Murphy James
United Kingdom
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Biography
Hi, my name is Murphy and I'm a full time professional Singer/Acoustic Guitarist.
I performed as resident musician for Royal Windsor Racecourse from 2011-2018 and continue to be resident for the Ministry of Defence at Victoria (Windsor Castle), Wellington (Buckingham Palace), Aldershot & Warminster Barracks.
I was asked to play as the main act at the Tour de France for the after event entertainment in Yorkshire to 16,000 people and was given an Endorsement by Cole Clark Guitars who are also represented by Snow Patrol, Jack Johnson & Ben Howard to name a few and was also asked to represent London Live Music in The Dot London Awards (headed by Sarah Willingham of Dragons Den).
Most recently I was awarded the "Best Act of 2019” by Poptop UK, one of the UK's most notable Live Music Agency's and performed at Knebworth House earlier this year as a resident Act for the Great British Food Festival. I am currently also the resident performer for the Huddersfield Giants Rugby Club as from 2022.
I have a vast and eclectic repertoire of 2000+ covers that stretch from 60's till today's charts and have been performing on a full-time, professional basis for the past 20 years.
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Musician
Brighouse, United Kingdom
Guitarist, Singer (Vocalist), Songwriter
60s, 70s, 80s, 90s, Acoustic, Christmas, Classics, Commercial, Contemporary, Country, Covers, English, Festive, Hard Rock, Indie, Lounge Music, Mainstream, Motown, Multi Genre, Oldies, Old School, Party , Pop, Post Rock, Reggae, Rock, Rock and Roll, Soul, Top 40
Hotels & Restaurants, Clubs & Pubs, Wedding, Festival, Public Event, Cruise Ship, Corporate Event, Exhibition
English
Awards and Recognition
Best act of 2019 (Poptop)
2019
Group Members
Murphy James
Singer/Guitarist
Experience
Professional Solo Singer/Guitarist
2000 - 2023
Song list
- 60’s to now
- Murphy knows over 2000 covers. Here is sample list of a few songs but there are many more that aren't on this list so please feel free to request anything else. If Murphy knows it, he will be sure to play it for you.
- Sample Song list
- 20th Century Boy – T-Rex
- 500 miles – The Proclaimers
- 74-75 – The Connells
- A hard day’s night – The Beatles
- A little respect – Erasure/Wheatus
- A sky full of stars - Coldplay
- A thousand years – Christina Peri
- Africa – Toto
- Against all odds – Phil Collins
- Ain't no sunshine – Bill Withers
- Ain’t nobody – Chaka Khan
- Alcoholic – Starsailor
- All about you – McFly
- All cried out – Alison Moyet
- All I have to do is dream – The Everly Brothers All I want is you – U2
- All night long – Lionel Richie
- All of me – John Legend
- All or nothing – Small Faces
- All the small things – Blink 182
- All these things that I have done – The Killers All time low – The Wanted
- All you need is love – The Beatles Alone - Heart
- Always – Bon Jovi
- Always on my mind – Elvis Presley Am I wrong – Nico
- America – Razorlight
- America – Neil Diamond
- American Pie – Don McClean
- Angel of Harlem – U2
- Angels – Robbie Williams
- Another brick in the wall – Pink Floyd
- Another day in Paradise – Phil Collins Apologize – One Republic
- Ashes – Embrace
- Baby can I hold you – Tracy Chapman
- Baby I love your way – Peter Frampton
- Baby one more time – Britney Spears
- Babylon – David Gray
- Back for good – Take That
- Back in the USSR – The Beatles
- Back to black – Amy Winehouse
- Bad moon rising – Credence Clearwater Revival Be mine – David Gray
- Be my baby – The Ronettes
- Beautiful war – Kings of Leon
- Before you go – Lewis Capaldi
- Best of you – Foo Fighters
- Better – Tom Baxter
- Better be home soon – Crowded House
- Big love – Fleetwood Mac
- Big yellow taxi – Joni Mitchell
- Bittersweet Symphony – The Verve
- Black and gold – Sam Sparrow
- Black is the colour – Christie Moore
- Blame it on me – George Ezra
- Blue suede shoes – Elvis Presley
- Blurry – Puddle of mud
- Boulevard of broken dreams – Green Day
- Boys don’t cry – The Cure
- Brass in pocket - Pretenders
- Breakeven – The Script
- Breakfast at tiffany’s – Deep Blue Something Broken stones – Paul Weller
- Brown eyed girl – Van Morrison
- Brown Sugar – The Rolling Stones
- Budapest – George Ezra
- Burning Love – Elvis Presley
- Bye bye love – The Everly Brothers
- California Dreamin’ – Mama’s and Papa’s
- Call me Al – Paul Simon
- Can’t help falling in love with you – Elvis Presley Can’t stop the feeling – Justin Timberlake
- Can’t take my eyes off of you – Frankie Valli Candle in the wind – Elton John
- Cannonball – Damien Rice
- Caravan of love – The Housemartins
- Careless whisper – George Michael
- Cassy-o – George Ezra
- Cast no shadow – Oasis
- Castle on the hill – Ed Sheeran
- Cats in the cradle – Harry Cochin
- Champagne supernova – Oasis
- Chandelier - Sia
- Chasing cars – Snow Patrol
- Chasing rainbows - Shed Seven
- Cheap thrills – Sia
- Chelsea Dagger – The Fratelli’s
- Chocolate – Snow Patrol
- Cigarettes and alcohol - Oasis
- Clocks – Coldplay
- Closing time - Semisonic
- Collide – Howie Day
- Come together – The Beatles
- Common People - Pulp
- Confide in me – Kylie
- Could you be loved – Bob Marley
- Counting stars – One Republic
- Cracklin’ Rosie – Neil Diamond
- Craving – James Bay
- Crazy – Gnarls Barkley
- Crazy – Seal
- Crazy for you - Madonna
- Crazy little thing called love - Queen
- Creep – Radiohead
- Crocodile rock – Elton John
- Cry me a river – Justin Timberlake
- Cum on feel the noise - Slade
- Dakota – Stereophonics
- Dance the night away – The Mavericks
- Dancing in the dark – Bruce Springstein Dancing in the moonlight – Toploader
- Dancing on my own – Callum Scott
- Daniel - Elton John
- Danny Boy – Trad. Irish
- Day we caught the train – Ocean Colour Scene Daydream Believer – The Monkees
- Dear Darling – Olly Murs Delilah – Tom Jones
- Demons – Imagine Dragons Devil in disguise – Elvis Presley Dignity – Deacon Blue
- Dirty Old Town – The Pogues
- Disco 2000 - Pulp
- Distant sun – Crowded House
- Don’t fear the reaper – Blue Oyster Cult
- Don’t leave me this way – Harold Melvyn
- Don’t let me down – The Beatles
- Don’t let the sun go down on me – Elton John Don’t look back in anger – Oasis
- Don’t stop believing - Journey
- Don’t you forget about me – Simple Minds
- Don’t you worry child – Swedish House Mafia Dreadlock holiday – 10cc
- Dream a little dream – Mama’s and Papa’s
- Dream catch me – Newton Faulkner
- Dreaming of you – The Coral
- Dreams - Fleetwood Mac
- Dreams – Gabrielle
- Driftwood - Travis
- Drive – Incubus
- Drops of Jupiter - Train
- Easy – Lionel Ritchie
- Englishman in New York - Sting
- Eton Rifles – The Jam
- Ever fallen in love – The Buzzcocks
- Everlong – Foo Fighters
- Every breath you take – The Police
- Everybody hurts – R.E.M
- Everybody wants to rule the world – Tears for fears Everybody’s changing - Keane
- Everybody’s free - Rozalla
- Everybody's talkin' – Nilson
- Every day – Buddy Holly
- Every day is a winding road – Sheryl Crow Everything – Lifehouse
- Everything I own – Bread
- Everywhere – Fleetwood Mac
- Faith – George Michael
- Fake plastic trees - Radiohead
- Fall at your feet – Crowded House
- Falling slowly – Glen Hansard
- Fast car – Tracy Chapman
- Fat bottomed girls – Queen
- Father
- Father Figure – George Michael
- Feel like making love – Bad Company
- Feeling good – Nina Simone
- Fields of Athenry - Traditional
- Fields of gold - Sting
- Fill my little world – The Feeling
- First cut is the deepest – Rod Stewart
- Fix you – Coldplay
- Flower of Scotland – Trad. Scottish
- Flowers in the window – Travis
- Fly away – Lenny Kravitz
- Fly me to the moon – Frank Sinatra
- Flying without wings - Westlife
- Folsom prison blues – Johnny Cash
- Footloose – Kenny Loggins
- Forever in blue jeans – Neil Diamond
- Friday I’m in love – The Cure
- Galway girl – Steve Earle
- Get Back – The Beatles
- Get it on – T-rex
- Get lucky – Daft Punk
- Giant - Calvin Harris (feat. Rag’n’Bone Man)
- Give a little bit - Supertramp
- Give me love – Ed Sheeran
- Go your own way – Fleetwood Mac
- God put a smile - Coldplay
- Gold – Glen Hansard
- Gold – Spandau ballet
- Golden Touch - Razorlight
- Good riddance – Green Day
- Good souls – Starsailor
- Goodbye yellow brick road – Elton John
- Goodnight girl – Wet wet wet
- Got my mind set on you – George Harrison
- Gotta get through this – Daniel Beddingfield
- Gotta get you into my life – The Beatles
- Gravity - Embrace
- Green eyes – Coldplay
- Half the world away – Oasis
- Hallelujah – Leonard Cohen
- Handbags
- Happy hour – The Housemartins
- Have a nice day - Stereophonics
- Have I told you lately – Van Morrison
- Hazard – Richard Marx
- He ain’t heavy – The Hollies
- Heaven - Emile Sandé
- Hello – Adele
- Hello Again – Neil Diamond
- Hello Marylou – Ricky Nelson
- Here comes the rain again - Eurythmics Here comes the sun – George Harrison Hey brother – Avicii
- Hey ho – The Lumineers
- Hey jealousy – Gin blossoms
- Hey Jude – The Beatles
- Hey there Delilah – Plain white T’s
- Hi ho silver lining – Jeff Beck
- High
- High hopes – Kodaline
- High hopes – Glen Hansard
- Higher Love - Steve Winwood
- Hold back the river – James Bay
- Hold my girl - George Ezra
- Hold on – Wilson Phillips
- Hometown glory – Adele
- Homeward bound – Simon
- Hotel California – The Eagles
- Hound Dog – Elvis Presley
- House of the rising sun – The Animals
- How sweet it is – James Taylor
- How to save a life – The Fray
- How you remind me – Nickleback
- Human – The Killers
- Human – Rag ‘n’ Bone Man
- Human nature – MJ
- I am, I said – Neil Diamond
- I don’t wanna dance – Eddie Grant
- I can see clearly – Johnny Nash
- I heard it through the grapevine – Marvin Gaye I just died in your arms tonight – Cutting Crew I knew you were trouble – Taylor Swift
- I say a little prayer – Burt Bacharach
- I still haven’t found what I’m looking for – U2
- I try – Macy Gray
- I used to love her – Saw Doctors
- I want it that way - Backstreet Boys
- I want to break free - Queen
- I want to hold your hand – The Beatles
- I will wait – Mumford
- I wish it would rain down – Phil Collins
- I won’t give up – Jason Mraz
- I’d do anything for love - Meatloaf
- I’ll be your baby tonight – Bob Dylan
- I’m still standing – Elton John
- I’ll tell me ma - Dubliners
- I’m a believer – Neil Diamond/The Monkees
- I’m still standing - Elton John
- I’m yours – Jason Mraz
- If I could turn back time - Cher
- Imagine - John Lennon
- Importance of being idle – Oasis
- In the air tonight – Phil Collins
- Iris – Goo Goo Dolls
- Is she really going out with him
- – Joe Jackson Is this the way to Amarillo – Tony Christie
- Isn’t she lovely – Stevie Wonder
- It must be love – Madness
- Itchycoo park – Small Faces
- It’s not unusual – Tom Jones
- It’s only natural – Crowded House
- JCB – Nizlopi
- Jealous guy – John Lennon
- Johnny B Goode – Chuck Berry
- Jolene – Dolly Parton
- Just looking – Stereophonics
- Just you and I – Tom Walker
- Keep your head up – Ben Howard
- Kingston Town – UB40
- Kiss – Prince
- Kiss from a rose - Seal
- Kiss me – Sixpence none the richer
- Kiss the rain – Billie Myers
- Laid – James
- Land down under – Men at work
- Last request – Paolo Nutini
- Last train to Clarksville – The Monkees
- Lately – Stevie Wonder
- Lay down Sally – Eric Clapton
- Leave a light on - Tom Walker
- Leaving on a jet plane – John Denver
- Lego House – Ed Sheeran
- Let her go – Passenger
- Let it go – James Bay
- Let me entertain you – Robbie Williams
- Let your love flow – The Bellamy Brothers
- Let’s dance – David Bowie
- Let’s stay together – Al Green
- Light my fire – The Doors
- Lightning bolt – Jake Bugg
- Linger - The Cranberries
- Listen to the music – Doobie Brothers
- Little by little - Oasis
- Little lion man – Mumford
- Live forever – Oasis
- Local boy in the photograph – Stereophonics Locked out of heaven – Bruno Mars
- Lola – The Kinks
- Looking as you are – Embrace
- Losing my religion – R.E.M
- Love is the law - Seahorses
- Love me again – John Newman
- Lovely Day – Bill Withers
- Love yourself – Justin Bieber
- Lover will never tear us apart – INXS
- Luka – Suzanne Vega
- Lullaby – Starsailor
- Maggie May – Rod Stewart
- Magic – Coldplay
- Make me smile (come up and see me) – Steve Harley Make you feel my love – Bob Dylan/Adele
- Man in the mirror – Michael Jackson
- Man who can't be moved – The Script
- Maneater – Hall
- Mardy bum – Arctic Monkey’s
- Marie’s the name (of his latest flame) – Elvis Presley Married with children - Oasis
- Mary’s Prayer - Danny Wilson
- Master blaster – Stevie Wonder
- Maybe tomorrow – Stereophonics
- Midnight train to Georgia – Gladys Knight
- Missing you – John Waite
- Molly Malone - Dubliners
- Moondance – Van Morrison
- More than words – Extreme
- Morning glory - Oasis
- Moving to New York – The Wombats
- Mr. Brightside – The Killers
- Mr. Writer – Stereophonics
- Mrs. Robinson – Simon
- Mustang sally – Wilson Pickett
- My girl – The Temptations
- My hero – Foo Fighters
- My little runaway – Del Shannon
- Mysterious girl – Peter Andre
- Naive – The Kooks
- Never gonna give you up - Rick Astley
- Never tear us apart – INXS
- New shoes – Paolo Nutini
- Next to me – Emelie Sandé
- Nights in white satin – Moody Blues Nine crimes – Damien Rice
- No time to die – Billie Eilish
- No woman, no cry – Bob Marley Norwegian wood – The Beatles Nothing else matters - Metallica Nothing ever happens – Del Amitri Of the night – Bastille
- Oh boy – Buddy Holly
- Oh carol – Neil Sedaka
- Old red eyes Is back – The Beautiful South One – U2
- One day like this - Elbow
- Only you – Yazoo
- Open your eyes – Snow Patrol
- Ordinary World – Duran Duran
- Over my shoulder – Mike
- Paint in black – The Rolling Stones Paradise – George Ezra
- Part-time lover – Stevie Wonder
- Peaceful, easy feeling – The Eagles People help the people – Cherry Ghost Perfect – Ed Sheeran
- Photograph – Ed Sheeran
- Piano man – Billy Joel
- Piece of my heart – Janis Joplin
- Pillowtalk – Zayn
- Place your hands – Reef
- Plush – Stone temple pilots
- Pompeii – Bastille
- Pretty woman – Roy Orbison
- Price tag – Jessie J
- Pumped up kicks – Foster the people Purple rain – Prince
- Push – Matchbox Twenty
- Read all about it – Emile Sande
- Red – Daniel Merriweather
- Red light spells danger – Billy Ocean
- Red, red wine – Neil Diamond
- Reet petite - Jackie Wilson
- Rehab – Amy Winehouse
- Revolution – Tracy Chapman
- Rewind – Paolo Nutini
- Re-write the stars - Greatest Showman Rhinestone Cowboy – Glen Campbell
- Ride on – Christie Moore
- Right here waiting – Richard Marx
- Ring of fire – Johnny Cash Riptide – Vance Joy
- Roar – Katy Perry
- Rocket man - Elton John Roll with it – Oasis
- Rolling in the deep – Adele Rotterdam – Beautiful South Round our way – Oasis
- Route ’66 – The Rolling Stones Roxanne – Sting
- Rude – Magic!
- Run – Snow Patrol
- Run to you – Bryan Adams
- Runaway train – Soul Asylum
- Sail away – David Gray
- Save me - Embrace
- Saw her standing there – The Beatles
- Say something – Justin Timberlake
- Say you won’t let go – James Arthur
- Scars – James Bay
- Secret smile – Semisonic
- Semi charmed life – Third eye blind
- Set fire to the rain - Adele
- Sex on fire – Kings of Leon
- Sexual Healing – Marvin Gaye
- Shackles (Praise you) – Mary, Mary
- Shallow - Lady Gaga
- She is love – Oasis
- She loves you – The Beatles
- She moves in her own way – The Kooks She’s electric – Oasis
- Shiver - Coldplay
- Shotgun - George Ezra
- Silence is easy – Starsailor
- Simply the best – Tina Turner
- Sit down – James
- Sitting on the dock of the bay – Otis Reading Skin – Rag ‘n’ Bone Man
- Skyfall - Adele
- Slide away – Oasis
- Smells like teen spirit – Nirvana
- Somebody that I used to know – Gotye Somebody to love - Queen
- Somebody told me – The Killers
- Someone you loved – Lewis Capaldi Something inside so strong – Labi Siffre
- Somewhere in my heart – Aztec Camera Somewhere only we know – Keane
- Son of a preacher man – Dusty Springfield Songbird – Oasis
- Song for whoever – The Beautiful South Sound of silence – Simon
- Space man – Sam Ryder
- Spirit in the sky - Greenbaum Stand by me – Ben E King Stand by me – Oasis Starlight - Muse
- Star man - David Bowie
- Stay with me – Sam Smith
- Step on my old size 9’s – Stereophonics
- Stop
- Stop crying your heart out – Oasis
- Straight up – Paula Abdul
- Stuck in the middle with you – Stealer’s Wheel Sunday, Bloody Sunday – U2
- Sunday Morning – Maroon 5
- Sunday morning call - Oasis
- Superstition – Stevie Wonder
- Sweet Caroline – Neil Diamond
- Sweet child of mine – Guns ‘n’ Roses
- Sweet dreams - Eurythmics
- Sweet home Alabama – Lynnard Skynnard Sylvia’s mother – Dr. Hook
- Take a look at my girlfriend - Supertramp Take it easy – The Eagles
- Take me to church - Hozier
- Take on me - Aha
- Take your mama – Scissor Sisters
- Talk Tonight – Oasis
- Teenage kicks – The Undertones
- That’ll be the day – Buddy Holly
- That’s alright mama – Elvis Presley
- That’s amoré – Dean Martin
- That’s life – Frank Sinatra
- That's entertainment – The Jam
- The A-team - Ed Sheeran
- The Blower’s Daughter – Damien Rice
- The Boxer – Simon
- The Cave – Mumford
- The City – The 1975
- The Fear – Ben Howard
- The Gambler – Kenny Rogers
- The importance of being idle – Oasis
- The Joker – Steve Miller Band
- The King of wishful thinking – Go west
- The Living Years – Mike
- The Masterplan – Oasis
- The one and only – Chesney Hawkes
- The Power of love – Huey Lewis
- The Scientist – Coldplay
- The shoop shoop song – Cher
- The Underdog – Turin Brakes
- The way you make me feel – MJ
- The winner takes it all - Abba
- These boots are made for walking – Nancy Sinatra Things we lost in the fire – Bastille
- Things can only get better – D:ream
- Thinking out loud – Ed Sheeran
- This City – Sam Fischer
- This Gift – Glen Hansard
- This is the last time – Keane
- This love – Maroon 5
- This year’s love - David Gray
- Three little birds – Bob Marley
- Ticket to ride – The Beatles
- Time after time – Cyndi Lauper
- Times like these – Foo Fighters
- Tiny dancer – Elton John
- To be with you – Mr. Big
- To love somebody – The Bee Gees
- Together in electric dreams – Human League
- Too close – Alex Clare
- Torn – Natalie Imbruglia
- Town called Malice – The Jam
- Tracks of my tears – Smokey Robinson
- Trouble – Ray Lamontagne
- True colours – Cyndi Lauper
- Turn – Travis
- Two princes – Spin doctors
- Under the bridge – Red Hot Chilli Peppers
- Unwell – Matchbox Twenty
- Up and up – Coldplay
- Up on the roof – The Drifters
- Use somebody – Kings of Leon
- Valerie – The Zootons
- Video killed the radio star – Buggles
- Vincent – Don McClean
- Viva la vida - Coldplay
- Volcano – Damien Rice
- Waiting in Vain – Bob Marley
- Wake me up – Avicii
- Walk – Foo fighters
- Walkaway - Cast
- Walking in Memphis – Mark Cohen
- Walk of life – Dire Straits
- Walk on the wild side – Lou Reed
- Waterloo Sunset – The Kinks
- Watermelon sugar high – Harry Styles
- We are young – F.U.N
- Weather with you – Crowded House
- Whatever - Oasis
- What a wonderful world – Sam Cooke
- What's up – 4 non-blondes
- When doves cry - Prince
- When you say nothing at all – Ronan Keating When your minds made up – Glen Hansard When you’re gone – Bryan Adams/Mel C.
- Where the streets have no name – U2
- Wherever you will go – The Calling
- While my guitar gently weeps – George Harrison Whistle for the choir – The Fratelli’s
- White Hare – Seth Lakeman
- Why do fools fall in love
- – Four Seasons
- Why does it always rain on me
- – Travis
- Why Georgia – John Mayer
- Wicked game – Chris Isaac
- Wild wood – Paul Weller
- Wild World – Cat Stevens
- Wings – Birdy
- Wind of change – Scorpions
- Wish you were here – Pink Floyd
- Wisemen – James Blunt
- With a little help from my friends – Joe Cocker With or without you – U2
- Without you – David Guetta
- Wonder of you – Elvis Presley
- Wonderful tonight – Eric Clapton
- Wonderful world – Louis Armstrong
- Wonderful World – James Morrison
- Wonderwall – Oasis
- Worried about ray – The Hoosiers
- Would I lie to you
- – Charles
- XO – Beyoncé/John Mayer
- Yellow – Coldplay
- You and me song – The Wannadies
- You can’t hurry love – Phil Collins
- You do something to me – Paul Weller
- You give me something – James Morrison
- You win again – The Bee Gees
- You’re beautiful – James Blunt
- You’re gorgeous - Babybird
- You’re more than a number in my little red book – Drifters You’re the voice – John Farnham
- You’ve got the love – Florence
- You’ve got to hide your love away – The Beatles
- Your song - Elton John
- Zephyr song – Red Hot Chilli Peppers
- Zombie – The Cranberries
- Plus, many, many more..............................
Requirements
- Tech Rider
- Plug socket
- Small table
- Drinks
- Speakers
Packages
Plus 2
Duration:
3 hours 30 minutes
Includes:
PA, 4 x 45 minute sets, recorded music during the breaks
No of sets:
4
Excludes:
Travel costs Drinks
Price
USD 1433
Plus 1
Duration:
2 hours 30 minutes
Includes:
PA, 3 x 45 minute sets, recorded music during breaks.
No of sets:
3
Excludes:
Travel costs Drinks
Price
USD 678
Basic
Duration:
1 hour 45 minutes
Includes:
PA, 2 x 45 minute sets, recorded music in the break.
No of sets:
2
Excludes:
Travel costs Drinks
Price
USD 905
Questions See more
Do you learn specific songs for events?
I’m always willing to learn one new song per event.
Do you perform outdoors?
Absolutely. Just need to make sure there is cover in case of a change in weather.