American singer-songwriter born in 1945 in Dallas, Texas. Debuted with Geronimo's Cadillac (1972) and is known for songs such as "Wildfire" and "Carolina In The Pines" and for his Cowboy Songs recordings.

Debut album Geronimo's Cadillac (1972). "Blue Sky - Night Thunder" contains the hit "Wildfire". The Cowboy Songs project earned significant commercial recognition (review notes a Gold Record for Cowboy Songs). Collaborated with producer Bob Johnston on mid-1970s albums.

DeBaser reviews praise Michael Martin Murphey's eclectic blend of country, folk and pop, highlighting his 1970s albums and the Cowboy Songs series. Critics single out Geronimo's Cadillac, Blue Sky - Night Thunder and Cosmic Cowboy Souvenir. Overall, the reviews frame Murphey as an underrated, inventive songwriter with enduring appeal.

For:Fans of country, progressive country, Americana, folk and singer-songwriters, especially listeners of 1970s Texan country.

 Evocative and fascinating: these are the first two adjectives that come to mind when thinking of "Geronimo's Cadillac" from 1972, the debut work of Texan cowboy songwriter Michael Martin Murphey, an album already mature and almost perfect both in the taste of melodies and in the maturity expressed in the lyrics, further ennobled by half a dozen (if not more) of great songs that make "Geronimo's Cadillac" a masterpiece for discerning listeners.

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 "Blue Sky - Night Thunder" owes its commercial fortune to its opening track, "Wildfire"; a true manifesto song of Murphey, it fully embodies the spirit of the album.

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 This album is perhaps the most glaring definition of a subgenre known as Progressive country, a term coined to define a more refined style of country rich in influences, which had a core of artists based mainly in Austin, to which Murphey himself belongs, in contrast to the more popular and mainstream scene of Nashville.

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