JERRY DEAN A Family’s Legacy When did you first get into music? I was born in to music being from a musical family. My dad was Al Hurricane which is an icon in the New Mexico music industry. I started actually playing trumpet and guitar in his band at the age of 13 and sang a few songs here and there. Who or What inspired you to pursue a career in music? I was inspired by my family (Al Hurricane, Al Hurricane Jr., Tiny Morrie, Baby Gaby, Lorenzo Antonio) to pursue music. I also got to see (sitting 2nd row), Elvis perform in Albuquerque, NM when I was 6 years old. How has your music evolved since you first began performing/writing music? Music has evolved in itself over the past 40 years. My “roots” music (New Mexico style) doesn’t change much but other music I write has become morphed into all the musical influences through out these 40 years which include country (George Strait, Alan Jackson, Brad Paisley, Justin Moore, etc... ), rock (Foreigner, Journey, Def Leppard, Whitesnake, etc...), pop (Shania Twain, Carrie Underwood, Kelly Clarkson, etc...) and many other styles and artists.
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I’m sure you have shared the stage with a lot of talented artists/celebrities along the way. Would you share 1 or 2 of your favorite stories with us? The most nerve racking time was when we did the “Al Hurricane Tribute” show in 2007. Sharing the stage with the artists I grew up with and my dad and grandmother sitting watching the performance
