Steve Hunter

Steve "The Deacon" Hunter, born (1948) in Decatur, Illinois, is an American guitarist best known for his collaborations with Lou Reed. He first played with Mitch Ryder's Detroit, beginning a long association with record producer Bob Ezrin.

In the early seventies, he appeared on four Alice Cooper albums that Ezrin produced. In 1973, he was on the final two albums recorded by the Alice Cooper band, "Billion Dollar Babies" and "Muscle of Love". When Alice Cooper became a solo artist the following year, Hunter followed and appeared on "Welcome to My Nightmare". He also played on Peter Gabriel's self-titled first solo album, "Peter Gabriel", which was likewise produced by Ezrin, in 1977.

His first collaboration with Lou Reed was for the "Berlin" album. He also played in the live band captured on Reed's live albums, "Rock 'n' Roll Animal" and "Lou Reed Live". Reed and Hunter are currently working on a new live version of "Berlin".

Other artists Hunter has worked with include David Lee Roth (in the mid-1990s), and Tracy Chapman. He was also in the band and contributed music to the soundtrack of the film "The Rose" starring Bette Midler.

olo discography

*1977 - "Swept Away" (Atco)
*1989 - "The Deacon" (IRS)
*2008 - "Hymns for Guitar" (Deacon Records)

Other contributions

*1971 - "Detroit" (Mitch Ryder)
*1973 - "Berlin" (Lou Reed)
*1973 - "Billion Dollar Babies" (Alice Cooper)
*1973 - "Crowbar" (Crowbar)
*1974 - "Alice Cooper's Greatest Hits" (Alice Cooper)
*1974 - "Out of the Storm" (Jack Bruce)
*1974 - "Rock N Roll Animal" (Lou Reed)
*1975 - "Ain't It Good to Have It All" (Jim & Ginger)
*1975 - "Hollywood Be Thy Name" (Dr. John)
*1975 - "Lou Reed Live" (Lou Reed)
*1975 - "Welcome to My Nightmare" (Alice Cooper)
*1976 - "Alice Cooper Goes to Hell" (Alice Cooper)
*1976 - "Glass Heart" (Allan Rich)
*1977 - "The Alice Cooper Show" (Alice Cooper)
*1977 - "Goin' Places" (Michael Henderson)
*1977 - "Lace and Whiskey" (Alice Cooper)
*1998 - "DLR Band" (David Lee Roth)

External links

* [http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendID=97912389 Steve Hunter at My Space]
* [http://www.stevehunter.com Steve Hunter's Homepage]