From the first minute he hits the stage for his two-hour show, long standing fans whose ages range from 9 to 90 (including the BABY BOOMERS he refers to as “RE-CYCLED TEENAGERS”), plus those seeing his show for the first time he refers to as his “JADE HURLEY VIRGINS” … he has a lot of fun with the total audience. They clap their hands, they stamp their feet, and they rock and sway from side to side and sing along with every song as well as laugh their heads off at some of Jade’s “comical antics”.
It’s no wonder, as this “country-rock and show-biz experience” includes classics like “ROCKIN’ ALL OVER THE WORLD” and “OLD TIME ROCK & ROLL” … Johnny Preston’s “RUNNING BEAR” … Buddy Holly’s “OH BOY” and “PEGGY SUE” … Little Richard’s “LUCILLE” … Jerry Lee Lewis’s “GREAT BALL OF FIRE” … Del Shannon’s “RUNNAWAY” … Chuck Berry’s “SWEET LITTLE SIXTEEN” … and the Eddie Hodges novelty hit “I’M GONNA KNOCK ON YOUR DOOR” among dozens of others.
In between, he slows the show down with Roy Orbison’s “CRYING” and “LEAH”, Jim Reeves number 1 “HE’LL HAVE TO GO”… and his latest show stopper “YOU RAISE ME UP”. Then there are Jade’s own number 1 hits including “DOWN IN THE RIVERINA” and “IT’S ALL OVER NOW”.