Michael Martin Murphey (Country Singer ) was born in Oak Cliff, Dallas, Texas, USA on a Wednesday, March 14, 1945 🎈. Michael Martin Murphey is 79 years old. He is a Pisces ♓ and was born in the Year of the Rooster 🐓.
Known for his Gold-designated album Cowboy Songs and for his hit singles “Don’t Count the Rainy Days,” “What’s Forever For,” and “Wildfire,” Murphey is also famous for writing the New Mexico state song “The Land of Enchantment.”
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| FULL NAME: | Michael Martin Murphey |
| BIRTH DATE: | March 14, 1945 |
| BIRTHPLACE: | Oak Cliff, Dallas, Texas, USA |
| AGE: | 79 years old |
| NATIONALITY: | American |
| ETHNICITY: | Unknown |
| ZODIAC: | Pisces |
| CHINESE ZODIAC: | Rooster |
About
Michael Martin Murphey is a Country Singer. Michael was born in the 1940s, in the middle of the Baby Boomers Generation generation. Baby Boomers are individuals born between 1946 and 1964, during the post World War II baby boom. This generation is known for Rock and Roll, Woodstock, Elvis, the Beatles, miniskirts, and Barbies. Baby boomers have experienced some of the most important historical events, including the JFK Assassination, the Cuban Missile Crisis, the civil rights movement, and the Vietnam War.
Born to Lois and Pink Murphey, he and his younger brother, Mark, spent their childhoods in Dallas, Texas. His first marriage — to Diana Vero — resulted in a Grammy-nominated musician son named Ryan Murphey. His second marriage — to Caroline Hogue — inspired his hit song “Carolina in the Pines,” and his third marriage (to fashion model Mary Maciukas) produced children named Laura Lynn and Brennan. His fourth marriage (to Karen Rische) began in 2003. Find out who is Michael Martin Murphey dating right now.
While working toward an undergraduate degree in Greek at the University of North Texas, he became a member of the college’s Folk Music Club. He later attended the University of California, Los Angeles, where he studied Medieval history and creative writing and continued writing and performing music. In the 1960s, he founded bands called Trinity River Boys and the Lewis & Clarke Expedition.
DID YOU KNOW A bluegrass musician as well as a country and western singer and songwriter, he recorded a 2009 album titled Buckaroo Blue Grass.
FACT Country music legend Kenny Rogers recorded an album titled The Ballad of Calico that consists entirely of songs written by Murphey.
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Birthday
Currently, Michael Martin Murphey is 79 years old. His next birthday is away. Michael will celebrate his 80th birthday on a Wednesday, March 14th. He shares a birthday with everyone who was born on March 14, 1945. Below is the countdown to his next birthday.
Zodiac
Michael Martin Murphey’s zodiac sign is Pisces. People born between the dates of February 19th and March 20th belong to the twelfth sign in the zodiac, Pisces. Pisces are known for being emotionally sensitive, gracious, and emotionally aware. Virgo is the most compatible sign for Pisces.
Famous Pisces celebrities are Albert Einstein, Justin Bieber, Rihanna, Olivia Rodrigo, Victor Hugo, Camila Cabello, Stephen Curry, George Washington, Tyler The Creator, and Adam Levine. Pisces ruling planet is Neptune. Astrologically, Neptune is the planet of inspiration.
Michael Martin Murphey was born in the Year of the Rooster. Rooster represents punctuality in Chinese culture. People born in the Year of the Rooster are charming, witty, honest, blunt, brave, and self-reliant. They can also sometimes be controlling, insensitive, narrow-minded, selfish, and reckless.
This year is the Year of the Serpent.
DID YOU KNOW United States life expectancy is about 78.5 years.
Michael Martin Murphey is a 79 years old Country Singer, born in March, in the Year of the Rooster (1945), and is a Pisces. His life path number is 9. Michael’s birthstone is Aquamarine, and his birth flower is Daffodil. You may also check out all famous birthdays in March or specifically birthdays on March 14.
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