# Turk Murphy

> Melvin Edward Alton "Turk" Murphy was an American trombonist and bandleader, who played traditional and Dixieland jazz.

*American jazz trombonist, band leader (1915–1987)*

**Canonical URL:** https://fame.am/person/turk-murphy

## Identity
- **Profile type:** Singer / Musician ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q177220))
- **Category:** Musicians
- **Country:** United States
- **Born:** 1915-12-16
- **Died:** 1987-05-30
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 44.5 / 100
- **Momentum:** 11.0 / 100  (trend: RISING)
- **Historical depth:** 6.8 / 100
- **Now attention:** 0.0 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 50.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 75.0 / 100

## Platforms
- **IMDB**: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0614765/ (@nm0614765)

## Sources
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- [MusicBrainz](https://musicbrainz.org/artist/8cb374c5-b076-472f-aead-e4290007a366)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2460777)
- [Turk Murphy](https://www.themoviedb.org/person/3670999)

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