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SLASH WITH THE HUNTERBURST IN 1986
The HunterBurst
Discovered by Scott Sheldon & Roman Rist
during the 2009 documentary
"WHO MADE THE HUNTER BURST"
STEVE HUNTER AND ROMAN RIST - CIRCA 1982
STEVE HUNTER & MAX BARANET CIRCA 1982
MAX BARANET IS CURRENTLY BELIEVED TO BE THE LUTHIER WHO MADE THE HUNTERBURST
Steve "The Deacon" Hunter
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A TRIBUTE TO STEVE HUNTER
born (1948) in Decatur, Illinois
Biography
http://www.stevehunter.com/
The legendary American guitarist best known for his collaborations with Lou Reed Alice Cooper and Peter Gabriel. Steve is one of those rare players who has the uncanny ability to play the perfect guitar part. That’s why Lou Reed, Alice Cooper, Peter Gabriel, Aerosmith, David Lee Roth, and Tracy Chapman have all had him record or tour with them.
He started playing guitar when he was 8 years old and has dedicated his life to music. His professional career began in 1971 when he joined a band called ‘Detroit featuring Mitch Ryder’.
He first played with Mitch Ryder in the band Detroit, beginning a long association with record producer Bob Ezrin. With that band he recorded his first ever album with Bob. "Steve Hunter has contributed so much to rock music in general that he truly deserves the designation of "Guitar Hero" - 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.
A mutual respect developed between Bob and Steve and over the course of the next few years they worked on many projects together including 4 Alice Cooper albums, Peter Gabriel’s first solo album which included ‘Solsbury Hill’, and Lou Reed’s ‘Berlin’ album.
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 and many other soundtracks over the years.
Along the way he also recorded two solo albums, the first being ‘Swept Away’ with Ezrin producing and the second self-produced album called ‘The Deacon’ In late '06 Steve joined up with Lou Reed again to do a live version of Lou's landmark album ‘Berlin’ from which there is a live DVD release due for September 16th 2008. He also joined Lou on a US East Coast tour earlier this year and has recently completed a further ‘Berlin’ European tour.
Steve released his first solo CD for many years in 08; “Hymns For Guitar” is a collection of old American hymns wrapped in a blanket of calming and inspiring guitar.
Watch out for a book of Steve's hymn arrangements in TAB plus CD, due out by the end of the year ‘Short Stories’, Steve’s latest CD is a collection of instrumentals full of mood and color. “I have always admired authors such as O. Henry and Edgar Allan Poe for their ability to tell an amazing tale in very few words.
He is also a big fan of the old Twilight Zone series for the same reason. With “Short Stories” I’ve tried to do something similar only with music. Most of the songs on the CD are 3 minutes or less in length but I wanted each one to tell its own little story. I also think of each piece as a “sound picture”, projecting an aural image as well as telling a story.
I hope you enjoy my collion of "Short Stories"
www.myspace.com/stevedeaconhunter
Solo discography
1977 - Swept Away (Atco)
1989 - The Deacon (IRS)
2008 - Hymns for Guitar (Deacon Records)
2008 - Short Stories
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)
1974 - Get your wings - (Aerosmith)
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)
1978 - Solsbury Hill - (Peter Gabriel)
1991 - Help yourself - (Jullian Lennon)
1995 - Tribute Compilation - (Stevie Ray Vaughn)
1998 - DLR Band (David Lee Roth)
2008 - Collection (Jason Becker)
Steve Hunter has contributed so much to rock music in general that he truly deserves the designation of "Guitar Hero" - Bob Ezrin
THE REAL HUNTERBURST GUITAR
PHOTO COURTESY OF MARK OLSON - 3/2009
IN 2009 SCOTT SHELDON COINED THE NAME "THE HUNTERBURST"
WRITING THE STORY "WHO MADE THE HUNTERBURST"
SHOWN HERE 4/3/09 FOR THE FIRST TIME IN 2009
CURRENTLY ON DISPLAY AT THE ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME - CLEVELAND OHIO
&
THE HUNTERBURST STORY GUITAR
ALSO NOTEWORTHY IS THIS VISUALLY ASTOUNDING LES PAUL GUITAR
THIS WAS THE SUBJECT GUITAR THAT WAS USED IN THE STORY OF
"WHO MADE THE HUNTERBURST"
SHOWN HERE FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE 2009
ULTIMATELY - THIS GUITAR FLUSHED THE REAL ONE OUT FROM HIDING FOR THE PAST 23 YEARS
AND HAS BEEN THE SUBJECT OF MANY HEATED DISCUSSIONS EVER SINCE
2010
MCI MUSIC PHOTO
1958 Gibson Sunburst Les Paul 8 -3322
Scott Sheldon uncovers a name underneath a hand-painted original 1958 Lifton case
and traces to the original owner to Ray Goss - K Otics - 1961
who was the second owner of this original 1958 Cherry Sunburst Gibson Les Paul Guitar
Verifying 8 -3322 to be one of the 1st legitimate Gibson Sunburst Les Pauls
to be made by Gibson in late 1958
FEBRUARY 2010
VERIFIED
#4 - 1960 THE DR BILLY BURST - DERRIG LP BURST
FOUND IN SAVANNAH, GA
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THE KRIS DERRIG STORY
by
SCOTT SHELDON
AUTHOR / GUITAR HISTORIAN / COLLECTOR
is in the planning stages by the Derrig Family
to raise funds to purchase a memorial plaque to properly mark Kris's grave
The Mermorial Plaque will feature a unique guitar design to pay tribute
to someone very dear to us who will be missed forever email for details on participating in this charitable effort
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