Randy Murray facts for kids

Charles Randall "Randy" Murray was born on December 9, 1955. He is a talented Canadian rock guitarist and singer. Randy was a very important member of the famous band Bachman–Turner Overdrive, often called BTO.

Randy Murray was active in the music world from the late 1970s until 2017. He played a big part in the music scene in British Columbia and Alberta, Canada. From 1989 to 1992, he also taught music and even had his own radio talk show. Randy was part of the BTO band from 1991 to 2005. This was the longest time any group of musicians stayed together as BTO. After his music career, he worked in communications for a church in Vancouver until he retired in 2023.

Randy Murray's Musical Journey

Randy Murray has achieved many cool things throughout his music career:

• In 2017, he released an album called Aunt Mary's Take-Out. He made this album with his friend Rachel Cambrin under the name "Ordinary Lies".
• In 1988, Randy started a classic rock band called the Surreal McCoys. They were a popular band at the Roxy club in Vancouver.
• In 1987 and 1988, he went on tour with Tim Bachman. They played many of BTO's well-known songs.
• In 1985, Randy released an EP (which is like a mini-album) called Warm Hands/Cold Heart. He released it under the name Vox Phantom.
• From 1984 to 1989, Randy worked with Dave Reimer in a classic rock band called the Invaders.
• In the early 1980s, he was a member of the band David Raven. This band released an EP on the Radioactive record label.
• Also in the early 1980s, Randy was part of the Ennis-Murray Band. Other members included Paul Ennis, Mike Rogers, and Jeff Sugarman.
• In the late 1970s, Randy was a member of a band called X-Static. Paul Ennis and Ron MacDonald were also in this band.