarded the Chevalier des Arts et d

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Elliott Murphy is a talented songwriter, drawing worthy comparisons to Bob Dylan, and his songs of loss and survival are delivered with a haggard voice and punchy Rock & Folk arrangements. Elliott Murphy has released a dozen or so records that have made him a treasure in Paris, where he lives.

Elliott Murphy grew up in an upper-middle-class family. Acquiring his first guitar at the age of 12, Elliott Murphy quickly advanced on the instrument. Within a year, he was playing in his first band. In 1966, Elliott Murphy's band the Rapsillions, placed first in a New York statewide Battle of the Bands.
Together with his brother Matthew Murphy, Elliott Murphy spent the late 1960s in Europe, performing his original tunes in subway stations and street corners. Elliott Murphy also had a bit role in Federico Fellini's 1972 film "Roma". Returning to the United States in 1973, Elliott Murphy formed a band,