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Mark Murphy

1932 - 2015

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Mark Howe Murphy (March 14, 1932 – October 22, 2015) was an American jazz singer based at various times in New York City, Los Angeles, London, and San Francisco. He recorded 51 albums under his own name during his lifetime and was principally known for his innovative vocal improvisations. He was the recipient of the 1996, 1997, 2000, and 2001 Down Beat magazine readers' jazz poll for Best Male Vocalist and was also nominated five times for the Grammy Award for Best Vocal Jazz Performance. He wrote lyrics to the jazz tunes "Stolen Moments" and "Red Clay". Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 18 in 2024). Mark Murphy is the 2,038th most popular singer (down from 1,920th in 2024), the 11,106th most popular biography from United States (down from 10,312th in 2019) and the 557th most popular American Singer.

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Among SINGERS

Among singers, Mark Murphy ranks 2,038 out of 4,381. Before him are Sergej Ćetković, Leroy Carr, Big Pun, Patricia Janečková, Katy Garbi, and Seven. After him are Radojka Šverko, Maria Doyle Kennedy, Yesung, Anita Baker, Joacim Cans, and Sophie Tucker.

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Among people born in 1932, Mark Murphy ranks 518. Before him are Beryl Bainbridge, Alberto Dines, Robert Spitzer, Coxsone Dodd, Edward Egan, and Bailey Olter. After him are Donna Douglas, Henry Taylor, W. Morgan Sheppard, Gennadiy Shatkov, Angela Mortimer, and Nigel Lawson. Among people deceased in 2015, Mark Murphy ranks 457. Before him are Alberta Watson, Martin Milner, Ray Lumpp, Ferenc Juhász, Robert Spitzer, and Edward Egan. After him are Coleen Gray, Sadhana Shivdasani, Donna Douglas, Nicolás Fuentes, Gene Saks, and Andy Sutcliffe.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Mark Murphy ranks 11,108 out of 20,380. Before him are Ellen Hansell (1869), Keith Andrews (1920), Corey Allen (1934), Brianna Hildebrand (1996), Dennis Hastert (1942), and Royal Dano (1922). After him are Dick Van Arsdale (1943), Susan Solomon (1956), Coleen Gray (1922), Richard Long (1927), Alice Joyce (1890), and Joy Page (1924).

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Among SINGERS In United States

Among singers born in United States, Mark Murphy ranks 557. Before him are Patty Smyth (1957), Bruce Hornsby (1954), Sheb Wooley (1921), Howard Jones (1970), Leroy Carr (1905), and Big Pun (1971). After him are Anita Baker (1958), Little Willie John (1937), Jackson C. Frank (1943), Eddie Money (1949), Joey Belladonna (1960), and David Miller (1973).

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