Murphy Karges

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Murphy Karges
Born	(1967-06-20) June 20, 1967 Orange County, California, United States
Origin	Newport Beach, California
Genres	Alternative Rock, Pop Rock
Instruments	Bass
Labels	Pulse
Associated acts	Sugar Ray, The Special Goodness

Murphy Karges (born Matthew Murphy Karges; June 20, 1967) is an American bassist, best known for his tenure with Sugar Ray.

Life and career

Born and raised in Orange County, California, Karges was a founding member of Sugar Ray. As part of the band, he has appeared in the films Scooby-Doo and Father's Day, as well as on the TV series Las Vegas.^[1] In 2012, it was made official that Karges was no longer a part of Sugar Ray.

Karges is married to Julie Holland-Karges. They have three sons: Matthew Jr., Andrew and John. In 2002 Karges and his wife created the charity 'Music For A Cure' which raises money to support music therapy programs in hospitals. They also find instruments for kids in hospitals who can't afford them. To help aid the organization, Karges has organized exclusive Sugar Ray concerts (where ticket sales go to MFAC), as well as several eBay auctions of his signed bass guitars.

Karges' hobbies include surfing, golf and photography. He has two Golden retrievers, Bowie and Kayla, both of whom can be seen on the inside sleeve of Sugar Ray's self-titled album (2001).^[2] He and his house were featured on an episode of MTV Cribs. His 1968 Dodge Charger was featured in band's issue of DUB magazine.

References

External links

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Studio albums	Lemonade and Brownies Floored 14:59 Sugar Ray In the Pursuit of Leisure Music for Cougars

Singles	"Mean Machine" "10 Seconds Down" "Iron Mic" "Fly" "RPM" "Every Morning" "Someday" "Falls Apart" "Aim for Me" "When It's Over" "Answer the Phone" "Little Saint Nick" "Ours" "Mr. Bartender (It's So Easy)" "Chasin' You Around" "Is She Really Going Out with Him?" "Boardwalk"

Compilations	The Best of Sugar Ray

Related topics	Discography

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Name	Karges, Murphy
Alternative names
Short description	American musician
Date of birth	June 20, 1967
Place of birth	Orange County, California, United States
Date of death
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