In early life , he enjoyed family members ' richly embellished tales , and the Grand Ole Opry radio comedians Minnie Pearl and Rod Brasfield .
Hurley was born in 1941 in a log cabin in the Appalachian foothills of Laurel County , Kentucky .
In early life , Hurley enjoyed family members ' richly embellished tales , and the Grand Ole Opry radio comedians Minnie Pearl and Rod Brasfield .
Hurley was born in 1941 in a log cabin in the Appalachian foothills of Laurel County , Kentucky .