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Jimmy Murrison (born 8 November 1964) is a Scottish
Jimmy Murrison (born 8 November 1964) is a Scottish lead guitar
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player, a member of the band
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Nazareth.
Born in Aberdeen
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, Scotland, Murrison played with the band 'Trouble in Doggieland' (a fellow member being Pete Agnew's son Lee) before accepting an invitation to join Nazareth in 1994, replacing Billy Rankin. He became the band's permanent lead guitarist.
The album
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s Murrison has released with Nazareth include '' Boogaloo'' (1998), '' The Very Best of Nazareth'' (2001), ''Homecoming
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'' (2002), '' Alive & Kicking'' (2003), '' Maximum XS: The Essential Nazareth'' (2004), '' Golden Hits Nazareth'' (2004), '' Live in Brazil'' (2007), '' The Newz'' (2008), '' Big Dogz'' (2011), '' Rock 'n' Roll Telephone'' (2014) and '' Tattooed on My Brain ''(2018).
Murrison has now been with Nazareth since 1994, making him the group's longest serving guitarist, founding member Manny Charlton
Manuel Charlton (25 July 1941 – 5 July 2022) was a Scottish musician, who was known as a founding member of the influential Scottish hard rock band Nazareth and was their lead guitarist from 1968 to 1990. He also produced a string of succe ...
(1968-1990) having clocked up 22 years.
References
1964 births Living people Musicians from Aberdeen Scottish rock guitarists Scottish heavy metal guitarists Lead guitarists Scottish male guitarists Nazareth (band) members {{Scotland-musician-stub