Thursday, December 6, 2007
Bob Frank and John Murry Create Murder Ballads in Memphis This Week
Posted by John Branston on Thu, Dec 6, 2007 at 4:00 AM
The 27-year-old John Murry was raised in Tupelo, relocated to Memphis as a teenager, and made a name for himself on the local music scene via first-rate alt-country bands the Dillingers and his own John Murry Band. Murry was quickly recognized as a major talent but never lived up to his promise while in Memphis. He followed his new wife to San Francisco in 2003.
Though separated by a generation, these two musical underachievers and kindred spirits came together in California, making a mark this year with World Without End, an album of original murder ballads that received a positive notice in Rolling Stone and has garnered rave reviews, particularly, in British music magazines. This week, the duo returns home to perform songs from the album in Memphis for the first time.
Read the rest of Chris Herrington's story about Frank and Murry in this week's Flyer.
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