Through his childhood he realized that something called to him. Tom Murphy has imbued these guitars with a vintage mojo that is hard to quantify but impossible to miss. i.e. [gravityform id="4" title="false" description="true" ajax="true"] Three days before Christmas, with his parents waving good-bye in amazement, Tom boarded a Trailways Bus, and left Marion eager to learn and be a part of more.“With Marion so isolated in middle-America at the time, I needed more stimulation.” Murphy explained. Houston offered his first experiences with major named players and those up-and-coming performers who continued to gain attention. They’ve left our jaws stuck firmly on the floor ever since the moment we unboxed them. Then, as with the nature of television, changes occurred within the production direction of the Osmond Show, which left Tom basically out of work.In the spring of 1989 in Nashville, while playing a gig with some friends, Tom was offered a job in the rough-mill at Gibson Guitar by one of the people at the party. Then, Tom did the rest with his wizard’s touch. Add to Compare . Add to Compare . All rights reserved. The results are astonishing; with craftsmanship exacting to details and standards which every artist understands, appreciates and demands.Murphy and his wife, Janice (“Peter”, Tom explains is how everyone knows her) have two children, Catelin a student at St. Louis University, and Conor, who is in the eighth grade.Tom Murphy’s story perhaps best epitomizes the Marion Living mission of “Showcasing the People and Lifestyle of Marion.” The “Guitar Man” who through his talent and connections could quite literally live anywhere other than Marion. Not necessarily baseball, which certainly held his interest, more to the point, music seemed apparent in his life, particularly, the guitar.Murphy said that he recalled staring at the Sears and Montgomery Ward’s catalogs as a kid, deciding on the Harmony and Silver-Tone instruments which appealed to him most. GREAT TOP! “This was really cool!” Tom said, “I was working at Gibson… Mecca… perhaps the pinnacle of American guitars.” He found a job that he really loved doing and one which seemed to fill that void of stimulation that he had been seeking when he left Marion so many years before. He actually had the opportunity to return to Marion and play at the Orpheum Theater, where Tom had watched movies as a youngster. They select high-quality, resonant mahogany and maple, which gives the guitar a good balance of warmth, clarity, and sustain. More so, he wanted to explore the possibility of reintroducing the early guitars with those early manufacturing standards. Remembering that around the age 12 he got his first guitar, a Kay guitar, which was purchased with Green Stamps (a similar model proudly hangs in the corner of the shop today). “When we pulled off the expressway on the bus,” he said, “they had established signs which read; Tom Murphy and Sawyer Brown.” Smiling, he said, “That was pretty cool.”After his time with Sawyer Brown, Tom found himself next playing the guitar on the set of the Marie Osmond Show where he continued to perfect his guitar talent.

The following is an article out of the Marion Living Magazine in May 2007.Marion’s Tom Murphy works at his shop, turning something new into something old each day. It was obvious that his work at Gibson was a great fit for the company and the guitarist turned technician, too.Tom’s passion was driven by the ability to play, fed by his eager need to learn.

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