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| Birth name | Steven W. Hurley |
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| Born | November 9, 1962 Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
| Genres | House |
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| Years active | 1983–present |
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| Website | Steve "Silk" Hurley |
Steve W. "Silk" Hurley (born November 9, 1962),[1] also known as J. M. Silk (for "Jack Master Silk"), is an American club DJ, house music producer, and songwriter.
From 1985 to 1988, he had four top-10 singles on the US Dance chart, including the number-one hit "I Can't Turn Around", all released in collaboration with Keith Nunnally as J. M. Silk. With "Jack Your Body" (number 25 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play),[2] he topped the UK Singles Chart in January 1987 as a solo artist,[3] while one of his later compositions, "Work It Out" from 1989, brought him his fifth top-10 record on the US Dance chart (at number three). To date, Hurley's last charting single is "The Word Is Love (Say the Word)", also known as "Silk's Anthem of Life" by The Voices of Life, which peaked at number 26 in 1997 in the UK.
Hurley is a four-time Grammy Award nominee; two times as Remixer of the Year, Non-Classical (in 1999 and 2000),[4][5] and twice for Best Remixed Recording, Non-Classical (in 2002 and 2003).[6][7]
- ^ Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music (4th ed.). Oxford University Press. p. 669. ISBN 9780195313734.
- ^ "Steve "Silk" Hurley Chart History". Billboard.
- ^ "STEVE 'SILK' HURLEY | Official Charts Company". Officialcharts.com.
- ^ "41st Grammy Award Nominations, 1999". Rockonthenet.com. Retrieved December 1, 2010.
- ^ "42nd Grammy Award Nominations, 2000". Rockonthenet.com. Retrieved December 1, 2010.
- ^ "44th Grammy Award Nominations, 2002". Rockonthenet.com. Retrieved December 1, 2010.
- ^ "45th Grammy Award Nominations, 2003". Rockonthenet.com. Retrieved December 1, 2010.