Dave Murray

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Dave Murray (born David Michael Murray on 23 December 1956, Edmonton, London) is an English guitarist and songwriter best known as one of the original members of the heavy metal band Iron Maiden. He joined the band just two months after their inception in 1975. Career As a boy, Murray was a fanatical football player and fan as well as a keen cricketer. But his family was poor – his father was disabled and his mother worked part-time as a cleaner – and the family never settled anywhere long enough for Murray to establish himself in any of the schools' teams he could have played for. By his reckoning, he had been to a dozen different schools by the time he left for good at the age of 16. Murray developed an interest in rock when he was 15 after hearing "Voodoo Child" by Jimi Hendrix on the radio; from there everything changed. He got his first guitar and being such a keen guitarist, he would practice up to 7 hours a day along to records. He formed his first band, a trio called Stone Free. This band also included Adrian Smith (Guitar/Vocals) who later became a member of Iron Maiden. From there, Murray had played with a number of different bands before meeting Steve Harris and joining Iron Maiden for the first time in 1976. He briefly left the band following an argument with then vocalist Dennis Wilcock. Murray rejoined Smith in a band called Urchin. During this short tenure with the band he recorded one single titled "She's A Roller". Following the single Murray left Urchin

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Titanic

The Deserts Of Träun Part III - The Lilac Moon

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The Deserts of Traun:Part III the Lilac Moon

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The Deserts Of Trдun Part III - The Lilac Moon

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Pirates of the Caribbean (Music Inspired by the Film)

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The Deserts of Träun

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The Deserts Of Träun, Part III: The Lilac Moon

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The Deserts Of Traun Part III - The Lilac Moon

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Shut Your Gobs Bairns

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Speaking in Tongues

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