[78-L] Music Man Murray: Actor?

[soundthink at aol.com]

Sorry for the duplicate post. I was sending a briefer note to a friend and forgot to change the target address.

Cary Ginell


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From: soundthink at aol.com
To: 78-l at klickitat.78online.com
Sent: Fri, Jun 26, 2009 10:34 am
Subject: [78-L] Music Man Murray: Actor?



Murray Gershenz, a/k/a "Music Man Murray" opened his used record shop on Santa 
Monica Blvd. near Western Ave. in 1962. Now, at the age of 87, Gershenz is 
interested in selling his estimated 400,000 records in his collection. The 
reason? He wants to be a character actor. "I'm in demand," he told the L.A. 
Times Thursday. "They like old character actors." Gershenz got his start on the 
"Will and Grace" sitcom when he was 75. He has since done numerous TV shows, 
films, and commercials. He can currently be seen in a national Wal-Mart 
commercial that has been running for the past several years. Murray is balding 
with wisps of hair remaining around his ears and a bushy mustache. Murray's shop 
now takes up two floors on Exposition Blvd. in the West Adams district, where he 
moved his store in 1986. He estimates the value of his collection to be $3 
million. That comes to $7.50 per record. Having been in his shop, that sounds 
like a tall order. But Murray was never known for providing di
 scounts.

Here's a link to the story, with a photo of a delightfully happy Murray gripping 
a copy of the soundtrack LP for "A Hard Day's Night."

http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-murray26-2009jun26,0,905967.story

Cary Ginell
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