The MOB! From left to right: Michael "Big Dog" Murphy - guitar/vocals, "Texas" Mark Lee - bass, and James "Stix" Hatlak - drums
A much younger "Stix!"
"Texas" Mark Lee, sporting his new summer attire!!!
Big Dog showing a little affection for old friend and keyboard player extraordinaire Larry "3rd Degree" Byrne.
Big Dog from the heart at St. James Cocktail Longe, Darboy, WI.
Greyson and Aurora sitting on a huge anchor in Grand Marais, MI!
The MOB getting ready to rip it up at the 2011 GMMAF!
Me and Mrs. Wendy Murphy resting backstage between sets, at the 2011 GMMAF!
Nick Dongvillo (Stage Mgr), Donald Kinsey, and the Big Dog, backstage at the 2011 GMMAF!
Nick, Peter Harper (from Australia), and the Big Dog.
Crowd enjoying the show at the 2011 GMMAF!
Big Dog and Dave Bouttete, at the 2011 GMMAF. What a songwriter!
My young'uns, Aurora and Greyson, scoping out the rocks on the shores of Lake Superior, during the 2011 GMMAF!! Love you guys!
Big Dog and Virgil Longwalk. A master singer/songwriter and storyteller, at the 2011 GMMAF.
"Texas" Mark Lee, holding it all together at the 2011GMMAF, with some tasty bass!
"Smilin'" Don Berry pounding those shuffles at the 2011 GMMAF!
The MOB goes electric at the 2011 GMMAF!
Acoustic set at the Grand Marais Music & Arts Festival (GMMAF). Aug 12, 2011
Singing the Blues at St. James, in Darboy, WI. 2011
Doing What I Love - Playing the Blues!!
Waiting to go onstage at the 2009 Grand Marais (MI) Music and Arts Fest.
Mike Murphy and The MOB
Big Dog Murphy & Ronnie Baker Brooks at the Oshea Lenski Blues Bash 2004.
John Primer adding his own touch of blues hues to the musical canvas.
Lil Ed & Dog at Ballyhoo's Brew and Chew, Merrill, WI
Magic Slim & Dog at Blues Café 2004
Mike with the Legendary
Sam Lay
Meet Heidi, Analicia, and Lindsey from the Warehouse!!
Smilin' Tom Holland and Murphy, sharing a kodak moment, after his set at OLBB!
Ronnie Baker Brooks! If that ain't blues, Mike will eat your hat!
Mike at Nighthawks Tap. LaCrosse, WI's only true blue blues club!
Me and Otis of Otis & the Alligators.
This was a real treat for me to get to jam around with Otis!
John primer and me chattin' before the legend takes the stage at the OsheayLenski Blues Bash
Sharon Lewis, the Texas Fire, grabbed'em, goosed'em and held'em hostage, at OsheayLenski, for a real taste of the blues!
Tom Holland brush in hand, paints a blues canvas.
"This was the first time me and the MOB had ever played Big Bull Falls Blues Fest. And, to have the priviledge of playin' with two of the all-time great blues cats like Big Bill Engel and Otis McLennon, man oh man! At 280lbs., I was lighter than air! Dr. Smooth back on the drums was havin the time of his life. Duck was thumpin' that bass so hard, the shiny was comin' off the strings! A really big thanks to the Great Northern Blues Society, Lance Shellman, and Dino Corvino for makin' that happen." - Big Dog Murphy