Daniel David Murphy (born July 12, 1962, in Duluth, Minnesota) is an American musician best known as a co-founder[1] lead guitarist for the alternative rock band, Soul Asylum from 1981 to 2012.

Some of Murphy's solo writing credits include "Can't Go Back" from Made to Be Broken, "Cartoon" off Hang Time and "Gullible's Travels" from And the Horse They Rode in On.

[2] In 1992, Murphy appeared on the debut solo album by former Replacements drummer Chris Mars, Horseshoes and Hand Grenades.

[5][6] In his announcement, he explained that "To survive in the game of music...one needs an unhealthy and combustive internal combination of two seemingly distant attributes - naivety and swagger.

[5][7] On the occasion of his retirement he donated his Gibson Les Paul guitar, which he had used on every Soul Asylum album, to the Minnesota Historical Society.