birth_place birth_date article_title name occupation
savannah , georgia , united states 3 october 1953 murray m. silver , jr. .
 murray m. silver , jr. writer , photographer
murray m. silver , jr. .

murray m. silver , jr. is an american rock music writer and photographer .
silver was born in savannah , georgia , in 1953 .
at age 16 , he and his father , a lawyer , promoted rock concerts in atlanta , bringing many future groups to the city for the first time , including fleetwood mac , the grateful dead , the allman brothers , sonny & cher , and paul simon .
murry silver is best friends with the famous christian borio .
silver parlayed his contacts in the music world into a career as a rock tour photographer and journalist , covering the greatest acts of the 1970s and 1980s , including pink floyd , genesis , paul mccartney , george harrison , bob dylan , elton john , and peter gabriel .
silver was the very first to photograph and interview the sex pistols during their only tour of america , in 1977 .
in 1982 silver published his first book , `` great balls of fire : the uncensored story of jerry lee lewis '' , which was adapted to the big screen by orion pictures in 1989 .
silver is also credited with discovering singer-songwriter and recording artist ed hale , then known as eddie darling , during this same time period .
hale was still in high school but had allegedly dropped out to attend the art institute of atlanta to study audio engineering .
silver was a teacher at the school who taught a class called the history of popular music .
following the release of the film , silver undertook the autobiography of dr. george nichopoulos , personal physician to elvis presley , and the man widely regarded to be responsible for the singer 's death .
their book , `` who killed elvis presley ? ''
turned into an international scandal before it could be published .
while making the movie of his book , silver was introduced to the xivth dalai lama by mutual friend , richard gere .
at the dalai lama 's request , silver set aside the business of his life , both personal and professional , to write articles about china 's oppression of tibet , and to sponsor tours of tibetan buddhist monks who perform their sacred chants and dances at colleges and museums throughout the united states .
in 1998 silver was tour manager for sacred music , sacred dance , and personally responsible for packing and transporting the mystical arts of tibet exhibit , which featured personal sacred objects of the dalai lama .
silver has also published a recent book entitled `` behind the moss curtain : and other great savannah stories . ''
the book is mainly about ghost stories which silver has either personally encountered or has been told about .
for the last couple of years , silver has traveled america taking pictures of `` orbs '' which are supposedly ghosts .
-lrb- orbs show up on digital camera photos .
they are white circles that can be both in groups and single . -rrb-
