Murphy Karges

Murphy Karges
Murphy Karges performing with Sugar Ray on May 29, 2009 in Las Vegas, Nevada
Background information
Born	June 20, 1967 (1967-06-20) (age 44) Orange County, California, United States
Origin	Newport Beach, California
Genres	Alternative Rock, Pop Rock
Instruments	Bass
Labels	Pulse
Associated acts	Sugar Ray

Murphy Karges (born Matthew Murphy Karges, June 20, 1967, Orange County, California) is the American bassist of rock band Sugar Ray.

Biography

Born and raised in Orange County, Karges is now married to Julie Holland-Karges. They have three sons: Matthew Jr., Andrew and John. In 2002 Karges and his wife created the charity 'Music For A Cure' which raises money to support music therapy programs in hospitals. They also find instruments for kids in hospitals who can't afford them. To help aid the organization, Karges has both organized exclusive Sugar Ray concerts (where ticket sales go to MFAC), as well as several eBay auctions of his signed bass guitars.

Karges' hobbies include surfing, golf and photography. He and his house were featured on an episode of MTV Cribs.

He has two Golden retrievers: Bowie and Kayla; both of whom can be seen on the inside sleeve of Sugar Ray's self-titled album (2001).^[1]

His 1968 Dodge Charger was featured in band's issue of DUB magazine.

With the band, Karges has appeared in the films Scooby-Doo and Father's Day, as well as on the TV series Las Vegas.^[2]

References

1. ^ Amazon.com photo of Sugar Ray sleeve
2. ^ Murphy Karges at the Internet Movie Database

External links

• Official website
• Murphy Karges on Facebook
• Music For A Cure
• Official Sugar Ray website

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Name	Karges, Murphy
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Date of birth	June 20, 1967
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