About Elliott Murphy
Elliott James Murphy is an American rock singer-songwriter, novelist, record producer, and journalist. His band The Rapscallions won the 1966 New York State Battle of the Bands. In 1971 he travelled to Europe and appeared in the Federico Fellini film Roma Returning to New York, in 1973 he secured a record contract with Polydor Records after being noticed by rock critic Paul Nelson. On October 1, 2012, Elliott Murphy was awarded the Médaille de Vermeil de la Ville de Paris in a ceremony at the Hôtel de Ville presided by Paris Mayor Bertrand Delanoë for recognition of his career as a musician and author. The film won the Audience Prize award at the 2016 Dock of the Bay film festival in San Sebastian, Spain and included interviews with both Bruce Springsteen and Billy Joel.
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