Shaun Murphy (singer)

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Shaun Murphy, born Cheryl Murphy and also known as Stoney is an American singer best known for her work with Bob Seger and Little Feat.

Shaun Murphy was born in Omaha, Nebraska, lived with her family as a child in Omaha and then in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, prior to moving to Detroit, Michigan in high school. She is best described as a blue-eyed soul singer. She teamed with several other "girl bands" while in Detroit, prior to being noticed by an employee of Motown Records in a local theatre production along with notable recording artist Meat Loaf. The two were signed by Rare Earth Records, a division of Motown Records as Stoney & Meatloaf. The pairing was short-lived, and while Murphy remained under contract with Motown after the breakup of the duo, she grew impatient and headed to Los Angeles where she soon found herself recording and touring with Eric Clapton. She also sang, toured, and recorded with such notables as The Moody Blues, Bob Seger, Maria Muldaur, Bruce Hornsby, Michael Bolton, and Alice Cooper. In the liner notes of Bob Seger's live album Nine Tonight, she is credited for singing backup vocals for the entire tour.

In September 1993, Murphy joined the legendary band Little Feat, as a replacement for singer and former recording artist for Warner Brothers, Craig Fuller. Little Feat, formerly an all-male band, founded by Lowell George, had gone through several evolutions prior to signing Murphy as a lead singer. It was not an easy adjustment, but today, Shaun Murphy has become one of the most popular draws of the huge grassroots fanbase of Little Feat. Murphy has now been touring with Bob Seger on his 2006-2007 Face the Promise Tour.