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Martin Murray Founder and Rhythm Guitar
His Story
Martin was born at a very young age, his mother was present at the time.
On looking at the newborn Martin the doctor decided to slap his mother instead of the baby.
Some years later Martin remembered this and blackmailed the doctor and is still receiving payment to this day.
Above a a photo of Martin aged 10 months and 40 fags a day
Martin gave up smoking some years ago when they went up in the budget from 6d for twenty 9d for twenty.
Martin Aged 10yrs
His pastimes at 10yrs included Bird Watching, Ludo, Monopoly and playing with his collection of Blow up Dolls
In his previous life Martin was a Seagull
here is a photo of his previous life wife nagging him (nothings changed in his present life)
In another of Martins previous live's he was a Penguin
Here is a photo of his wife showing her love for him
Martin aged 18yrs has his first night on the lash
The Queen Looking for Martin in 1990
Martin now in his 43rd year in The Honeycombs enjoys life to the full
Mondays Martin attends his local Darby and Joan Club where he entertains all the old folk with his acoustic guitar and vocals
Tuesdays Martin can be found in his local Post Office queue talking about his time in hospital
Wednesdays Martin can be found at his local Gala Bingo hall as its half price day
Thursdays Martin attends his local cross dresser's support group
Fridays he has to do the shopping or his wife beats him up
Saturdays Martin has a part time job as a hod carrier for Lego
Sundays Martin performs as a male stripper for the Walthamstow Ladies Guild
Below is an accurate account by Bruce Eder
| Biography | by Bruce Eder |
| As the founder of the Honeycombs, Martin Murray
enjoyed a career in the mid-'60s as an internationally charting
musician. It was a seemingly improbable status for the owlish,
bespectacled Murray, who looked more like an accountant than a guitarist
and the leader of a chart-topping rock & roll band. Murray, born in
London in 1941 (one source says 1939), managed a London hair salon
during the early '60s.
He was also a highly proficient guitarist, and he decided to put together a beat group in 1963, amid the burgeoning rock & roll and pop/rock boom spearheaded by the Beatles. His assistant, Anne Margot Lantree — nicknamed Honey Lantree — also played drums, very well, in fact, and she became part of the combo, with her brother John Lantree joining on bass and Alan Ward and Dennis D'Ell filling out the lead guitar and lead singer spots, respectively. They went on to international fame in the hands of producer Joe
Meek, who gave them a sound that showcased Murray and Ward's guitars
very prominently, making their playing some of the most easily audible
on British pop singles of the period. When their debut record, "Have I
the Right," hit number one in England, Germany, Australia, and Japan
(and number four in the United States), months of frantic touring,
recording, and television and film spots followed. He was replaced by Peter Pye, the guitarist he'd chosen to fill in for him during his convalescence from a broken leg earlier in the year. Murray organized a new group, the Lemmings, who recorded one single, "You Can't Blame Me for Trying" b/w "Bring Your Heart with You," released by Pye Records in 1965. It failed to chart and the Lemmings disbanded soon after. He subsequently issued a solo single, "I Know What I Want" b/w "Goodbye My Baby," on Pye that was similarly unsuccessful. Murray subsequently went into music production and licensing, and remained active on those ends of the business through the 1990s. In 2003, 40 years after he'd put his first group together, Murray re-formed the Honeycombs with a new lineup, and as of 2007 is still leading this very talented version of the group on the revival circuit. |
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