Bio Prince Edward Island's Billy Roy Murnaghan is a survivor. Murnaghan has survived more than 40 years in the music business and more recently has survived a 5 year battle with colon cancer. After having undergone surgery and a regimen of chemotherapy, the veteran entertainer, who now makes his home in Barrie, Ontario, has just released his second thematic collection of songs. The CD contains six tracks on which Murnaghan has done country mixes and pop mixes of the tunes. Titled RU4-LUV CAFE, this new release carries on the trend of Murnaghan‚s first CD release FINE LINE. "I've decided to release my songs in a thematic format, that is, songs that follow a particulr theme, and will hopefully appeal to a niche segment of the music buying public." he says. Murnaghan is a prolific songwriter having started to write in the mid 1960s. Now 70, he has played a historic role in P.E.I.'s musical evolution. As founder, singer, and lead guitarist for P.E.I.'s first rock group the Tremtones, Murnaghan blazed a musical trail that would inspire countless Island bands for decades to come. For some five years, he held down a steady gig at Charlottetown's popular Rollaway Club. Murnaghan has written a song titled, 'I ROCKED WITH ELVIS', which alludes to those carefree times while paying tribute to some of his musical idols such as, Elvis, Rick Nelson, Jerry Lee Lewis, Bill Hailey, and Fender Telecaster guitar legend, James Burton. Murnaghan started out in music in his hometown, Charlottetown, where his first gigs consisted of backing up local fiddlers at venues ranging from house parties to country halls. Along the way he has played lead guitar for a number of Canadian icons including Anne Murray, Stompin Tom, Carroll Baker, Harry Hibbs and others. Murnaghan had a Canadian country hit in 1976 with his hit, THE HOOKER. He credits CFCY's J.P. Gaudet and the late Loman McAulay for having broken it on radio stations across Canada. Murnaghan was a winner in the 2006 'BARRIE SENIOR IDOL CONTEST', held Feb.15th at the Barrie City Hall Rotunda and again in 2007 at the same venue. Murnaghan was diagnosed with colon cancer in May, 2003, underwent surgery in July of that year followed by a regimen of chemotherapy through to February, 2004. He has been having regular check-ups and tests since then and reports that so far, all is well. Despite the uncertainty of one living with cancer, Murnaghan fully intends to continue on with his music. "It's my passion, my addiction", he says.