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Hurley, a favorite of Cat Power and Lucinda Williams, was 'the purveyor of an eccentric genius and compassionate wit.' ...
The folk music world is mourning the loss of an influential figure, Michael Hurley, who has passed away at the age of 83. Known for his eccentric genius and compassionate wit, Hurley's contributions ...
Sometimes called the father of freak-folk, the 83-year-old singer-songwriter lived, worked and died on his own terms.
Are you interested in listening to folk music but don't know where to start? Writer Dot Smith writes about their picks for the best songs to listen to to immerse ...
Here are three beloved, funky swamp rock bands that we all know and love paired with modern bands with a similar sound.
Michael Hurley, the outsider folk artist and singer-songwriter who came up in the Greenwich Village folk scene in the 1960s and continued making music into the present day, has died at home in Astoria ...
The iconic outsider folk legend Michael “Snock” Hurley has passed away. The freak folk legend’s family confirmed the news of ...
America’s Lost Band,” about the legendary 1960s rock band The Remains, will screen on CPTV on April 7 and stream on related ...
Friends, family, and the music community deeply mourn his ... blues and folk in the Greenwich Village folk scene in New York in the ‘60s, after producer and folklorist Fred Ramsey picked him ...
Other audio selected by the Library of Congress to be preserved for future generations include recordings by Chicago, Miles ...
He recently completed a new album and had just returned from weekend performances at the Big Ears music ... albums over 60 years. Among his unique catalogue include the essential folk-blues ...