Hunt Sales

Hunt Sales.

Hunt Sales (born March 2, 1954) is an American rock and roll drummer who has played with Todd Rundgren, his brother Tony Sales, Iggy Pop and Tin Machine.

Personal life

Hunt Sales is the son of 1950s/60s television comedian Soupy Sales. He has two daughters; Cali Sales, born in 1990, and Sugar Sales, born in 2007.

Career

Hunt Sales' first group was with brother Tony in Tony and the Tigers. They released the song "Turn it on Girl" which was a minor local hit in Detroit. Tony and the Tigers appeared on Hullabaloo in 1966 and also on the local Detroit/Windsor dance show, Swingin' Time with Robin Seymour.

In 1976, he played drums with the hard rock power trio Paris, formed by former Fleetwood Mac guitarist/songwriter Bob Welch. This trio (which included ex-Jethro Tull bassist Glenn Cornick) was short lived, releasing two albums for Capitol Records. Hunt played and sang backup vocals on the second Paris LP, Big Towne, 2061.

In 1977 Hunt, along with brother Tony, provided the rhythm section for the Iggy Pop album Lust for Life. The opening to the title track, performed by Hunt, has become one of the most famous and instantly recognisable openings in the history of rock music. David Bowie's memories of the Sales' contribution to the recording led him to invite the pair to join Tin Machine in the late 1980s.

He performed on several movie soundtracks:

1992 Dr. Giggles (writer: "Stateside")

1989 Slaves of New York ("Fall in Love with Me")

1988 Tapeheads (writer: "Now That You're Gone")

1987 American Ninja 2: The Confrontation (producer: "Tell About Mary")

He also performed in the following movies:

1991 The Linguini Incident (with David Bowie and Iman) Drummer

1990 Tales from the Crypt (TV series)– For Cryin' Out Loud Drummer

1966 I've Got a Secret (TV series)as Himself

As of the 2000s, Sales relocated to Austin, Texas, where he produces and does session work. He was a member of a band led by Charlie Sexton, which participated as part of the Los Super Seven musical collective on Heard It on the X (2005).

Discography

With Todd Rundgren

• Runt (1970)
• Runt: The Ballad of Todd Rundgren (1971)

With Paris

• Big Towne, 2061 (1976)

With Iggy Pop

• Kill City (recorded 1975, released 1977)
• Lust For Life (1977)
• TV Eye Live 1977 (1978)

With Tender Fury

• Garden of Evil (1990)

With Tin Machine

• Tin Machine (1989)
• Tin Machine II (1991)
• Tin Machine Live: Oy Vey, Baby (1992)

Other

• Heard It on the X, as part of Los Super Seven (Telarc, 2005)
• 2010: Sales contributed bass and percussion to self-titled debut album by promising country-rock internet collaboration, Fiery Blue (composer/guitarist: Paul Marsteller, vocalist: Simone Stevens, producer/multi-instrumentalist: Gabe Rhodes, backing vocalist: Quinn Vogt-Welch, website: http://www.fieryblue.com)

External links

• Hunt & Tony Sales interview on Rundgren Radio.com
• Hunt & Tony Sales Amazon Kindle edition biography. Retrieved: 7/5/2012
• 2013 Audio Interview with Hunt Sales from the podcast "I'd Hit That"