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Michael Hurley is an American singer/guitarist, reportedly born December 20, 1941. He also plays the fiddle. Hurley's debut album, First Songs, was recorded for Folkways Records in 1965 on the same reel-to-reel machine that taped Leadbelly's Last Sessions. He was "discovered" by blues and jazz historian Frederick Ramsey III, and subsequently championed by boyhood friend Jesse Colin Young, who released his 2nd & 3rd albums on The Youngbloods' Warner Bros. imprint, Raccoon. In the late 70's, Hurley made three albums for Rounder, all of which have since been reissued on CD. His 1976 LP Have Moicy, a collaboration with the...

Hurley combines a pile of inspiration in a very dynamic semi-acoustic set of songs. Pure medolic rock songs with fresh and dynamic rhythms, that's what Hurley is about. Born in the summer of 2004 in Utrecht city and making their way ever since on various stages in the Netherlands to let people know Hurley is out there. Hurley was contracted after a live show to play on the Parade in the four mayor cities in the Netherlands. And kicking ass with live shows on the Parade, they got an invitation to audition for MTV's Road Rally. This summer Hurley will...

One fan describes him as a blend of “Sting, Santana, and Harry Connick, Jr.” Another simply said; "Sting meets the Beatles"...However one tries to describe it, James' exposure to different countries, cultures, and his own natural inclinations have made his music a unique fusion of blues, jazz, rock, and pop that crosses musical boundaries. His album “The Sun And The Moon” is reminiscent of traditional Jazz and Blues yet has a different, contemporary flavor, it offers the organic simplicity, accessibility and vibrant immediacy of his solo acoustic performances and what has been called, “a voice that can melt your heart.”...