Steve Hunter

Hymns For Guitar

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Relaxing, meditative, acoustic guitar tribute to some beautiful old American hymns.

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: 1 Precious Memories
: 2 The Old Rugged Cross
: 3 Jesus Loves Me
: 4 Angel Band
: 5 Softly And Tenderly
: 6 What A Friend We Have In Jesus
: 7 Sweet Hour Of Prayer
: 8 Shall We Gather At The River
: 9 In The Garden
: 10 Will My Mother Know Me There
: 11 Just A Closer Walk With Thee

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Steve Hunter started playing guitar when he was 8 years old and has dedicated his life to music. His professional career began in the winter of 1971 when he joined a band called ‘Detroit featuring Mitch Ryder’. With that band he recorded his first ever album and the producer of that album was Bob Ezrin.

A mutual respect developed almost immediately between Bob and Steve and over the course of the next few years they worked on several projects together including 4 Alice Cooper albums, Peter Gabriel’s first solo album which included ‘Solsbury Hill’, and Lou Reed’s ‘Berlin’ album. He later toured with all of the above-mentioned artists as well as touring and/or recording with Julian Lennon, performed with Bette Midler in the movie ‘The Rose’, co-wrote and recorded songs with David Lee Roth, toured and recorded with Tracy Chapman and was involved in scoring films and music production.

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’. Steve describes himself as a blue collar guitar man who continues to love and learn his craft. In late '06 Steve joined up with Lou Reed again to do a live version of Lou's landmark album ‘Berlin’ from which there will be a live DVD release this summer. He is about to embark on a US East Coast tour with Lou and a further ‘Berlin’ European tour in June 08.

This CD is a departure from Steve’s rock past but encompasses his unique style of blues and finger picking, with his ever present passion for music and with Bob Ezrin as Executive Producer. ‘Hymns for Guitar’ is Steve’s acoustic guitar arrangements of some of his favorite old American hymns. Many of these great melodies were written in the mid 1800s. “When I was a very little boy....maybe 4 or 5 years old...my grandmother would occasionally take me to Sunday church with her. I always enjoyed the sound of people gently and quietly singing those beautiful old hymns. My main goal was to try to recreate the warm, peaceful sound with acoustic guitars that I had heard as a boy in church”.

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Hymns for guitar
author: Simon Goddard
Steve Hunter's versatility as a player never ceases to amaze me. First call session guy. From searing hot solos to subtle Harmonics that would embellish all those classic albums over the years. If the regular guy couldn't do it, call Steve or his buddy Dick Wagner & the job will get done & now this masterpiece of beautiful playing. If we need some peaceful, reflective music at church for those prayerful moments, Hymns for guitar will be going into the CD player.