G.T. would be best described as a blend of Waylon Jennings and Billy Joe Shaver on the Country side, with a seasoning of Tex Ritter and Wylie Gustafson (Wylie & the Wild West) on the Western music side. As such, G.T. Hurley says his music is “Outlaw Western Music.” He goes on to explain that his songs have “elements of cowboy, blues and Southern rock that combine to form ‘outlaw Western.’ His musical taste comes from folks like Waylon Jennings, Marty Robbins, Gordon Lightfoot and Dave Stamey. G.T. writes about the cowboy way of life which includes the land and horses. His favorite saying is “Life is too short to ride an ugly horse.” G.T. also likes to write about real people and includes some ballads and has some fun with a little rock thrown in along with Bob Wills Western swing for measure. He “writes songs about the life he’s lived, and what he feels and observes (‘the taste of gunpowder, the smell of horse sweat and the damp dark of the hard-rock mine’). G.T. is a 20 year career US Marine Patriot, former Ranch Hand, Hard Rock Miner and today, a Quarter Horse Breeder. While working as a miner, he was in a serious accident and almost bled out. As such, he has a better appreciation of life and the plans of his Creator. “God first, family second, then the music.”
Learn more about G.T. and listen to a sampling of his music at gthurley.com/. •
