Al Elliott
Musician · b. 1934 · Big Stone Gap, Virginia
Best known for
Bass
Al Elliott was a Virginia-born mandolinist and bass player who served as a member of the Stanley Brothers' Clinch Mountain Boys off and on from 1958 to 1961 — doubling as the band's comedy character "Touser Murphy" and later leading his own Blue Ridge Partners.
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- Born January 6, 1934 in Big Stone Gap, Virginia.
- Bluegrass multi-instrumentalist (mandolin, bass) and music comedian; better known by stage persona "Touser Murphy."
- Member of the Stanley Brothers' Clinch Mountain Boys off and on from 1958 to 1961, playing bass and mandolin and doubling as the comedy character.
- Sang baritone on King Records sessions with the Stanley Brothers in September 1958.
- Co-wrote "Heaven Seemed So Near" and "Your Selfish Heart" (with Carter Stanley sharing credit), recorded by the Stanley Brothers.
- Led his own group, The Blue Ridge Partners, recording "Albert Elliott and The Blue Ridge Partners" (1977/1978) and "Tribute to the Louvin Brothers" (1980) on Old Homestead Records.
- Songs published through Jaymore Music (BMI).
- Died December 27, 2013.