Booking Shirley Murdock

Shirley Murdock Biography

The R&B singer Shirley Murdock was born in 1957. Young Shirley grew up in Toledo listening to gospel music and singing with her local church choir. After she was hired as a backup singer for an R&B group led by Roger Troutman, the two began recording singles together, including the song “Girl, Cut It Out,” which was released in the mid 1980’s. Murdock’s talents garnered her the attention of Elektra Records, which signed her in 1985, in time to release the top forty hit, “As We Lay.”

After the success of her debut single, Shirley Murdock went on to release her debut album, Shirley Murdock!, in 1986. The album rose to gold status, reaching into the top ten on the R&B charts and top forty on the mainstream charts. The album was followed by: A Woman’s Point of View (1988), Let There Be Love! (1991), Home (2002), and Soulfood (2007.) The albums collectively spawned the hit R&B singles: “No More,” “Go on Without You,” “Husband,” “In Your Eyes,” “Stay with Me Tonight,” and “Let There Be Love!”

Today, Shirley Murdock continues to perform, and has even recently branched into acting, appearing in the films and play A Mother’s Prayer (2009), alongside Jermaine Crawford, Robin Givens, and Johnny Gill.  Murdock has also appeared in: Man of Her Dreams (2009), Three Ways to Get a Husband (2009), and Love Me or Leave Me (2010.) She also recently collaborated with artist Teena Marie on her album, Congo Square, appearing on the song “Soldier.”