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

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'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 singer-songwriters Country musicians from Missouri {{US-country-musician-stub