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Lyle "Spud" Murphy, influential music arranger & composer, 1908-2005 (2min)

Alex Chadwick looks back at the legacy of "Spud" Murphy, who developed techniques for composing and arranging that still influence musicians today. Murphy created music for acts as varied as the Three Stooges and bandleader Benny Goodman. He died August 5th in Hollywood, Calif.

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