In February of 1975, Michael ... Written by Murphey and Larry Cansler, the song came to Murphey in a dream and was, after a bit of back and forth, included on his Blue Sky -- Night Thunder album ...

But the truth is Michael ... Murphey told the Story Behind the Song to Bart Herbison of Nashville Songwriters Association International. Bart Herbison: So, "Blue Sky - Night Thunder" is ...

Earlier this week we published an extensive interview with Michael Martin Murphey ... I put ‘Wildfire’ on there (1975’s “Blue Sky — Night Thunder”), and it became my biggest hit.

His Austin days were a prolific period as a songwriter, and in 1975 his fourth album, “Blue Sky — Night Thunder,” made Michael Martin Murphey a household name, thanks to the haunting ...

Michael Martin Murphey, best known for hits ... namely the song that set his career alight from the album “Blue Sky — Night Thunder,” he replied simply. “The song ‘Wildfire’ is a ...

Michael Martin Murphey's Christmas ... But Wildfire almost didn't make it onto his Blue Sky -- Night Thunder album. Murphey tells the story with great detail. He was collaborating with veteran ...

Singing cowboy poet Michael ... in 2007. Murphey's latest album, Red River Drifter (2013), marks a return to his freeform songwriting typical on such albums as Blue Sky, Night Thunder, Swans ...

Michael Martin Murphey returns to the KM Theatre ... "Wildfire," in 1975, on the album "Blue Sky/Night Thunder." There were a number of other hit records along the way, but in 1986, he branched ...

It was in 1972, 40 years ago, that Michael Martin Murphey rode ... But by 1975, Murphey's album "Blue Sky, Night Thunder" found his fan base and reputation solidified for a life time, as its ...