Manteo Murphy is a band that embodies the essence of Americana, Classic Hits, and Country Rock, with their original music. The group is made up of experienced musicians Tommy Hartley, Kent Luton,Clarence "Moon" Munden and Mike Bisbee
"What the World Needs Now Is Love" is a 1965 popular song with lyrics by Hal David and music composed by Burt Bacharach.
First recorded and made popular by Jackie DeShannon, it was released on April 15, 1965, on the Imperial label after a release
on sister label Liberty records the previous month was canceled. It peaked at number seven on the US Hot 100 in July of that year.
In Canada, the song reached number one.
Perfromed on 10-14-22-by Manteo Murphy at Chatham Hills Winery, Cary, NC.
Tommy Hartley - Piano and vocal
Clarence Munden - Bass and vocal
Kent Luton - Vocal
Jason Barker - Guitar and vocal
Bakru Hunsel - Drums
Manteo Murphy, from their recent set at a private party in Nags Head, NC. We were supposed to play outside, but Mother Nature sent 40 knot winds out of the northeast, so we moved inside into the garage. That explains the background. But we had a GREAT time playing for the hosts and guests.
From Rolling Stone: In “Letter to You,” the title track from Bruce Springsteen’s upcoming album, he sings about writing a thoughtful missive in “ink and blood.” Those two ingredients, which work together to propel his willingness to pour his heart onto an empty page, have fueled so many great Springsteen songs, and on “Letter to You,” it’s the earnest way he uses those tools that makes the song so affecting.
Springsteen said that he and the E Street Band recorded the Letter to You album in a raw burst of energy over five days and didn’t even bother trying to spruce it up with overdubs. So “Letter to You,” the song, comes across urgent and sincere. Springsteen’s voice sounds comforting and comfortable, like lived-in leather, as he sings about opening up his soul, but what makes it electric is the way it sounds in and of the moment. One of his signature “hyuh” exclamations bursts through his lips after the first verse and when he sings about “the dark evening stars and the morning sky of blue,” the last word comes out in a falsetto as “bloo-hooo,” and even he sounds a little surprised.
The most interesting thing about the song (other than his commitment to the postal system at a time when it’s in peril) is the way Springsteen sings about exploring his inner self without truly divulging all that much. He considers “things I found through hard times and good,” and in the chorus, he sings, “I took all my fears and doubts … all the hard things I found out … all that I found true and I sent them in my letter to you.” But he never fully details the particulars of what occurred to him during his dark night of the soul. In the song’s video, the only time he puts pen to paper is when he writes out the tune’s chord changes — but then, that’s the power of ink and blood.
The song’s sentiment comes through in his voice and in the way the E Street Band effortlessly plays the track’s rootsy guitar and piano lines and swinging rhythms. (There’s even a Wall of Sound–style crackalack deep in the mix at the two-minute mark, since that sort of filigree is just second nature to this band.) Springsteen may never fully reveal himself, but the song still feels like a full picture because of the way he and his bandmates trust in themselves and each other musically. The emotion they summon is enough to get Springsteen’s message across.
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Manteo Murphy performing "World Turnin' Round," by T. Hartley.
From a recent private set on the Outer Banks of NC. When it started blowing 40 knots, we moved the show inside the garage. Out host and hostess were quite gracious, as were the guests.
Kent Luton - Vocal
Tommy Hartley - Guitar and Vocal
Clarence Munden - Bass and vocal
Jason Barker - Guitar and vocal
Special Guest Toby Tate - Drums
"Amie" is a song by the American country rock group Pure Prairie League. The song initially appeared on the band's 1972 album, Bustin' Out. It was subsequently released as a single in 1975, after it gained popularity as an album cut.
Performed by Manteo Murphy at Durham's fabulous Blue Note Grill, Thursday, Oct 14, 2021.
Kent Luton - Vocals
Tommy Hartley - Guitar and vocals
Clarence Munden - Bass and vocals
Jason Barker - Guitar and vocals
Chuck Katz - Cajon
"Bring It On Home to Me" is a song by American soul singer Sam Cooke, released on May 8, 1962, by RCA Victor. The song peaked at number two on Billboard's Hot R&B Sides chart, and also charted at number 13 on the Billboard Hot 100. The song has become a pop standard, covered by numerous artists of different genres. It is one of The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's 500 Songs that Shaped Rock and Roll.
Manteo Murphy, from their recent set on the Outer Banks of NC. The rain held off, but it was blowing 40 knots outside, so we moved into the garage.
Kent Luton - Vocals
Tommy Hartley - Guitar and vocals
Clarence Munden - Bass and vocals
Jason Barker - Guitar and vocals
Special Guest - Toby Tate - Drums and vocals
"Unchained Melody" is a 1955 song with music by Alex North and lyrics by Hy Zaret. North wrote the music as a theme for the little-known prison film Unchained (released in January 1955), hence the song title. Todd Duncan sang the vocals for the film soundtrack. It has since become a standard and one of the most recorded songs of the 20th century, most notably by the Righteous Brothers in July 1965. According to the song's publishing administrator, over 1,500 recordings of "Unchained Melody" have been made by more than 670 artists, in multiple languages.
Performed by Manteo Murphy at Durham's fabulous Blue Note Grill, Thursday, Oct 14, 2021.
Kent Luton - Vocals
Tommy Hartley - Guitar and vocals
Clarence Munden - Bass and vocals
Jason Barker - Guitar and vocals
Chuck Katz - Cajon