{"id":2186,"date":"2024-03-23T17:25:03","date_gmt":"2024-03-23T17:25:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ccma.in-testing.co.uk\/?post_type=inductee&p=2186"},"modified":"2026-04-27T17:02:04","modified_gmt":"2026-04-27T17:02:04","slug":"murray-mclauchlan-56","status":"publish","type":"inductee","link":"https:\/\/soundcheck.ccma.org\/fr\/inductees\/murray-mclauchlan-56\/","title":{"rendered":"Murray McLauchlan"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n
\n
\n

Murray McLauchlan<\/h2>\n

< Back<\/a>
\n
\n<\/p>\n

Inducted into the Canadian Country Music Hall of Fame in 2016
\n
\n<\/p>\n

Murray McLauchlan began writing songs and performing them in his late teens. After playing at major music festivals, such as the Philadelphia Folk Festival and Mariposa, where he appeared alongside Jim Croce and John Prine, he began to attract wider attention on the club circuit, playing such well known rooms as The Riverboat in Toronto, the Bitter End in New York, The Main Point in Philadelphia, and the famous Earl of Old Town in Chicago. Before Murray had actually recorded an album of his own, his \u2018Child\u2019s Song\u2019 was already well known after being recorded by American folk star, Tom Rush.
\n
\n<\/p>\n

Now, thirty odd years later, Murray has eighteen albums to his credit on both True North Records and Capitol Records. Murray has won 11 JUNO Awards, as well as RPM \u201cBig Country\u201d Awards and Toronto music awards. His songs have been covered by many other artists, most recently the U.S. rock band Widespread Panic, as well as has been featured in high school text books. Murray has been both a radio and television host, as well as the author of a book. In 1993, Murray was appointed to the Order of Canada.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n

\n
\n \"A\n
\n

The most recent projects are the highly successful album, \u2018Human Writes\u2019, released in the fall of 2012 which scored high on the U.S. Cashbox Roots charts, and was played extensively in the U.K. and Europe as well as Australia. In addition, Murray continues to appear with the popular group Lunch At Allen\u2019s after over a decade of touring and several popular albums.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/section>","protected":false},"featured_media":2143,"menu_order":6,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":true,"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"inductee-category":[104],"class_list":["post-2186","inductee","type-inductee","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","inductee-category-all-artists"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nMurray McLauchlan - https:\/\/soundcheck.ccma.org<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"noindex, follow\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"fr_FR\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale:alternate\" content=\"en_ca\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Murray McLauchlan\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/soundcheck.ccma.org\/fr\/inductees\/murray-mclauchlan-56\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"https:\/\/soundcheck.ccma.org\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/CCMAOfficial\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2026-04-27T17:02:04+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/soundcheck.ccma.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/56_Murray_McLauchlan.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"263\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"271\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@CCMAofficial\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/soundcheck.ccma.org\\\/inductees\\\/murray-mclauchlan-56\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/soundcheck.ccma.org\\\/inductees\\\/murray-mclauchlan-56\\\/\",\"name\":\"Murray McLauchlan - https:\\\/\\\/soundcheck.ccma.org\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/soundcheck.ccma.org\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/soundcheck.ccma.org\\\/inductees\\\/murray-mclauchlan-56\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/soundcheck.ccma.org\\\/inductees\\\/murray-mclauchlan-56\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/soundcheck.ccma.org\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2023\\\/07\\\/56_Murray_McLauchlan.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2024-03-23T17:25:03+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-04-27T17:02:04+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/soundcheck.ccma.org\\\/inductees\\\/murray-mclauchlan-56\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"fr-FR\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/soundcheck.ccma.org\\\/inductees\\\/murray-mclauchlan-56\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"fr-FR\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/soundcheck.ccma.org\\\/inductees\\\/murray-mclauchlan-56\\\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/soundcheck.ccma.org\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2023\\\/07\\\/56_Murray_McLauchlan.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/soundcheck.ccma.org\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2023\\\/07\\\/56_Murray_McLauchlan.jpg\",\"width\":263,\"height\":271,\"caption\":\"A smiling older man with short gray hair, wearing a black t-shirt, is photographed against a dark background.\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/soundcheck.ccma.org\\\/inductees\\\/murray-mclauchlan-56\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"[:en]Home[:]\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/soundcheck.ccma.org\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Inductees\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/soundcheck.ccma.org\\\/inductees\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":3,\"name\":\"Murray McLauchlan\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/soundcheck.ccma.org\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/soundcheck.ccma.org\\\/\",\"name\":\"https:\\\/\\\/soundcheck.ccma.org\",\"description\":\"\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/soundcheck.ccma.org\\\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/soundcheck.ccma.org\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"fr-FR\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/soundcheck.ccma.org\\\/#organization\",\"name\":\"Canadian Country Music Association\",\"alternateName\":\"CCMA\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/soundcheck.ccma.org\\\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"fr-FR\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/soundcheck.ccma.org\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/soundcheck.ccma.org\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/03\\\/ccma_logo_black_2026_export.svg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/soundcheck.ccma.org\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/03\\\/ccma_logo_black_2026_export.svg\",\"width\":404,\"height\":78,\"caption\":\"Canadian Country Music Association\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/soundcheck.ccma.org\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.facebook.com\\\/CCMAOfficial\",\"https:\\\/\\\/x.com\\\/CCMAofficial\",\"https:\\\/\\\/www.tiktok.com\\\/@ccmaofficial?lang=en\",\"https:\\\/\\\/www.instagram.com\\\/ccmaofficial\\\/\",\"https:\\\/\\\/www.youtube.com\\\/c\\\/ccmaofficial\",\"https:\\\/\\\/www.linkedin.com\\\/company\\\/canadian-country-music-association-ccma-\\\/posts\\\/?feedView=all\"],\"description\":\"The Canadian Country Music Association has been the home of Canada's country music industry since 1976. Through education, communication, promotion and recognition, we support our members and celebrate the artists who make Canadian country music great.\",\"email\":\"country@ccma.org\",\"telephone\":\"(416) 947-1331\",\"legalName\":\"Canadian Country Music Association\",\"foundingDate\":\"1976-06-10\",\"numberOfEmployees\":{\"@type\":\"QuantitativeValue\",\"minValue\":\"1\",\"maxValue\":\"10\"}}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO Premium plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Murray McLauchlan - https:\/\/soundcheck.ccma.org","robots":{"index":"noindex","follow":"follow"},"og_locale":"fr_FR","og_type":"article","og_title":"Murray McLauchlan","og_url":"https:\/\/soundcheck.ccma.org\/fr\/inductees\/murray-mclauchlan-56\/","og_site_name":"https:\/\/soundcheck.ccma.org","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/CCMAOfficial","article_modified_time":"2026-04-27T17:02:04+00:00","og_image":[{"width":263,"height":271,"url":"https:\/\/soundcheck.ccma.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/56_Murray_McLauchlan.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_site":"@CCMAofficial","twitter_misc":{"Est. reading time":"2 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/soundcheck.ccma.org\/inductees\/murray-mclauchlan-56\/","url":"https:\/\/soundcheck.ccma.org\/inductees\/murray-mclauchlan-56\/","name":"Murray McLauchlan - https:\/\/soundcheck.ccma.org","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/soundcheck.ccma.org\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/soundcheck.ccma.org\/inductees\/murray-mclauchlan-56\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/soundcheck.ccma.org\/inductees\/murray-mclauchlan-56\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/soundcheck.ccma.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/56_Murray_McLauchlan.jpg","datePublished":"2024-03-23T17:25:03+00:00","dateModified":"2026-04-27T17:02:04+00:00","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/soundcheck.ccma.org\/inductees\/murray-mclauchlan-56\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"fr-FR","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/soundcheck.ccma.org\/inductees\/murray-mclauchlan-56\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"fr-FR","@id":"https:\/\/soundcheck.ccma.org\/inductees\/murray-mclauchlan-56\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/soundcheck.ccma.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/56_Murray_McLauchlan.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/soundcheck.ccma.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/56_Murray_McLauchlan.jpg","width":263,"height":271,"caption":"A smiling older man with short gray hair, wearing a black t-shirt, is photographed against a dark background."},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/soundcheck.ccma.org\/inductees\/murray-mclauchlan-56\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"[:en]Home[:]","item":"https:\/\/soundcheck.ccma.org\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Inductees","item":"https:\/\/soundcheck.ccma.org\/inductees\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"Murray McLauchlan"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/soundcheck.ccma.org\/#website","url":"https:\/\/soundcheck.ccma.org\/","name":"https:\/\/soundcheck.ccma.org","description":"","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/soundcheck.ccma.org\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/soundcheck.ccma.org\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"fr-FR"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/soundcheck.ccma.org\/#organization","name":"Canadian Country Music Association","alternateName":"CCMA","url":"https:\/\/soundcheck.ccma.org\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"fr-FR","@id":"https:\/\/soundcheck.ccma.org\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/soundcheck.ccma.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/ccma_logo_black_2026_export.svg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/soundcheck.ccma.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/ccma_logo_black_2026_export.svg","width":404,"height":78,"caption":"Canadian Country Music Association"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/soundcheck.ccma.org\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/CCMAOfficial","https:\/\/x.com\/CCMAofficial","https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@ccmaofficial?lang=en","https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/ccmaofficial\/","https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/c\/ccmaofficial","https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/canadian-country-music-association-ccma-\/posts\/?feedView=all"],"description":"The Canadian Country Music Association has been the home of Canada's country music industry since 1976. Through education, communication, promotion and recognition, we support our members and celebrate the artists who make Canadian country music great.","email":"country@ccma.org","telephone":"(416) 947-1331","legalName":"Canadian Country Music Association","foundingDate":"1976-06-10","numberOfEmployees":{"@type":"QuantitativeValue","minValue":"1","maxValue":"10"}}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/soundcheck.ccma.org\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/inductee\/2186","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/soundcheck.ccma.org\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/inductee"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/soundcheck.ccma.org\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/inductee"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/soundcheck.ccma.org\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/inductee\/2186\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/soundcheck.ccma.org\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2143"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/soundcheck.ccma.org\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2186"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/soundcheck.ccma.org\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2186"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/soundcheck.ccma.org\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2186"},{"taxonomy":"inductee-category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/soundcheck.ccma.org\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/inductee-category?post=2186"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}