Clifford “Yogi” McMurray - Born 3/5/1936 - Died 5/9/2019 - Dallas Blues icon - 2018 Interview

Clifford “Yogi” McMurray was an icon in the Dallas blues scene and deeply loved by all who knew him. He sadly passed May 9, 2019
Yogi played with just about every major blues artist and legend during his life including Roscoe Gordon, Freddie King, B.B. King, Albert King, Albert Collins, Bobby "Blue" Bland, Chuck Berry, Zuzu Bolin, Muddy Waters, Tommy Duke, Jerry Coleman, Tutu Jones, Lucky Peterson, James Peterson and many, many others. He opened for The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, Three Dog Night and even played for the Queen of England in Buckingham Palace while on tour with Freddie King!

[@DaveFury]

I will miss him. He was that friend that I never ever expected to even make. I met him through Tutu Jones back in 2016 or so. It was an audition, and Tutu didn't like me too much and gave me a lot of grief, but Yogie took me in-and, he was trying to include me in projects he was trying to get wind under...as a drummer, and said that he thought I was good...which meant a lot to me considering the fact that Yogie has decades of experience playing with some real badasses. It flattered me. Like I said-the friend I never expected to make, much less keep.
He was best man at my wedding in 2017, more or less...as we had a non-traditional wedding. But Yogie was good enough to direct the cake cutting and pretty much coordinate the whole thing. He is a great man, and one I will miss a LOT.