David Hungate

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David Hungate
Hungate in 2007
Hungate in 2007
Background information
Born (1948-08-05) August 5, 1948 (age 75)
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 moved to Los Angeles in the 1970s to work as a session musician. It was through his session work where he met his future Toto bandmates including David Paich and Jeff Porcaro. They approached him about starting a band, and while Hungate was initially uninterested in working in a band full-time, he joined as the bassist, while, like the other members in the band, continuing to work as a session musician. He was said to be the one who came up with the name "Toto."

Hungate played on Toto's first four records, including the Grammy award-winning album

The Woman in Me.[2]

As of 2014[update], 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]

References

  1. AMG
    . Retrieved May 6, 2010.
  2. 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)

External links

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