Shaun Murphy (singer)

For other people named Shaun Murphy, all male, see Shaun Murphy (disambiguation)

Shaun Murphy

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

Biography

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 became defunct, as a decision of Motown management. Only Murphy was retained under contract after the breakup of the duo.

After a period of inactivity with the new division of Motown, she grew impatient and left, and headed back to Detroit to work with Bob Seger for the second of many times to come. Then in '84 &'85 back out 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, Coco Montoya. 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. Murphy also toured with Bob Seger on his recent 2006–2007 Face the Promise Tour, as well as all tours and studio work with Bob since 1978.

In September 1993, Murphy joined Little Feat as a lead singer replacing Craig Fuller. Murphy is quoted as saying that she took no one's place, nor would she, as a lead singer with Little Feat. Murphy left the band at the end of February 2009, after 16 years' tenure and over 1,400 live appearances. She is now pursuing her blues and soul solo project.

Discography

• Stoney & Meatloaf - Stoney & Meatloaf (1971) (re-released in 1978/1979 as, Meat Loaf featuring Stoney and Meatloaf)

External links

• Interview with Shaun Murphy / Digital Interviews

• Official Website

• Murphy YouTube w LF Portland