# Alan Murphy

> Alan Murphy was an English rock session guitarist who worked with Kate Bush and Go West. In 1988, he joined the jazz-funk band Level 42 as a full-time band member, and played with them until his death from pneumonia, resulting from AIDS, in 1989. He also played lead guitar on select recordings by Mike and the Mechanics, including the hit single "Silent Running ".

*British guitarist, session musician (1953-1989)*

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## Identity
- **Profile type:** Singer / Musician ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q177220))
- **Category:** Musicians
- **Country:** United Kingdom
- **Born:** 1953-11-28
- **Died:** 1989-10-19
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 47.6 / 100
- **Momentum:** 1.3 / 100  (trend: STABLE)
- **Historical depth:** 6.7 / 100
- **Now attention:** 0.0 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 45.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 55.0 / 100

## Sources
- [Discogs](https://www.discogs.com/artist/281923)
- [ألان ميرفي](https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A3%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%86_%D9%85%D9%8A%D8%B1%D9%81%D9%8A)
- [الان ميرفى](https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%86_%D9%85%D9%8A%D8%B1%D9%81%D9%89)
- [الان میرفی](https://azb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%86_%D9%85%DB%8C%D8%B1%D9%81%DB%8C)
- [Alan Murphy](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alan_Murphy)
- [Alan Murphy](https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alan_Murphy)
- [Alan Murphy](https://nn.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alan_Murphy)
- [MusicBrainz](https://musicbrainz.org/artist/6629e55a-308a-4be6-a906-1e13c91f954f)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2830560)

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