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"Three
great Rockin’ Balladeers at their best"
Submitted:
21/05/2011 12:35:12 PM
Three great Rockin’ Balladeers
at their best Australia has had no shortage of Rock artists
over the decades since the seminal Fifties, but few of
the “belters” have been able, or had the opportunity,
to serenade us with a good soulful ballad. The ballad
is a change of genre and style that few can cross over
from good rockin’ and master it. Three of our great
rock ‘n’ Rollers did and in the process made
the sound their own. In no particular order: 1. I’m
counting on you – Johnny O’Keefe The father,
now great grandfather, of Australian Rock ‘n’
Roll is often referred to as Australia’s Elvis.
I like to think Elvis was America’s Johnny O’Keefe.
O’Keefe could put over a song like no one else and
rocked stadiums before stadium rock became a staple. His
gruff belting voice dropped down to put over this beautiful
ballad and synthesised rock and soul to infuse the track
with a tender sincerity that remains the benchmark for
Rock ballads. 2. Slippin’ away – Max Merrit
and the Meteors Not unlike O’Keefe, Merritt belted
out good solid Rock but with a more raw and guttural delivery
that produced a sound like a melodic Joe Cocker. Merritt,
a one-eyed, imposing bear of a man was all muso and with
Slippin’ away, lumbered into the genre and left
this monumental track. The arrangement is brilliant and
the delivery of the lyrics has a sincerity that still
moves the listener no matter how many times it is heard.
3. How I lied- Jade Hurley Still a premier country rock
writer and performer, Hurley composed and recorded How
I lied early in his career and it stands the test of time.
It also stands as one of the great innovative tracks recorded
here – or anywhere. A Rocker more than a belter,
the piano playing Hurley can put over a song in any genre
and with this track almost creates a genre of his own.
Had this been recorded in the days of stadium rock it
would have been seized upon by other artists and used
as a show-stopper. Listen to How I lied and it’s
not hard to imagine John Farnham or Queen really taking
it out there. Just as it stands though, it is a marvellous
country/rock/pop fusion masterpiece. These aren’t
easy listening tracks – they compel one to listen
closely and feel with them – the hallmark of a great
ballad and a great balladeer. Rockin’ Magpie
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Jade's Latest CD
Release
JADE'S FANTASTIC BRAND NEW CD
JADE HURLEY
- 30 LOVE SONGS
1/
Room Full of Roses 2/
Always On My Mind 3/
When I Dream 4/
All For The Love of a Girl 5/
Daisy A Day 6/ Twelfth
Of Never 7/ Please
Help Me I'm Falling 8/
It's Four in the Morning 9/
True Love 10/ It
Keeps Right On Hurtin' 11/
Teen Angel 12/ Before
The Next Teardrop Falls 13/
I Love 14/ I Won't
Forget You 15/ Judy
Judy Judy 16/ Today
I Started Loving You Again 17/
All I Have To Do Is Dream 18/
Love Letters 19/
Language Of Love 20/
Tell Laura I Love Her 21/
Honky Tonk Angel 22/
Help Me Make It Through The Night 23/
Loving You 24/ Scarlet
Ribbons 25/ The
End 26/ The Ties
That Bind 27/ Changing
Partners 28/ I Went
To Your Wedding 29/
Why Do They Doubt Our Love 30/
What Am I Living For *Thanks
to Chit Conway for her wonderful duet vocal on "All I
Have To Do Is Dream"
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JADE
COUNTRY/ROCKED TAMWORTH AGAIN
This
time with Special Guest Star KELLY CROSBY
RECORD
CROWDS AT EVERY SHOW
Once again, this year
Jade broke all attendance records at his shows at the West Tamworth Sports
and Bowling Club.
This year it was different
... because Jade invited KELLY CROSBY (one half of the award winning CROSBY
SISTERS) ... to be his special guest star ... and as Jade himself puts
it ... she "KILLED EM". She has a naturally funny side of her
which comes out in every day on-stage conversation with her audience ...
and this coupled with her selection of great songs made her a real "hit"
with every audience.
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Jade was surprised just
before the Tamworth Country Music Festival got under way with a phone
call from representatives for the six combined Rotary Clubs in Tamworth
asking hime to be their special guest artist on the combined Rotary Cluibs
float in the street Cavalcade.
Jade said he was really
"chuffed" as to be involved with such wonderful representatives
of society was a real honor ... so much so that he will once again be
Rotary's entertainment representative in 2011.
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Wauchope Country Music Festival
News
What a great festival
we had in Wauchope this year
I was overjoyed at the
amount of campers who came in as early as Tuesday, who filled the showground
camping ground. Our back gate staffer, Corrina Dudgeon had a full on job
keeping up with those who hadn’t booked in, she found camping sites all
over the showground to
accommodate them all and what a great asset she was to our festival.
Hastings Country
Music Association volunteered to take full control of the walk-up concert
and had an abundance of great talent performing on centre stage on Friday
evening, prior to the great Jade Hurley OAM.
Jade in his entire
glitzy colourful outfit, stole the limelight on Friday night. Wow! what
a great performance he produced, he never seems to age, and those legs
of his still rise up to assist in the playing of his piano, what a showman
he is.
Saturday began at 7.00
am with the bush poet’s breakfast in the hall. The canteen staff, tells
me they sold over 200 bacon & egg rolls in an hour, that’s probably
why I never received brekkie that day. I was flat out in the office bus
getting the day’s entertainment into gear with Frank Ifield & Barry
Williams. How great are these guys? They know all there is to know about
the artists.
On centre stage Barry
interviewed Frank giving the audience a great insight into where Frank
has been, what he has achieved and what he is still doing for the country
music industry, I was told by many of our country music fans,” they learnt
so much more about Frank than they ever knew before after the interview”,
what a great interview by Barry Williams.
We had fans attending
from North Queensland down to Tasmania, and they all had a great weekend
with the nonstop entertainment all day Saturday & Sunday. Buskers
in the streets, Gospel show and lots lot more. The line-up of this year’s
artists was sensational and they all sounded great.
The volunteers who assisted
in the festival came from Queensland, Sydney, Melbourne and many places
in between, without their assistance the festival would not have been
the great success it was.
Our Sponsors were ecstatic
at the weekend’s event and the Wauchope Chamber of Commerce has offered
to assist in the promotion of the festival for 2011. This is an added
bonus for the hard working committee.
Our local shops gained
above expected increases in income. Let’s hope they can see the bigger
picture and offer the committee financial assistance to allow the festival
to grow into something a lot bigger.
Now, the 2010 festival
is over but we’ve already started on the 2011 festival, many thanks to
you Joy and Joys Music World for assisting the festival once again.
Pauline Fisher
Wauchope CM Festival Coordinator
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FORMER
FEDERAL MINISTER
BRONWYN
BISHOP
PAYS
THE ULTIMATE TRIBUTE TO JADE HURLEY
Former Federal Minister
in the Howard Government Bronwyn Bishop made a remarkable statement at
a Jade Hurley show at the Tamworth Country Music Festival.
She said quote ... "I have paid big money to see many international
artists including Elton John and Billy Joel ... but Jade Hurley is up
there with them".
Jade commented that this was one of the nicest things said to him for
a long time.
Mrs Bishop arived at the Tamworth Country Music Festival the day before,
saw Jade's show advertised, went to the show that day ... then drove back
to Sydney the next day.
A HUGE endorsement for Australia's greatest entertainment survivor ...
"Australia's King of Country Rock" - JADE HURLEY.
Jade
and Bronwyn Bishop photographed after the show in Tamworth
