Michael Gurley

Michael Gurley
Background information
Genres	Rock, active rock, country, jazz standards, children's, folk
Instruments	Guitar
Years active	1987–present
Associated acts	dada, Butterfly Jones, Louis & Clark, Mike Gurley and the Nightcaps, Billy Boy On Poison, The Dahls, Wayland, ZZ Lightfoot, The Kiefer Sutherland Band

Michael Gurley is an American musician whose musical talents have been featured in many successful rock bands including dada and Butterfly Jones. He is best known as the guitarist and lead singer of the rock band dada.

Gurley's band dada gained popularity in 1992 with the release of their first single, Dizz Knee Land, from their first album, Puzzle, which was produced by the legendary Ken Scott. Dizz Knee Land reached number 2 on the Billboard Heatseekers chart, number 5 on the Billboard Modern Rock chart, and number 27 on the Billboard Mainstream Rock Chart;.Puzzle sold more than half a million copies and received an RIAA gold record award. dada toured with Sting and bands such as Crowded House, Izzy Stradlin, and the Ju Ju Hounds. They opened shows for Stone Temple Pilots, Courtney Love, Sarah McLachlan, and a host of other bands and musicians.

Among others, Gurley has recorded and played with Ringo Starr of The Beatles, Stewart Copeland of The Police, and Mick Taylor of The Rolling Stones.

Gurley co-wrote and co-produced the album Drama Junkie Queen by the Los Angeles band Billy Boy On Poison. Billy Boy On Poison was signed to the record label Ironworks Music, owned by Jude Cole (producer for the band Lifehouse) and Kiefer Sutherland. Gurley previously wrote for and produced the band Wayland (based in Wayland, MI) along with Grammy-nominated producer, instrumentalist, and mixer Florian Ammon.

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