"Western Swing? Country? Rock 'n Roll? A show band? Truth is, they are probably all of these things and more". Steve England, Western Swing Monthly
"The extended ensemble...plays some of the tightest music you've ever heard". Stephen W. Terrell, No Depression Magazine
If you're hoping for a band that values its dancers as much as it
values a solid country tune, Cornell's your man. Margaret Moser, Austin Chronicle
Considered one of the elite Western swing dance bands in the world, The Cornell Hurd Band's repertoire of Western Swing, Texas standards, truck drivin' music, rockabilly, boogie-woogie, and jitterbug numbers is unmatched. The band plays all the famous Texas bars and clubs, but they are also in demand overseas. In June, 2007, they performed at the annual Red Cross Gala in Geneva, Switzerland. A year earlier, Cornell and his posse co-headlined the Country Night Gstaad Festival, also in Switzerland, with Clay Walker and Rhett Atkins. They also headlined the Country Music Festival in France in 2005.
Awards and Songwriting Credits Three Time Winner Stage Personality of the Year - Third Coast Magazine Winner Best Group Will Rogers Awards - Academy of Western Artists (2006) Bay Area Music Awards - Best
Independent LP (1980) Cornell was nominated to the Texas Music Hall of Fame (2006)
Cornell's original songs have
been recorded by such diverse artists as Johnny Bush, Justin Trevino, Glenn
Tilbrook (of Squeeze), roots rockers the Skeletons, Carol Doda and Texas legend Tom X.
Hancock. The band is featured this season in the critically-acclaimed television show Friday Night Lights.
The Cornell Hurd Band's playlist includes scorching original music written by Cornell, as well as these and more honky tonk jukebox classics that get boots on the dance floor.
Faded
Love, Deep Water, Time Changes Everything
San Antonio Rose, Bluebonnet Lane
You Don't Care What Happens To Me
(Bob Wills)
Waltz Across Texas
I Dreamed of An Old Love Affair
(Ernest Tubb)
Heart Over Mind, City Lights
Don't You Ever Get Tired of Hurting Me?
A Way To Survive, Invitation To The Blues
(Ray Price)
Honky Tonk Girl, Wild Side of Life
(Hank Thompson)
Pick Me Up on Your Way Down (Charlie Walker)
I Don't Hurt Anymore (Hank Snow)
A Fool Such As I (Hank Snow/Elvis)
Viva Las Vegas (Elvis Presley)
Love Rollercoaster (Big Joe Turner)
Seven Nights To Rock (Nick Lowe)
My Shoes Keep Walking Back to You (Ray Price/Bob Wills)
There's Still A Lot of Love in San Antone (Darrell McCall)
Westphalia Waltz (Cotton Collins)
Route 66 (Asleep at the Wheel)
I Don't Know Why I Love You, But I Do (Clarence "Frogman" Henry)
Whiskey River (Willie Nelson/Johnny Bush)
Last Date (Floyd Cramer)
There Are Strange Things Happening Every Day (Sister Rosetta Tharpe)
Party Time (Ronnie Dawson)
Ten Gallon Boogie (Pee Wee King)
Linda Lu (Ray Sharpe)
Black Smoke Blowin' Over 18 Wheels (Red Simpson) The Cornell Hurd Band has released 13 albums and CDs of original and cover music since 1977.
Click on any of the song titles below to hear The Cornell Hurd Band in Action!
