Jade Hurley
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Birth name | John Anthony Patrick Hurley |
Born | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia | 17 June 1943
Origin | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
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Occupation(s) | Musician |
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Years active | 1957–present |
Labels | Festival |
Website | jadehurley |
John Anthony Patrick Hurley
Biography
Jade Hurley was born on 17 June 1943 in Sydney as John Anthony Patrick Hurley.[1][2][3] The performance name, Jade, was provided by Australian rock and roller, Johnny O'Keefe, in the 1960s because of gloves that Hurley wore.[4][5][6] Leon Isackson of Ray Hoff and the Offbeats recalled auditioning the pianist in October 1959, "[Hurley] figured that he needed a gimmick to cover up for his rude piano playing so he wore bright jade green gloves with the fingers cut out. They didn't help much. We sacked him two weeks later."[6]
Hurley had started his music career at the age of 14 with his first band, the Rockin' Rebels, in Sydney.[7] He went solo, with the help of O'Keefe, appearing on the latter's TV show – including his debut in 1960 – on Six O'Clock Rock.[4] Hurley was dubbed "Australia's King of Country Rock" by O'Keefe and was a support act on O'Keefe's live performances.[7][8] He also appeared on Australia's version of Bandstand.[9]
Hurley's early singles were mostly his own written material, including "How I Lied" (1965), which peaked in the top 30 in Brisbane.[1][10] His country-pop vocals were combined with the melodic and rhythmic feel of the current beat era.[10] With the exception of his cover version of "Gold and Silver" (1966),[10] his charting singles were his own compositions: "My Baby Judy" (1965), "I'm Ashamed of You" (1966) and "Down in the Riverina" (1974).[10][11] Later Hurley changed over to country music although his live shows also included rock and roll favourites.
Hurley worked on The Mike Walsh Show from the 1970s to early 1980s, with his "Golden Oldens" music segment, where he performed cover versions of songs from the 1950s and 1960s.[9][12] Due to the show he was, "identified with MOR performers rather than as a rocker" and by 1981 he was described as a "grannies' heart-throb" but he explained, "When I do live shows, the audience is usually made up of housewives who have seen me on the Walsh show. They bring their husbands along to the club."[9]
He regularly toured Australia in a motor home, "playing in tours up and down the country and doing the RSL and club circuit in NSW."[7][13][14] In 2008 he broke attendance records at the Tamworth Country Music Festival when 1550 people turned up to his show.[10] In March 2009 a thief stole jewellery and other items from his motor home: in the following month most of it had been recovered by police.[14][15] On 23 March 2019 Hurley appeared on the podcast, Wayne's Wonder World.[16]
Discography
Studio albums
Title | Album details | Peak chart positions |
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King of Country Rock |
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76 |
Jade Hurley's 20 Golden Oldens |
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Solid Gold |
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70 |
No Stopping |
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Jade Hurley |
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More Golden Oldens |
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Jade Hurley's Rock N Roll Party |
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Jade Hurley's Rock N Roll Party |
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Rockin' On |
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75 |
Great Balls Of Fire (24 Rock 'N Roll Greats) |
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64 |
Country and Love Songs |
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Awards and honours
Hurley was awarded an
References
- ^ Australasian Mechanical Copyright Owners Society(AMCOS). Retrieved 6 March 2020. Note: For additional work user may have to select 'Search again' and then 'Enter a title:' &/or 'Performer:'
- ^ Schluter, Kevin (26 May 1982). "You Wanted to Know". The Australian Women's Weekly. p. 152. Retrieved 6 March 2020 – via Trove (National Library of Australia).
- ISBN 0646424629.
- ^ ISBN 978-1-891241-61-1.
- ^ Rogers, Bob (26 September 1965). "Bobbin Around". The Sydney Morning Herald. p. 81. Retrieved 17 July 2016.
- ^ ISBN 978-1-921642-28-9.
- ^ a b c Spencer, Chris. Ed Nimmervoll (ed.). "Come Back Again... Jade Hurley: The Jade Hurley Story". HowlSpace – The Living History of Our Music. White Room Electronic Publishing. Archived from the original on 23 August 2006. Retrieved 7 March 2020 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Jade Hurley – 'Battle of New Orleans'". 23 November 2012. Retrieved 17 July 2016 – via YouTube.
- ^ a b c Adams, Clay (2 December 1981). "The Golden Touch of Jade". The Australian Women's Weekly. p. 144. Retrieved 6 March 2020 – via Trove (National Library of Australia).
- ^ a b c d e Nuttall, Lyn. "'Gold and Silver' – Jade Hurley (1966)". Where did they get that song?. PopArchives – Sources of Australian Pop Records from the 50s, 60s and 70s (Lyn Nuttall). Archived from the original on 3 May 2017. Retrieved 13 June 2018.
- ^ "Billboard Book – Google Books". 10 July 1965. Retrieved 30 September 2016.
- ^ "Jade Hurley: Australia's rock-n-roll survivor". Retrieved 17 July 2016.
- ^ Hickey, Phil (31 October 2015). "Country Rock Star Jade Hurley Robbed of Merchandise While on Tour in Perth". Perth Now. Retrieved 11 November 2016.
- ^ a b Ironside, Robyn (25 March 2009). "Jade Hurley's Bling Stolen from Motorhome". The Courier-Mail. Retrieved 7 March 2020.
- ^ Barbeler, David (21 April 2009). "Singer's $110k rings flogged for $150". news.com.au. Australian Associated Press (AAP). Retrieved 7 March 2020.
- ^ "'Australia's King of Country Rock' Jade Hurley OAM". Retrieved 23 March 2019.
- ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
- ^ "Award Extract – Name: Mr Jade Hurley". Department of the Prime Minister and Government. 8 June 1998. Retrieved 6 March 2020.
- ^ "Mike Walsh Show, The". Retrieved 17 July 2016.