Spider Murphy Gang

Bio

The Spider Murphy Gang is a Bavarian Rock 'n' Roll band founded 1977 in Munich. Spider Murphy Gang was one of the most successful bands of the "Neue Deutsche Welle" ("New German Wave", ie songs with German lyrics). The NDW lasted for about 2 years during the early 80s. It was a huge thing in Germany, with songs in German played on the radio outnumbering those sung in English (unthinkable these days). Initially the Spider Murphy Gang covered mostly songs by Chuck Berry and Elvis Presley in English, but their breakthrough came with Bavarian texts. Most popular are Skandal im Sperrbezirk (1981) and Schickeria (1982), both making a subject of the different handling of drugs, alcohol or hookers in local (read: Munich) law and their circumvention in the scene. Their band name comes from the imaginery gangster Spider Murphy from Elvis Presley's song Jailhouse Rock (which they also covered in Bavarian as Zuchthaus Rock) and is the short form of the lines "Spider Murphy played the tenor saxophone // Little Joe was blowin' on the slide trombone // The drummer boy from Illinois went crash, boom, bang // The whole rhythm section was the Purple Gang". . User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.

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Genres

pop rock,deutschrock,german,neue deutsche welle,rock & roll,austropop,classic schlager,german rock,schlager,schlagerparty,

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country: DE

City: 1977

Begin Date: 1977

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Spider Murphy Gang at BadnerHalle Rastatt (April 11, 2026)

Rastatt - BadnerHalle Rastatt

11/Apr

2026

Spider Murphy Gang - 32. Eulenspiegel Zeltfestival 2026

Passau - Eulenspiegel Zeltfestival

8/Jul

2026

Spider Murphy Gang at Kurpark Bad Krozingen (August 1, 2026)

Bad Krozingen - Kurpark Bad Krozingen

1/Aug

2026

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Last FM

Live @ Rockpalast

Live @ Rockpalast

Jan/2012

Ich find Schlager toll - Das Beste

Ich find Schlager toll - Das Beste

Oct/2018

40 Jahre Rock 'N' Roll

40 Jahre Rock 'N' Roll

Mar/2018

Glanzlichter

Oct/2014

Live!

Jul/2013

30 Jahre Rock 'n' Roll

30 Jahre Rock 'n' Roll

Jan/2008

Skandal! Wir feiern a bayerische Band

Skandal! Wir feiern a bayerische Band

Nov/2007

30 Jahre Rock'n'Roll - Alle Singles (2007 Remaster)

30 Jahre Rock'n'Roll - Alle Singles (2007 Remaster)

Sep/2007

30 Jahre Rock'n'Roll - Alle Singles!

30 Jahre Rock'n'Roll - Alle Singles!

Sep/2007

30 Jahre Rock'n'Roll

30 Jahre Rock'n'Roll

Sep/2007

Tutti Frutti - Digital Remaster

Tutti Frutti - Digital Remaster

Sep/2007

Scharf Wia Peperoni - Digital Remaster

Scharf Wia Peperoni - Digital Remaster

Sep/2007

Live! - Digital Remaster

Live! - Digital Remaster

Sep/2007

In Flagranti - Digital Remaster

In Flagranti - Digital Remaster

Sep/2007

Hokus Pokus - Digital Remaster

Hokus Pokus - Digital Remaster

Sep/2007

Wahre Liebe - Digital Remaster

Wahre Liebe - Digital Remaster

Sep/2007

Spider Murphy Gang Live! (2007 Remaster)

Spider Murphy Gang Live! (2007 Remaster)

Sep/2007

30 Jahre Rock'n'Roll: Alle Singles!

30 Jahre Rock'n'Roll: Alle Singles!

Sep/2007

Rock'n'Roll Schuah - Digital Remaster

Rock'n'Roll Schuah - Digital Remaster

Sep/2007

In Flagranti (Remastered)

In Flagranti (Remastered)

Sep/2007

30 Jahre Rock 'n' Roll

30 Jahre Rock 'n' Roll

Jan/2008

30 Jahre Rock'n'Roll - Alle Singles!

30 Jahre Rock'n'Roll - Alle Singles!

Sep/2007

30 Jahre Rock'n'Roll

30 Jahre Rock'n'Roll

Sep/2007

30 Jahre Rock'n'Roll: Alle Singles!

30 Jahre Rock'n'Roll: Alle Singles!

Sep/2007

Rock'n'Roll Schuah - Digital Remaster

Rock'n'Roll Schuah - Digital Remaster

Sep/2007

30 Jahre Rock'n'Roll: Tutti Frutti / Live!

30 Jahre Rock'n'Roll: Tutti Frutti / Live!

Sep/2007

30 Jahre Rock'n'Roll - Alle Singles (2007 Remaster)

30 Jahre Rock'n'Roll - Alle Singles (2007 Remaster)

Jan/2007

40 Jahre Rock 'N' Roll

40 Jahre Rock 'N' Roll

Mar/2018

Tutti Frutti (Digital Remaster)

Tutti Frutti (Digital Remaster)

Dec/2007

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