Rose Murphy
(1) Rose Murphy (May 7, 1913, Xenia, Ohio, USA – November 16, 1989, New Yor… Read Full Bio ↴(1) Rose Murphy (May 7, 1913, Xenia, Ohio, USA – November 16, 1989, New York City, USA.) was a pianist and vocalist most famous for the song 'Busy Line'.
Rose Murphy was known as “the chee chee girl” thanks to her habit of regularly singing the phrase “chee chee” in many of her numbers. She began her musical career in the late 1930’s, playing intermission piano for such performers as Count Basie, and achieved strong popularity in both the US and UK in the late 1940’s. Despite being a very talented pianist, she is best known for her high pitched singing style, which incorporated a range of jazz style ad lib scat, giggling, and percussive sound effects. ‘Busy Line’, one of her most well known songs, made use of perhaps her most famous vocal sound effect: the ‘brrp, brrrp’ of a telephone ring. A version of the song was later used in 1990 by BT (British Telecom) in one of their television adverts. The advert was such a success that RCA reissued Rose’s original recording of the song.
From the fifties to the 80s, Rose continued to play at “many of the top clubs of New York, like the Cookery, Michael’s Pub, Upstairs At the Downstairs, and was “usually accompanied by bassist Slam Stewart or Morris Edwards.” These were interspersed with engagements in London and tours of the Continent. During a two week engagement at Hollywood Roosevelts Cinegrill in June 1989, she became ill and returned to New York City.
She was 78 when she died, and, though married 4 times, left no direct descendants.
(2) Rose Murphy, the captivating fiddle and accordion player, was born in 1900 into an intensely musical family in Milltown, County Galway. She spent much of her adult life living around Rotherham in South Yorkshire U.K., and was 76 years young when she recorded the album that delightfully recaptures the dancing repertoire styles of her youth in the West of Ireland.
Rose Murphy was known as “the chee chee girl” thanks to her habit of regularly singing the phrase “chee chee” in many of her numbers. She began her musical career in the late 1930’s, playing intermission piano for such performers as Count Basie, and achieved strong popularity in both the US and UK in the late 1940’s. Despite being a very talented pianist, she is best known for her high pitched singing style, which incorporated a range of jazz style ad lib scat, giggling, and percussive sound effects. ‘Busy Line’, one of her most well known songs, made use of perhaps her most famous vocal sound effect: the ‘brrp, brrrp’ of a telephone ring. A version of the song was later used in 1990 by BT (British Telecom) in one of their television adverts. The advert was such a success that RCA reissued Rose’s original recording of the song.
From the fifties to the 80s, Rose continued to play at “many of the top clubs of New York, like the Cookery, Michael’s Pub, Upstairs At the Downstairs, and was “usually accompanied by bassist Slam Stewart or Morris Edwards.” These were interspersed with engagements in London and tours of the Continent. During a two week engagement at Hollywood Roosevelts Cinegrill in June 1989, she became ill and returned to New York City.
She was 78 when she died, and, though married 4 times, left no direct descendants.
(2) Rose Murphy, the captivating fiddle and accordion player, was born in 1900 into an intensely musical family in Milltown, County Galway. She spent much of her adult life living around Rotherham in South Yorkshire U.K., and was 76 years young when she recorded the album that delightfully recaptures the dancing repertoire styles of her youth in the West of Ireland.
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Rose Murphy Lyrics
Baby Baby I want you, baby (I want you) And I need you,…
Busy Line I put a nickel in the telephone, dialled my baby's…
Buttom Up Your Overcoat Listen, big boy Now that you got me made Goodness, but I'm…
Button Overcoat Listen, big boy Now that you got me made Goodness, but I'm…
Button up Your Overcoat Listen, big boy Now that you got me made Goodness, but I'm…
Caravan Night and stars above that shine so bright The mystery of…
Cecilia Little Miss Cecilia Green Little over sweet sixteen But the …
Coquette Hear me, why you keep fooling Little coquette, making fun o…
Girls Were Made to Take Care of Boys Girls were made to take care of boys To be kind…
I Can't Give You Anything But Gee, but it's tough to be broke, kid. It's not a…
I Can't Give You Anything But Love Gee, but it's tough to be broke, kid. It's not a…
I Can't Give You Anything But Love Baby {Harry Delmar's Revels} Gee, but it's tough to be broke, kid. It's not a…
In A Shanty In Old Shanty Town I'm up in the world, but I'd give the world to…
Love Me Baby Gee, but it's tough to be broke, kid. It's not a…
Me & my shadow Shades of night are falling and I'm lonely Standing on the…
Peek-A-Boo Peek a boo I see you Sitting in the corner Looking kinda blu…
Pennies From Heaven Every time it rains, it rains pennies from heaven Don't you…
Swingin' Down the Lane Everybody hand-in-hand, swingin' down the lane, Everybo…
Time on My Hands When the day fades away into twilight The moon is my…
When I Grow Too Old to Dream We have been gay, going our way Life has been beautiful,…
Wishing Wishing will make it so Just keep on wishing and care…
You Were Meant For Me You were meant for me, I was meant for you Nature…
You Wonderful You I want you, baby (I want you) And I need you,…