David Hungate
Hungate in 2007
Hungate in 2007
Background information
Born (1948-08-05) August 5, 1948
Troy, Missouri, U.S.
Genres
OccupationsMusician, songwriter, producer
Years active1976–2015
Formerly ofToto

David Hungate (born August 5, 1948) is an American bass guitarist noted as a member of the Los Angeles pop-rock band Toto from 1976 to 1982 and again from 2014 to 2015, and the son of judge William L. Hungate.[1] Along with most of his Toto bandmates, Hungate did sessions on a number of hit albums of the 1970s, including Boz Scaggs's Silk Degrees and Alice Cooper's From the Inside.

Career

Hungate played on Toto's first four records, including the Grammy award-winning album Toto IV. He left the band shortly after its release for a career as a session musician in Nashville. Hungate, who plays many instruments including guitar, trombone, trumpet, drums, and piano, has arranged, produced and recorded with several country artists such as Chet Atkins. He was also a primary member of AOR supergroup Mecca fronted by Joe Vana and Fergie Frederiksen, the latter also of Toto fame. In 1990 he released a solo album entitled Souvenir. Jeff Porcaro played drums on some of the tracks on the album. In 1995, Hungate also played bass on all the songs on Shania Twain's second album The Woman in Me.[2]

As of 2014, he rejoined Toto in a touring capacity due to the departure of the touring bass player, Nathan East (who was, like Leland Sklar during the band's previous tour in 2006/2007, filling in for regular bassist Mike Porcaro who was forced to retire due to illness). At first, it was announced that he would retire after the 2014 tour, but he kept touring with Toto until 2015, when it was announced that he would finally retire from extensive tours.[3][4] He also played four tracks in the band's album Toto XIV.

Other

Hungate attended Troy Buchanan High School in Troy, Missouri. Because he attended there, the band "Toto" gave the high school a signed record and now during parades the band plays the song "Hold the Line".

He attended the College of Music at North Texas State University. He played bass in their jazz ensemble, the One O'Clock Lab Band, including a performance at the 1970 Montreux Jazz Festival.[5]

He is the son of U.S. Congressman (and later Federal District Judge) William L. Hungate.

Discography

  • Souvenir (1990) [reissued in 1994]

Collaborations

With Alessi Brothers

  • Driftin' (A&M Records, 1978)

With Karen Alexander

  • Isn't It Always Love (Asylum Records, 1975)

With Russ Ballard

  • At the Third Stroke (Epic Records, 1978)

With Mandy Barnett

  • Mandy Barnett (Asylum Records, 1996)

With Carole Bayer Sager

  • ...Too (Elektra Records, 1978)

With Stephen Bishop

  • Bish (ABC Records, 1978)

With Colin Blunstone

  • Never Even Thought (Epic Records, 1978)

With Chad Brock

With Lisa Brokop

With Brooks & Dunn

With Tracy Byrd

With Glen Campbell

With Kim Carnes

With Jeff Carson

With Valerie Carter

With Lionel Cartwright

With Rosanne Cash

With Kerry Chater

  • Part Time Love (Warner Bros. Records, 1977)

With Cher

With Sonny & Cher

With Mark Chesnutt

With Joe Cocker

With Mark Collie

With Judy Collins

With Patti Dahlstrom

  • Your Place or Mine (20th Century Records, 1975)

With Dalbello

With Diana DeGarmo

With Jackie DeShannon

With Cliff DeYoung

  • Cliff DeYoung (MCA Records, 1975)

With Neil Diamond

With Donovan

With Les Dudek

With Skip Ewing

With José Feliciano

  • Just Wanna Rock 'n' Roll (RCA Victor, 1975)

With Ted Gärdestad

With Crystal Gayle

With Vince Gill

With Lesley Gore

  • Love Me By Name (Asylum Records, 1976)

With Amy Grant

With Nanci Griffith

With Danniebelle Hall

  • Let Me Have a Dream (Sparrow Records, 1977)

With John Hall

With Albert Hammond

  • Your World and My World (Columbia Records, 1981)

With Emmylou Harris and Rodney Crowell

With Marcia Hines

With Rebecca Lynn Howard

With The Hues Corporation

With Rickie Lee Jones

With The Keane Brothers

  • The Keane Brothers (20th Century Records, 1977)

With Toby Keith

With Leah Kunkel

  • I Run With Trouble (Columbia Records, 1980)

With Bill LaBounty

  • Back To Your Star (Chill Phill Records, 2009)

With Nicolette Larson

With Nils Lofgren

  • Night Fades Away (MCA Records, 1981)

With Elliot Lurie

  • Elliot Lurie (Epic Records, 1975)

With Melissa Manchester

With Barry Manilow

With Barry Mann

  • Barry Mann (Casablanca Records, 1980)

With Jeane Manson

  • Stand by Me (CBS Records, 1980)

With Kenny Marks

  • Another Friday Night (DaySpring Records, 1989)

With Mac McAnally

With Bette Midler

With Ronnie Milsap

With Tim Moore

  • White Shadows (Asylum Records, 1977)

With Michael Martin Murphey

With Anne Murray

With Willie Nelson

With Mark Nesler

  • I'm Just That Way (Asylum Records, 1998)

With Juice Newton

With Olivia Newton-John

With Joe Nichols

With Kenny Nolan

  • A Song Between Us (Polydor Records, 1978)

With The Oak Ridge Boys

With David Paich

With Dolly Parton

With Leslie Pearl

  • Words & Music (RCA Records, 1982)

With Dan Peek

  • All Things Are Possible (Lamb & Lion Records, 1978)

With Michel Polnareff

  • Michel Polnareff (Atlantic Records, 1975)

With David Pomeranz

  • It's in Every One of Us (Arista Records, 1975)

With Billy Preston

With Bill Quateman

  • Just Like You (RCA Victor, 1979)

With Eddie Rabbitt

With Collin Raye

With Helen Reddy

With Ronna Reeves

  • What Comes Naturally (Mercury Records, 1992)

With The Righteous Brothers

  • Son of Mrs. Righteous (Haven Records, 1975)

With Minnie Riperton

  • Minnie (Capitol Records, 1979)

With Johnny Rivers

  • Outside Help (Big Tree Records, 1977)

With Kenny Rogers

With Linda Ronstadt and Aaron Neville

With Diana Ross

With Evie Sands

  • Estate Of Mind (Haven Records, 1974)
  • Suspended Animation (RCA Victor, 1979)

With Sanford & Townsend

  • Duo-Glide (Warner Bros. Records, 1977)

With Leo Sayer

With Boz Scaggs

With Seals and Crofts

With John Sebastian

With Neil Sedaka

With Kevin Sharp

With Michael W. Smith

With J. D. Souther

With Barbra Streisand

  • Songbird (Columbia Records, 1978)
  • Wet (Columbia Records, 1979)
  • Guilty (Columbia Records, 1980)

With Bernie Taupin

With Tavares

With Livingston Taylor

With The Manhattan Transfer

With Tanya Tucker

With Shania Twain

With Frankie Valli

  • Heaven Above Me (MCA Records, 1980)

With Ricky Van Shelton

With Sarah Vaughan

With Clay Walker

With Jimmy Webb

With Cheryl Wheeler

  • Circles and Arrows (Philo, 1990)

With Deniece Williams

With Lauren Wood

References

  1. ↑ Henderson, Alex. "Biography: David Hungate". AMG. Retrieved May 6, 2010.
  2. ↑ Eggar, Robin (June 15, 2010). Shania Twain: The Biography. Simon and Schuster. ISBN 9781451604542. Retrieved August 31, 2023 – via Google Books.
  3. ↑ "Steve Lukather Talks New Toto Album: 'I Think This Is Gonna Surprise People'". Ultimateclassicrock.com. May 13, 2014. Retrieved November 1, 2015.
  4. ↑ "Toto announce European/Japan dates for 2016". Facebook. September 29, 2015. Archived from the original on February 26, 2022. Retrieved September 29, 2015.
  5. ↑ Dr. Licks, Standing in the Shadows of Motown: The Life and Music of Legendary Bassist James Jamerson, pg. 157, Hal Leonard Corporation (1989)
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