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Stephen John Hunter (born June 14, 1948) is an American guitarist, primarily a session player. He has worked with Lou Reed and Alice Cooper, acquiring the moniker " The Deacon ". [1] .
Steve Hunter is an American Guitarist best known for his contributions to Peter Gabriel, Lou Reed and Alice Cooper. His extensive discography includes the opening solos on Aerosmith's version of 'Train Kept A Rollin', Alice Coopers 'Cold Ethyl', Lou Reed's 'Intro to Sweet Jane' and the acoustic guitars on Peter Gabriel's 'Solsbury Hill'.
Sep 11, 2023 · Steve Hunter’s live guitar intro to Lou Reed's Sweet Jane | Guitar World. Features. “I still remember writing the intro to Sweet Jane sitting on a couch in my living room”: How a session guitar legend resurrected Lou Reed’s career with hard-rock lead heroics – and help from Blood, Sweat & Tears’ Steve Katz. By Jackson Maxwell.
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Aug 16, 2023 · Steve Hunter dialed in with Guitar World to talk gear, session work with Alice Cooper, Aerosmith and Peter Gabriel, and his longtime friendship with Jason Becker. You started your career with Mitch Ryder.
Steve Hunter (The Deacon) was born in Decatur Illinois in 1948, at age 19 he was drafted into the US army and deployed to Okinawa, Japan, where he worked as an x-ray tech in the air vac hospital. Having learned to play the lap steel from eight years old he had moved on to guitar and continued to play as much as he could whilst in the army.
May 24, 2021 · Steve (The Deacon) Hunter talks about playing on Peter Gabriel's debut solo album, and his iconic guitar parts on "Solsbury Hill."
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Nov 11, 2020 · Guitarist Steve Hunter on His Journey From ‘Berlin’ to ‘Billion Dollar Babies’. Veteran sideman appeared on classic LPs by Lou Reed and Alice Cooper, performed the intro to Peter Gabriel's ...