Michael Martin Murphey & the Rio Grande Band - "Wildfire" Michael Martin Murphey- vocals & acoustic guitar Carmen Acciaioli- vocals & steel guitar Dave Hoffner- vocals & keyboards Leroy Featherston- drums Gary Roller- bass, vocals Robbie Robinson- electric guitar Guest vocalists- Bill Miller and Tish Hinajosa | Top Hat Crew's "Live Music Archives"

44 Years ago today, "Wildfire" hit #3 on the Billboard Top 100 songs in America. Michael Martin Murphey shared about writing his hit song on the Texas Heritage Songwriters' Association's series Honor Roll: "(For me), all songwriting comes from your dreams." (The following posted video has been edited around Murph's comments about "Wildfire." To hear the unedited video, visit https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v6Lw9rBCUMA&t=6s ) Incidentally, a new version of the song — a duet with the wonderful Amy