Just about everyone I've ever heard has influenced me in some manner. Louis Armstrong, Benny Goodman, The Beatles, Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd, Hank Williams (Senior), Merle Haggard, Joe Pass, Thelonius Monk, The Funk Brothers, and many, many more....all for different reasons and to different effect.
Oh, and by the way:
Someone once hollered out at a show "Sting meets the Beatles!".....uuuhh, for the life of me I can't think of a higher compliment. There are certainly other elements involved but if you're gonna put it in a nutshell that one's fine by me!
I'm what they call a performing songwriter. I write, play and sing my own music. The next question of course is always; "So, what kind of music do you play?" and my stock response is something like "It's the sum of my influences and experiences and is therefor ever changing"....but in musical reference terms, well, I'd have to say it's my own blend of jazz, blues, rock, pop, and folk influences. lemme see...Sorta like Louis Armstrong is the conductor on a train, and while the Beatles and James Taylor are drinking gin and playing rummy in the observation car, Hendrix watches and pets a cat. I play a LOT... I play all over Southern California, the Southwest, and all the way up the west coast through Oregon and Washington. Just me and an acoustic guitar....though I spent years (and years, and years) in bands, I realized somewhere around 2002 that in order to play as much as I want to (I played a little over 200 shows in 2005) I needed to trim down to the essentials - and keep the overhead WAY down - so now it's just me and my guitar on the never-ending "Aerostar-Road-Rocket-Tour".... :^)
And there's also a Yahoo group you can join....
This nifty little link allows you to search all the music download sites at once!
...And here are a couple videos from some recent shows...
Ciao James ,thank you for the add and the friendship. you are very good, I like your stupendous music a lot,and stupendous voice. compliments ..really. you are one of my prefeitis I feel great admiration for you, talk to you soon, and all of my best wishes to always listen to your good music. all the best.. from italy..and good week end neal
** James Hurley ** Hi there James, Thought I would visit and check out how you have been. Thanks for allowing me in. I always enjoy my stay with you & your music, my friend. Musically Yours, Ken Krupnik Singer/Songwriter
Hello from the amazing windy plains just outside Calgary , Alberta (weather subject to change on the 1/2 hour with out notification) Wonderful sites in your space.Many discoveries made at your space, very nice indeed to be m8s.Cheers ! (mO:) moreno
In a act of Kindness endorphin levels are elevated in the Giver, the Receiver and the Observer, how nice is that.
"do not seek happiness .. but .. do rid your self of unhappiness = Zero Negative thoughts"
"Share knowledge ,it is a way to achieve immortality"
InNeR PeAcE ,LoVe and JoY ..mO
Please vist our good friend at www.seasidepeddler.ca Bathhurst NB
Electronica side of things at www.myspace.com/shaubyaella
Well I finally graduated with an AA in Liberal Arts about a week ago, but I'm going to Davis in the fall for some unknown shiny thing. At this point I'm torn between music and medicine. Strange, I know, but look at my dad.
Hi James, Thank you for the friendship ! This is the videoclip of my song released by Universal this week. Would you be so kind and please give your (honoust) opinion on the youtube channel for me ? Would be great !!
We're trying to get the word out that the Back Home In Lahaina restaurant gig has been postponed due to a project we are working on.
But we have this coming up!
Tuesday, April 21 * 7:00 - 9:00 p.m. Loyola Marymount University The Living Room (Malone Student Center, on the ground level, next to the bookstore) 1 LMU Drive Los Angeles, CA 90045-2659
Parking is free and available in all lots after 4:00 p.m. This event is free and open to the public.
It's being presented by Asian Pacific Student Services, Hawaii Club, and the Gay-Straight Alliance.
Thanks, Siena and Toast MAKENAmusic.com GirlMeetsGirlPodcast.com
HI JAMES, A CLOSE FRIEND OF MINE PASSED AWAY 2 WEEKS AGO, HE WAS AN AMAZING SAXAPHONE PLAYER BY THE NAME OF BUD COOPER. HE WAS ALSO AND AMAZING MAN WHO WAS LOVED BY EVERY ONE WHO MET HIM. JUST WANTED YOU TO KNOW THAT I SANG WHISPER AT HIS FUNERAL AND WITH A FEW MINOR WORD CHANGES, IT WAS PERFECT. THANKS FOR SUCH A TOUCHING WONDERFUL SONG. PAT STRONG
Thanks for checking out some of the new stuff. Can I please buy a copy of your new album before you go back out in the road ? Tempest In a Teacup is a great song !! See Yaz, Gregg O.
HI, SAW YOU AT HILLYBEANS AND YOU WERE GREAT, HOPE YOU COME BACK. I AM STILL HAUNTED BY YOUR SONG WHISPER AND WAS WONDERING IF YOU MINDED IF I SANG IT. I ONLY PERFORM LOCALLY AND WOULD ALWAYS GIVE YOU THE CREDIT. IT'S AN AMAZING SONG AND HITS AT THE HEART. PAT STRONG TRIO +1
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