Profile
Dee Murray
Bassist + Musician
Male
Born
Apr 3, 1946
Died
Jan 15, 1992
Death Place
Vanderbilt Univer...
Genres
Rock music
Instruments
Fender Jazz Bass ...
Performed With
Nigel Olsson + Pr...
Dee Murray was an English bassist, best known as a member of Elton John's original rock band.
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Timeline
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CHILDHOOD
1946
Birth
Murray was born David Murray Oates in Southgate, London in 1946.
TWENTIES
1968
22 Years Old
Before joining Elton John as his touring sidemen, Murray and drummer Nigel Olsson were members of the Spencer Davis Group in 1968-1970.
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1970
24 Years Old
Murray and Olsson joined John as his road sidemen in 1970, and first appeared on disc with John on "Amoreena" from the 1970 album Tumbleweed Connection, though they were first featured on the live album 17-11-70.
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1972
26 Years Old
As of "Honky Château" in 1972, however, John exerted some of his skyrocketing popularity at the time, and convinced his record company to allow Murray and Olsson to also become full-time recording members of John's band.
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1975
29 Years Old
In 1975, after recording Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy, Murray and Olsson were released from the band because John wanted to achieve a different sound.
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THIRTIES
1977
31 Years Old
In 1977, Murray briefly joined Procol Harum on a North America tour promoting their last 1970s album, Something Magic, although he never recorded with the group.
1978
32 Years Old
Between 1978 and 1979, Murray worked as part of Alice Cooper's backing band.
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1980
34 Years Old
He and Olsson backed John during his landmark concert in Central Park before more than 400,000 fans on the Great Lawn on Sept. 13, 1980.
1982
36 Years Old
Murray later contributed all the bass tracks on "Jump Up!" in 1982, and joined Olsson and guitarist Davey Johnstone for the "Jump Up!" tour, followed by albums and tours for "Too Low For Zero" (1983) and "Breaking Hearts" (1984).
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FORTIES
1992
46 Years Old
After battling skin cancer for a number of years, Murray died at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, in Nashville, Tennessee, after suffering a stroke in 1992; he was aged 45.
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