He released his debut album, 1964's "First Songs," on Folkways, the acclaimed home of Woody Guthrie and curator Harry Smith’s "Anthology of American Folk Music." Hurley's talents were manifold ...

Hurley made his musical debut with 1964's "First Songs" and went on to release 31 albums throughout his decadeslong career. His idiosyncratic style of music has been described as "outsider folk ...

By 1964, he released his debut album First Songs, for Folkways Records, which the late songwriter Jesse Colin Young championed. Young, who died last month at 83, encouraged Hurley to record ...

Michael Hurley, the beloved eccentric folk singer whose music became a touchstone for a generation of singer-songwriters, has died at 83. The singer’s death was announced in a statement from his ...

He also shared that Hurley just finished a new album and was mastered the week before he died. Hurley was proud of the finished product, Quinn remarked. “Hopeful it (album) will see the light of ...

Warner Bros. In “Sweedeedee,” from his early 1970s album, “Armchair Boogie,” Mr. Hurley talked his way through the first verse: Chan Marshall, who performs as Cat Power, recorded ...

He released his debut album, 1964’s “First Songs,” on Folkways, the acclaimed home of Woody Guthrie and curator Harry Smith’s “Anthology of American Folk Music.” Hurley’s talents ...

"Michael just finished a new album. It was mastered the week before he died, and he was very proud of it (as he should be… it's outstanding). Hopeful it will see the light of day soon." ...