Joyce Wayne "Red" Murrell (June 27, 1921 – February 10, 2001) was a

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performer from Missouri. He led one of the more notable Western swing bands in

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, ''Red Murrell and his Ozark Playboys''. He was a popular session guitar player for many other artists as well. Early in his career, he played with Billy Hughes's band, ''The Pals of the Pecos''. In 1954 he went to work as a disc jockey for KEEN radio (1370 AM) in San Jose.Komorowski, ''Swinging Hollywood Hillbilly Cowboys'', p. 14.

Discography

note: (v) = vocal, (i) = instrumental track

Compilations

* ''Sittin' On Top Of The World'' (Jasmine JASMCD-3544, 2004)

References

Bibliography

* Malone, Bill C. ''Country Music, U.S.A.''. University of Texas Press, 2002. * Komorowski, Adam. ''Swinging Hollywood Hillbilly Cowboys'' (Properbox 85, 2004) booklet. * La Chapelle, Peter. ''Proud to Be an Okie: Cultural Politics, Country Music, and Migration to Southern California''. University of California Press, 2007. Singer-songwriters from Missouri Western swing performers American country singer-songwriters 1921 births 2001 deaths People from Willow Springs, Missouri 20th-century American singers Country musicians from Missouri {{US-country-musician-stub