Elliot Murphy and the Normandy All Stars played a powerful gig in Amsterdam's Paradiso.
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The band which Elliott brought to Amsterdam, was French, not so strange considering Elliott lives in France.
Foreground: guitarist extraordinaire Olivier Durand, in the back drummer Alan Fatras.
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Elliott James Murphy Jr., born 1949, grew up in nearby Garden City, started playing the guitar at 12 years old.
He began writing songs while singing on the streets of Europe in 1971.
His music was post-Bob Dylan poetic rock heavily influenced by New York's Velvet Underground and propelled by Murphy's driving electric guitar, harmonica and,occasionally, keyboards. After four albums on major labels Murphy was one of the first American artists to go independent (by both choice and necessity) with the release of the EP Affairs (1980) that sold well in Europe and set the stage for the successful Murph the Surf (1982).
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Elliott moved to Paris in 1989, where he continues to live with his wife and son. Selling the Gold (1995) featured a duet with Bruce Springsteen, long-time friend, who often has invited him on stage during his European shows.
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Of late Elliott's been revisiting the States for tourdates, mainly on the East Coast in December 2008 and April 2009, and the West Coast in January 2009, with pop singer-songwriter Jann Klose opening for a number of the shows.
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