William Murray (musician)
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| William Murray | |
|---|---|
| Born | Glasgow, Scotland |
| Died | 1999 Dublin, Ireland |
| Genre(s) | Progressive folk |
| Occupation(s) | Drummer, Photographer |
| Years active | 1970s–1990s |
| Associated acts | Mellow Candle, Kevin Ayers, Mike Oldfield |
William Murray (died 1998) was a drummer and photographer from Glasgow, Scotland.
[edit] Career
As 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 acted as drummer on Kevin Ayers's album Whatevershebringswesing and he later worked with Paul Kossoff[2].
As a musician Murray also worked with the British multi-instrumentalist, Mike Oldfield, who bought Murray a camera[2]. Murray worked with Oldfield on albums such as Ommadawn, writing the lyrics for "On Horseback"[2]. Murray became a fashion photographer and moved to Dallas, Texas, USA[2]. In America Murray also formed a band called The Same with Stephen Bray and Clodagh Simonds[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[3].
Murray later died in 1998 in Dublin, Ireland[1].
