Ryan Murphey is a Grammy-nominated music producer, songwriter

Songwriter

A songwriter is an individual who writes both the lyrics and music to a song. Someone who solely writes lyrics may be called a lyricist, and someone who only writes music may be called a composer...

, guitarist

Guitarist

A guitarist is a musician who plays the guitar. Guitarists may play a variety of instruments such as classical guitars, acoustic guitars, electric guitars, and bass guitars. Some guitarists accompany themselves on the guitar while singing.- Versatility :The guitarist controls an extremely...

, and vocalist. Since 1988, Ryan has toured with his father, Michael Martin Murphey

Michael Martin Murphey

Michael Martin Murphey is an American singer-songwriter best known for writing and performing Western music, Country music, and Popular music. A multiple Grammy nominee, Murphey has six gold albums, including Cowboy Songs, the first album of cowboy music to achieve gold status since Gunfighter...

, as lead guitarist and vocalist in the Rio Grande Band

Rio Grande Band

The Rio Grand Band is the touring band for singer-songwriter Michael Martin Murphey. Gary Roller is the longest-standing member of the band, having joined Murphey in his live performances in 1985. David Coe joined the band in 1990, and in the late 1990s, Ryan Murphey began recording with his father...

. Ryan is Michael's oldest son, and has worked with his father extensively throughout most of his career. In 1988, Ryan co-wrote the 1988 hit "Talkin' to the Wrong Man

Talkin' to the Wrong Man

"Talkin' to the Wrong Man" is the title of a song written and recorded by American country music artist Michael Martin Murphey with his son Ryan Murphey. It was released in February 1988 as the second single from Murphey's album River of Time...

", which was released on his father's River of Time

River of Time

River of Time is the title of a studio album released by RCA Records in 1989 by the American country music duo The Judds. It features the singles "Young Love ," "Let Me Tell You About Love," "One Man Woman" and "Guardian Angel." While the first two singles reached #1 on the country charts, the...

album.

Ryan produced several Michael Martin Murphey albums, including Buckaroo Blue Grass

Buckaroo Blue Grass

Buckaroo Blue Grass is Michael Martin Murphey's twenty-eighth album, and his first album of bluegrass music.- Track listing :# "Lone Cowboy" # "What Am I Doing Hangin' Round?" # "Lost River" # "Carolina in the Pines" # "Cherokee Fiddle"...

and Buckaroo Blue Grass II

Buckaroo Blue Grass II

Buckaroo Blue Grass II – Riding Song is Michael Martin Murphey's twenty-ninth album, and his second album of bluegrass music.- Song listing :# "Blue Sky Riding Song"# "Running Gun"# "Backslider’s Wine"# "Rollin’ Nowhere"# "Southwestern Pilgrimage"...

, which were both nominated for Grammy Awards. Ryan also produced Michael's latest album, Tall Grass & Cool Water

Tall Grass & Cool Water

Tall Grass & Cool Water is Michael Martin Murphey's thirtieth album, his third album of bluegrass music, and his sixth album of cowboy music.- Song listing :# "Texas Cowboy"# "Cool Water"# "Santa Fe Trail"# "Way Out There"# "Railroad Corral"...

, released in June 2011.

Ryan Murphey has produced three albums of original songs: Good Eats Cafe, Ruby Red, and Miracle Street.

Ryan lives in Nashville, Tennessee

Tennessee

Tennessee is a U.S. state located in the Southeastern United States. It has a population of 6,346,105, making it the nation's 17th-largest state by population, and covers , making it the 36th-largest by total land area...

 with his wife and two daughters. In addition to his musical career, Ryan teaches English to high school students in Nashville.

Guest singles

Year	Single	Artist	Peak chart positions		Album
			US Country Hot Country Songs Hot Country Songs is a chart published weekly by Billboard magazine in the United States.This 60-position chart lists the most popular country music songs, calculated weekly mostly by airplay and occasionally commercial sales...	CAN Country RPM (magazine) RPM was a Canadian music industry publication that featured song and album charts for Canada. The publication was founded by Walt Grealis in February 1964, supported through its existence by record label owner Stan Klees. RPM ceased publication in November 2000.RPM stood for "Records, Promotion,...
1988	"Talkin' to the Wrong Man Talkin' to the Wrong Man "Talkin' to the Wrong Man" is the title of a song written and recorded by American country music artist Michael Martin Murphey with his son Ryan Murphey. It was released in February 1988 as the second single from Murphey's album River of Time... "	Michael Martin Murphey Michael Martin Murphey Michael Martin Murphey is an American singer-songwriter best known for writing and performing Western music, Country music, and Popular music. A multiple Grammy nominee, Murphey has six gold albums, including Cowboy Songs, the first album of cowboy music to achieve gold status since Gunfighter...	4	1	River of Time River of Time (Michael Martin Murphey album) - Track listing :# "From the Word Go"# "Talkin' to the Wrong Man" # "River of Time"# "Vanishing Breed"# "Pilgrims on the Way "# "The Running Blood"# "Children of the Wild World"# " Miss You Girl"...