Chris splits his time between fronting his own groups (see Chris Murphy bands), and touring and recording with other artists. He continues to perform occasionally with two time Juno Award Winning Guitarist, Jack de Keyzer, Alberta Adams (Detroit’s Queen of the Blues), The Maple Blues Revue (Canada’s 11 piece All Star Blues Ensemble). Chris is also the leader of the six piece Village Blues Band which has been performing at the Wortley Road House on Sunday afternoons since 2005.

From 1992-1998, he was the leader and front-man with the Old Chicago Blues Band, the house band at the Old Chicago Speakeasy and Grill in London, Ontario. The band performed three shows a night, five nights a week for more than six years. During that time the band released two CD's and performed with more than fifty guest vocalists, most of them from the Unted States. The band was also featured on their own TV show "Speakeasy Blues" for Rogers Cable TV.

From 1998 - 2000 he was musical director for Amercan Blues Artist Chicago Pete.

• 2010 and 2008 Winner of the Jack Richardson Music Award for Blues
  
  
• 1999 - 2011 11X's in 12 years, Nominated for the Maple Blues Award for Horn Player of the Year
  
  
• 2003 - 2008 Touring and Recording with two time Juno Winner Jack DeKeyzer
  
  
• 2005 - 2011 Touring with "Chris Murphy's Blues in the Elementary Schools" a sixty minute show best described as EDUTAINMENT. The show has been performed at more than 100 elementary schools in Ontario.
  
  
• 2003 First recipient of the Lifetime of Blues Award from the Labatts Firehall Reunion and the London Blues Community.
  
  
• Sundays since 2005 leader and frontman with the six piece Village Blues Band at the Wortley Roadhouse in London, Ontario
  
  
• 2004 Released 2nd CD "I'm a Happy Guy", produced by the legendary Jack Richardson (Order of Canada)
  
  
• 1999 debut CD, "Blowin the Horn", distributed by Festival
  
  
• Member of the Maple Blues Revue since 2001 (11 piece Canadain All Star Blues Band )
  
  
• Leader of the Local Horn Section for: Aretha Franklin, Natalie Cole, Temptations, Little Anthony & The Imperials, Mary Wilson & the Supremes, Grease, Fabian, Bobby Rydell and Frankie Avalon.
  
  
• Bandleader and Musical Director for Chicago Pete, 1998 - 2000, more than 150 shows in Canada & U.S.A. including: the Montreal Jazz Festival and the Detroit Jazz Festival.
  
  
• Leader of The Old Chicago Blues Band, five nights a week from 1992-1998. The group perfromed with more than 50 guest artists and released two CD’s.
  
  
• Leader of the Uptown Blooze Band, 1985-1992, the band was successful on the college circuit and released a recording “Here Come the Blues”
  
  
• Co-host of radio show “The Blues Never Die”, on CHRW FM 94.7 weekly 1996 - 2005.
  
  
• Host and Emcee of “Speakeasy Blues” on Rogers Cable TV (19 shows) in 1996.
  
  
• Gigs with: Alberta Adams (Detroit's Queen of the Blues), R.J. Spangler (Detroit), London Blues All Stars, Roxanne Potvin, Soul Sausage, Maria Auregema (Buffalo), Rod Nickson (Buffalo), Lance Anderson's Tribute to The Last Waltz, Denise Pelley, Dawn Tyler Watson, Douglas Watson, Phil Murphy Big Band
  
  
• Guest spots as a vocalist include: Mojo Willie and Bluesafire in St Catherines, Liquid Lounge All Stars in Brantford, Gary Kendall Band in Toronto, Brent Minet Band in Buffalo, R J's Rhythm Rockers in Detroit, The Odyssey Blues Band in Port Dalhousie, James Anthony Band in Burlington.
  
  
• Recordings with Jack DeKeyzer, Chicago Pete, McAuley, Gary Kendall, Little Bobby, James Anthony, Forest City Jazz Band, Big Gilson (Brazil). Maple Blues Revue
  
  
• Appeared in the films Talk to Me and Martin and Lewis
  
  
• Speaking and Musical roles in plays: Grease, Rat Pack.
  
  
• Emcee at various charity events
  
  
• Talent Co-Ordinator Jazz and Blues Festivals including: Quai du Vin Winery (Red, White and Blues Festival), Goderich (West Coast Blues Festival), Grand Bend, Chatham
  
  
• Night Club Talent Co-Ordinator: Boomers, Downtown Kathy Brown's, Old Chicago Speakeasy and Grill