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Michael Hurley, guitarist and singer/songwriter known as the ‘Godfather of freak folk,’ dies at 83" target="_self" data-before-rewrite-localise="/artists/guitarists/michael-hurley-obituary
11 Apr 2025 20:17 GMT
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Hurley's debut album, 1964's First … of the millennium, the singer/;songwriter began working with … also came in 2000, when Cat Power covered his song Sweedeedee on … him way down.’
“Oftentimes, musicians have trouble with irregularities, but …
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Nada Surf Drummer Ira Elliot Maintains a Low Profile Despite His Rock Star Bona Fides
07 Apr 2025 18:55 GMT
… neighborhood in a modest-by-rock-star-standards bachelor pad. … most-played and best-selling single. A sardonic, partially spoken … by Voices and Cat Power’s band. They play music from the Beatles … three-part series, “The Brown Album,” focusing on the Beatles’ …
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Cat Power | Athens | May 30
30 Mar 2025 16:00 GMT
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American singer-songwriter Cat Power and her band will pay … Royal Albert Hall Concert, a pivotal moment in music history. The setlist …
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‘There is no other’: Folk music pioneer dies at age 83
04 Apr 2025 18:06 GMT
… Cat Power and Will Oldham to roots luminaries like Lucinda Williams to roots rockers … .
Hurley released more than 30 albums over the course of his … the Foxgloves.”
Numerous musicians posted tributes to the late singer on social media …
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Michael Hurley, singer-songwriter and 'Godfather of freak folk,' dies at 83
04 Apr 2025 01:07 GMT
… , family, and the music community deeply mourn his loss … Anthology of American Folk Music.”
Hurley’s talents were … rockers and like-minded singer songwriters like Lucinda Williams and Cat Power … Devendra Banhart released Hurley albums on his Gnomonsong label, …
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Michael Hurley, Underground Folk Legend and Singer-Songwriter, Dies at 83
03 Apr 2025 21:28 GMT
… outsider folk artist and singer-songwriter who came up … moments. Though his music and album artwork was playful—a … American Folk Music.
Hurley expanded his skills beyond singing and … peers, including Yo La Tengo, Cat Power, Lucinda Williams, Vic Chesnutt, …
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Michael Hurley, Influential Outsider Folk Singer, Dead at 83
03 Apr 2025 19:57 GMT
… , the beloved eccentric folk singer whose music became a touchstone for a … everyone from indie legends like Cat Power and Will Oldham to roots … R&B, blues, and rock and roll records as a … Folkways. But after releasing the album, Hurley became a father and …
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See/Hear: The Best Movies, TV and Music for April
02 Apr 2025 23:54 GMT
… my way of building a rock or a platform for myself … catch up with a few musicians, actors, comedians or otherwise cool … see Chan Marshall sing Bob Dylan in Melbourne a few weeks ago. The album … .
“The first time I saw Cat Power was in 2005. A mezzanine …
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Turntable: What’s on a global music connoisseur’s playlist?
01 Apr 2025 23:57 GMT
… Cat Power.
Cat Power is an artist known mostly for how she interprets other musicians … ’ songs. This is one song on an album of … ’s called “Cat Power Sings Dylan: The 1966 Royal Albert Hall Concert.” This was …
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Check out Bright Eyes and Cursive’s mash-up single ‘Recluse I Don’t Have To Love’
31 Mar 2025 21:50 GMT
… The Recluse’, from their 2003 album ‘The Ugly Organ’.
All … two tracks have lyrical and musical similarities.
Bright Eyes’ North … and Europe, opening at Rock City in Nottingham on June … collaborate with artists including Cat Power, The National’s Matt Berninger …