Spider Seminar at the 3rd Tenor Guitar Festival in Astoria Oregon
When Keith added my name to this roster, I got them butterflies in my guts that I thought
were lost to me decades ago. Not to mention sleepless nights. After all, I'd be sharing the same bill with American Music Royalty that were heroes of mine since I was knee-high to a grasshopper ! Then I remembered a chapter from Will Rogers 1924 book - "The Illiterate Digest ". ( I'm a big Will Rogers nut !) He wrote a chapter in there about American Songwriters and titled it - " The Greatest Document In American Literature ".........of course he was refering to the song - " Yes We Have No Bananas ".........Mr. Rogers had Nate Collier do an illustration for the chapter, and when I re-read the piece, I was able to get a good nights sleep and all my butterflies flew away................ youtu.be/qyNrZvFHx7M  www.keithsykes.com  SMELLS LIKE A ROADTRIP    THEN ON FRIDAY JUNE 7TH..........It's Down Home Time Performing in Gulfshores Alabama at Ronnie G.Penton's Rocking Rhythm And Ribs BBQ Restaurant Here's the link for this infamous roadhouse : www.rhythmandribsgulfshores.com/ www.facebook.com/randrgulfshores On Wednesday, June 12th we will be performing a return engagement at the Jackson Yacht Club in Jackson Mississippi. They have their famous Beer Can Races every Wednesday. A most beautiful place to gig. Check it out at: www.jacksonyachtclub.com  Spider at Birdy's with Mike Pace, Jerry Crowell , Harvey , and Buck Gibbons On Thursday, June 13th we will be seeing all our good ol' friends at Birdy's Roadhouse. We like gigging there cuz we always eat our weight in Oysters, Shrimp, and Fried Green Tomatoes in Roumalade Sauce............................Oh Lord !!!  I am honored to finally make it to the Bentonia Blues Festival Jun 14th and 15th Check out Jimmy "Duck" Holmes historical blues festival in the heart of the Mississippi Delta (he's done it for over 40 years) at these links : www.facebook.com/BentoniaBluesFestival www.americanbluesscene.com/2013/04/the-bentonia-blues-festival-history-contemporary-delta-blues-music/ Check out this Spider-Video---------------------- youtu.be/zOO8ESyPRZY  What they're saying about Spider in Europe: blues.gr/profiles/blog/list SEPTEMBER 5th- Conway Washington We'll be at the famous music venue: The Conway Muse www.conwaymuse.com www.facebook.com/pages/The-Conway-Muse/200974611064 September 6th & 7th Westport Washington for the Smokin' Hot Westport Blues Festival  WestportBlues.com   EXTRA...EXTRA...READ ALL ABOUT IT ! MIKE THOMPSON IS A GRANDFATHER TODAY ! People have been inquiring ............................................. as to who the NEW guy is on the SMB whipping post is :    Mystery Drummer / Washboard Artiste SEND IN YOUR ENTRY FOR A "STAGENAME" FOR THIS GUY AND WIN A TRIP FOR TWO TO COLORADO !!! HELP US NAME THE NEW GUY PLEASE.................... HE ANSWERS TO "HEY YOU" AND "RINGO" RIGHT NOW !  SEE YA'LL BACK IN COLORADO ! Here's a '65 Jimi Hendrix TV spot.....listen to that mutha rip it!!! : www.youtube.com/watch?v=UvklBbYgnsk |
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A Most Welcome Sponsor !!!
Ol' Poppa Hobo Cigar-Box Guitars
Announces It's Spider Murphy Model Eric Johnson of Ol' Poppa Hobo CB Guitars has created a beautiful handmade Cigar-Box Guitar for Spider Murphy.They have decided to call it The Spider Murphy Model. I wanted to call it " The Murph ", but apparently the Board of Directors over there at Ol' Poppa Hobo voted my idea down. Oh well...... It really doesn't matter to Spider. He loves it because of it's rich tone and how the electronics are set up. He also states that it is one of the reasons that certain songs kick when he records them in a good studio. Spider says that Ol' Poppa Hobo got the " Soul & Rhythm" that is so important when your layin' down those basic tracks....... But mostly TONE ! ! Here's The SM Model  This one's Mine Guys.........hands off............Ha ! Other Ol' Poppa Hobo Cigar- Box Guitars that Eric is working on or has finished....  
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Spider at MAMA 2Spider Murphy and the Pushovers Spider at MAMASpider Murphy and The Pushovers Live at MAMA performing Snake Head Whiskey Spider with the Pettyboneswww.youtube.com/watch Here's Spider playing with the PettyBones on T.V. in New Orleans..................... The Acid Planet Videoswww.acidplanet.com/artist.asp These videos on Sony's Acid Planet were shot in Cripple Creek and Victor Colorado.Shot & edited entirely by my good friend Eric Johnson.........or was it Celtic Monk.......or was it Mojobean......or was it..................Back in the good ol' days................check out the crazy reviews from all over the world..............Spider Murphy & The Rocky Mountain Rhythm Bums at their finest.... Rocky Mountain Rhythm Bums on MySpacewww.myspace.com/rockymountainrhythmbums This is Spider Murphy & The Rocky Mountain Rhythm Bums' MySpace area............There are free music downloads and 303 crazy-assed friends websites to peruse..........This My Space site commemorates the Bums musical journey from Zeke's Bar in Victor Colorado......to the two ardous years spent down in Louisiana.....and their friends, gigs, hardships & triumphs.......4 years of hard hard work............ |
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Spider Murphy & The Tufine Bros. -
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Spiders Movie Trailer -
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Hey Mudhead - A Tragic Cajun Love Song -
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Spider Gigs with Tombo Combo in Santa Barbara California 1995 -
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Roadshots From OR CA MA CO LA MS AL WA WY and HI
Mike Thompson & Spider performing at The Mt. of The Sun Festival in Woodland Park Colorado 
Spider & Producer- Chet Bennett Starting the new album in September 2012 
Producer Chet Bannett recieve Grammy for work on Bruce Springsteen song "Pink Cadillac" 
Producer Chet Bennet at CBS Records 
Chet Bennett Award @ Muscle Schoals 
Spider and Thomas Jackson at Birdy's Roadhouse in Angie Louisiana 
Zane and Spider cuttin' up on Camano Island WA 
Spider with Mike Pace & Hudson at Birdie's Roadhouse in Angie Louisiana 
Spider Live At Zydeco's In Denver 
Spider Live At Suite 1901 In Cheyenne WY 
Spider Live At Baked Alaska Astoria OR 
Pre-Show Mojave Desert California 
Pre-Show Astoria With Bassist/Friend Randy Brown 
My good friend Phillip Rauls 
Spider, Dave Schwortz on drums, Cliff Silber on Mando at the VooDoo Room in Astoria Oregon June 2012 ( photo by Phillip Rauls) 
Spider giving a Tenor Guitar Workshop at TGG3 in Astoria Oregon June 2012 (photo by Phillip Rauls) 
Spider at The 3rd Annual Tenor Guitar Gathering in Astoria Oregon June 2012 (photo by Phillip Rauls) 
Spider and Music Publisher Mel Bay at Winfield 
Charles MacGowan-Bass Player/Artist 
Charles Rickenbacker 
Spider gigging in Lahaina, Maui,HI 
Spider Circa 1968 with Ron Chmiel on guitar and Frank Pyko on drums at home in South Hadley MA 
Portland Blues Guru Johnny Ward,Carol, and Spider at The VooDoo Lounge in Astoria OR 
Spider at The VooDoo Lounge in Astoria OR 
Spider at The Astoria Guitar Company, Astoria OR 
Mark Josephs,Marcy Marxer,and Spider at KMUN Radio in Astoria Or 
Spider at Da Stuff in Sun Louisiana 
Spider at The Shed in Van Cleave Mississippi 
Spider at The Hard Rock Cafe in Biloxi Mississippi 
Spider at The Franklinton Free Fair in Franklinton LA #2 
Spider at Bailey's Pub in Birmingham Alabama 
Spider with Queen Ida at Nicholby's in Ventura CA 
Spider at Zeke's in Victor CO 
Spider and Jerry Barnes at Boudreaux & Thibadoux's in Baton Rouge LA 
Spider at Fritzell's on Bourbon St. New Orleans LA 
Spider at Parrish's in Oxford Mississippi 
Spider at AOB in Alma CO 
Spider at The Blueberry Festival in Poplarville Mississippi 
Spider at The Crystola Roadhouse in Crystola CO 
Spider at The Franklinton Free Fair in Franklinton LA #2 
Spider at The L&C Lounge in Bogalousa LA 
Spider at UCSB in Santa Barbara CA 
Mike New Years Benny's 2011 
Spider New Years Benny's 2011 
Mike Thompson @ The Devil 
Mike @ The Devil 
The Devil @ The Devil 
Jammin' @ The Devil 
A Sam Broyles Review-He said we got two standing O's too ! 
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