Jimmy Murphy (October 11, 1925, in Birmingham, Alabama – June 1, 1981) was an American country and rockabilly guitarist and singer-songwriter.
Murphy had already made it to radio by the middle of the 1940s, appearing on local station WBRC's Happy Hal Burns Show.
In 1949 he relocated to Knoxville, Tennessee and auditioned for Dinner Bell, a show on WROL hosted by Archie Campbell.
Campbell had Murphy meet Chet Atkins, whom Murphy eventually gave a demo; RCA Victor subsequently signed him to a publishing deal and recorded him in January 1951 with just himself on guitar and vocals and Anita Carter playing bass.
Murphy's contract only lasted one year; all of his singles failed to sell.