William Murray (2 August 1950 – 30 August 1998) was a Scottish drummer and photographer.
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| Background information | |
| Born | 2 August 1950 Glasgow, Scotland |
| Died | 30 August 1998 (aged 48) Dublin, Ireland |
| Genres | Progressive folk |
| Occupation(s) | Drummer, Photographer |
| Instrument(s) | Drum |
| Years active | 1970s–1990s |
Career
editAs a drummer in the early 1970s Murray played with acts including Richard and Linda Thompson's Sour Grapes band and Irish progressive folk band Mellow Candle.[1] In the 1970s Murray played on Kevin Ayers's album Whatevershebringswesing, and later worked with Paul Kossoff.[2]
Murray also worked with the British multi-instrumentalist Mike Oldfield, who bought Murray a camera.[2] Murray worked with Oldfield on albums including Ommadawn, writing the lyrics for "On Horseback".[2] As a photographer he took the cover photo for Kate and Anna McGarrigle’s 1978 album Pronto Monto.[3] He also worked for Time Out.
Murray subsequently became a fashion photographer and moved to Dallas, Texas.[2] In America he formed a band called The Same with Clodagh Simonds, Carter Burwell, Stephen Bray and Chip Johanessen.[1]
Murray took the photograph of Mike Oldfield that appears on the cover of his 1990 album Amarok and wrote a short story for the booklet.[4]
References
edit- ^ a b c "Mellow Candle". Irish Band. Retrieved 3 June 2008.
- ^ a b c d "Ommadawn notes". Tubular.net. Retrieved 3 June 2008.
- ^ "Pronto Monto, Kate & Anna McGarrigle". AllMusic. Retrieved 17 July 2024.
- ^ "Amarok notes". The Official Mike Oldfield Information Service. Retrieved 3 June 2008.