Jade Hurley OAM - Bio
Jade Hurley O.A.M. is the ultimate "Aussie" Showbusiness Survivor
He is also the undisputed “King” of Country and Rock ‘N’ Roll music in Australasia.
It was the legendary Johnny Cash who stated quite openly that Jade was the best act he had ever worked with and was quoted in the Irish Press as saying ... "If I wasn't who I am, I would find it very hard to follow him on any stage anywhere in the world ... he's one hell of a showman and entertainer this Aussie ... and he can sure play that damn piano".
Every album this unique “piano pumping/country rocker” has recorded has achieved Gold, Platinum, or Double Platinum status. Likewise his two great Video’s have also received “Gold” awards ... and his Autobiography (Jade - The Jade Hurley Story) has currently sold over 32,000 copies.
In 2006 and still acknowledged as a true “Aussie Legend”, he is in huge demand with sell-out shows and standing ovations.
From the first minute he hits the stage for his two-hour show, long standing fans whose ages range from 9 to 90 (including the Baby Boomers he refers to as "Re-Cycled Teenagers"), plus those seeing his show for the first time he refers to as his “Jade Hurley Virgins” ... he has a lot of fun with the total audience. They clap their hands, they stamp their feet, and they rock and sway from side to side and sing along with every song as well as laugh their heads off at some of Jade’s “comical antics”.
It’s no wonder, as this “country-rock and show-biz experience” includes classics like “Old Time Rock & Roll” … Johnny Preston’s “Running Bear” … Buddy Holly’s “Oh Boy” and “Peggy Sue” … Little Richard’s “Lucille” … Jerry Lee Lewis’s “Great Ball Of Fire” … Del Shannon’s “Runnaway” … Chuck Berry’s “Sweet Little Sixteen” … and the Eddie Hodges novelty hit “I’m Gonna Knock On Your Door” among dozens of others.
In between, he slows the show down with Roy Orbison’s “Crying” and “Leah”, the Jim Reeves classic “He’ll Have To Go”, and Elvis Presley’s show stopper “Trilogy”. Then there are Jade’s own number 1 hits including “Down In The Riverina” … “It’s All Over Now” ... all hits off his latest critically acclaimed Cd "I Just Can't Make It On My Own"
It doesn’t matter if he is performing in the U.S.A., Australia, Europe, New Zealand, Asia, or Ireland ... every audience is guaranteed of having an “Absolute Ball”.
As well as being a headline act in his own right, Jade Hurley has toured with some of the all time greats including America's Johnny and June Carter Cash and Don Williams, as well as Australia's King of Rock and Roll Johnny O'Keefe throughout Ireland, America, New Zealand and Australia.
And it was Johnny O'Keefe who gave him the tag of "Australia's King Of Country Rock"
In America Jade was billed as a cross between Jerry Lee Lewis, Little Richard, and Liberace ... Jerry Lee, because of his energetic piano antics like jumping all over his piano and kicking the keys with his feet (like Jerry Lee used to do but this Aussie rocker still does) ... Little Richard because just like Richard, Jade Hurley always makes a great and controversial headline ... and Liberace, because of his flamboyant and glittery sequin stage outfits and ... $150,000 worth of diamond, sapphire, and ruby jewellery.
The energy with every show some critics describe as “breathtaking” and wonder how he does it performing so many shows. One respected American journalist described him as ... Quote “Every time you go and see this Jade Hurley fellow rocking away and jumping all over his piano, you get the same high class performance ... I just don’t know how he does it or where he gets the energy from” ... end quote.
It has long been acknowledged by many that this “Aussie King of Country Rock” is the "Ultimate Showman", and it has also been stated by some of the greatest critics in the world of show biz that Jade Hurley is quote ...“The hardest act for anyone to follow on stage”.
What do the initials O.A.M. after his name stand for?
In 1999, Jade was awarded the highly prestigious ORDER OF AUSTRALIA MEDAL (OAM) for his contribution and hard work within the entertainment industry encouraging and nurturing young talent, and for his tireless performances and appearances over many years in aid of charitable organisations including The Arthritis Foundation ... The Heart Foundation . . . Camp Quality (kids with cancer) ... The Australian Cancer Foundation For Medical Research and many others too numerous to name. He was recently inducted as Entertainment Ambassador for the Meningitis Foundation of Australia.
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