Steve Hunter
| Steve Hunter | |
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March 2013
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Stephen John Hunter |
| Also known as | The Deacon |
| Born |
June 14, 1948 Decatur, Illinois |
| Genres | Blues, pop, rock |
| Occupation(s) | Musician |
| Instruments | Guitar |
| Years active | 1971 – present |
| Labels | Atco, I.R.S. |
| Associated acts | |
| Website | www |
Stephen John Hunter (born June 14, 1948) is an American guitarist, primarily a session player best known for his collaborations with Lou Reed and Alice Cooper. He has been often called "The Deacon". Hunter first played with Mitch Ryder's Detroit, beginning a long association with record producer Bob Ezrin who has said Steve Hunter has contributed so much to rock music in general that he truly deserves the designation of "Guitar Hero". Steve Hunter has played some of the greatest riffs in rock history - that first slamming solo that rings in Aerosmith's "Train Kept A Rollin'", the acoustic intro on Peter Gabriel's "Solsbury Hill" and he wrote the legendary intro interlude that made Lou Reed's live version of "Sweet Jane" a first gold record (the Rock 'N' Roll Animal live set).
Steve Hunter was born and raised in Decatur, Illinois. He was first introduced to music when, as a young child, he would listen to country and western music on a Zenith console radio and his father would play the guitar. He watched the Lawrence Welk show on TV at his grandparents home where he saw Neil LeVang and Buddy Merrill. His grandparents had a Harmonium and his father would sit young Steve on his lap and pump the organ while Steve would work out melodies on the keyboard. When he was eight years old he began to take guitar lessons on a Lap steel guitar. He saw and heard Jerry Byrd play the lap steel and learned what could be done on the instrument. He eventually switched to the standard guitar and was influenced by the music of Chet Atkins, The Ventures and Duane Eddy.
Hunter continued playing guitar throughout high school where he played in a group called the Weejuns, taking their name from a shoe. Later he joined the Light Brigade, a rock and soul group that played in the Decatur area.
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