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Michael Hurley

Folk singer Michael Hurley was born on December 20, 1941, in Jersey City, New Jersey. While not a commercial success, his style of ‘outsider folk’ was embraced by critics and fellow singer-songwriters and musicians. Growing up in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, he began playing in the late 1950s and by the early 1960s, he was ready to record his debut album. However, he contracted mononucleosis and had to wait several years before signing a deal with Folkways Records and releasing his debut album, First Songs, in 1964. After a lengthy break, he was signed by his childhood friend Jess...