I am a Rock singer/songwriter and San Francisco native. I began playing in June 1972 in Falls Church, Virginia, and my first bands were there.
I have performed and recorded extensively, and have released my music since 1988.
philhurd@aol.com for CD orders.
Phil Hurd: Vocals, Guitars (all songs), Bass, Drums, Keyboards (except band tracks).
Original Sound Recordings Copyright 2022 PHIL HURD
I have received local, national and international airplay, press and awards for my music. Since 1985, I have performed frequently in Austin, Texas as a leader of many bands; including Tumbling Dice, The Deadbeats, The Blood Of Keith and Non-Essential Personnel.
I performed and recorded internationally with Germany's Borrowed Tunes and Broken Radio. I toured in Europe in 2001 and 2005, and was featured on Borrowed Tunes' 1999 CD, Local Flavor, and on Broken Radio's 2010 High Fidelity CD. Two of my tunes, Lookin' For Answers & So Fed Up were featured in the soundtrack of the 2006 Texas film, El Segundo. I was featured in Sue Donahoe's book about Austin music, Never Heard Of 'Em.
I began performing in April 1979.
Many, including The Rolling Stones, The Beatles, The Who, Eric Clapton, etc..
Guitars by Ampeg, Epiphone, Fender, Gibson, Squier, etc.. Amps by Ampeg, Fender, Marshall, Music Man. Effects by Digitech, Vox, etc.. Since January 1988, I have recorded exclusively using my digital and analog TASCAM Portastudios.
Current releases:
CDs: Love Years (December 2012), More Love Years (November 2013), Snowblind (August 2014), What's Next (March 2015), Lifework (June 2015), Reinvention (November 2015), Have A Heart (January 2016), Afterparty (July 2016), Peace Dealer (August 2016), Illumination (September 2016), Tides (December 2016).
Compilation CDs: Anthology (May 2015), The Future Is A Fantasy (October 2015), PJH (March 2017).
SoundClick albums: Love & Haight (November 2018), Powerhouse (September 2019), Clockwork (November 2019), Love Years (January 2020), It’s Happening (May 2020), Have A Heart (December 2020), More Love Years (December 2020), New Times (May 2021), The California Cowboy (October 2021), Memory (April 2022).
Previous releases:
Cassettes: The California Cowboy (June 1988), Deadbeats From Hell (June 1989), Guitar Junkie (June 1990), Phases (May 1994), World Of Hurd (September 1994), VII (July 1995).
CDs: Powerhouse (March 1996), Gimme Shoulder (December 1997), American Beauty (January 2007).
CD ordering information: philhurd@aol.com
