May 14, 2018 | My Desultory Blog

Music Monday: David Lee Murphy and Kenny Chesney

RichC | May 14, 2018

David Lee Murphy has finally recorded again with a little coaxing from Kenny Chesney after going dormant after his 2004 Tryin’ to Get There album. The new music is just as good from what I can tell as I particularly enjoyed his "Everything’s Gonna Be Alright" which was also set to a NewsOfStJohn.com video posted […]

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