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'''Eugene Joseph Wolfgramm''', a.k.a. '''Gene Hunt''' (September 24, |
'''Eugene Joseph Wolfgramm''', a.k.a. '''Gene Hunt''' (September 24, 1966<ref name="death">[https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/name/eugene-hunt-obituary?id=54948437 Eugene Fh Hunt]. ''Legacy''. Retrieved April 25, 2024.</ref> - April 15, 2024<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.kitv.com/island-life/island-life-live/you-gotta-hear-dis-aloha-eugene-wolfgramm/video_8251676f-7098-50f7-8001-d95956153da2.html|title=You Gotta Hear Dis: Aloha Eugene Wolfgramm|date=April 17, 2024|website=KITV Island News}}</ref>) was an American singer and musician who was a founding member of the [[Minneapolis]]-based group [[The Jets (Minnesota band)|The Jets]]. |
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In 1990, Wolfgramm reunited with his siblings to record four new tracks featured on ''[[The Best of The Jets]]'' (1990) and was featured on the album cover and inside sleeve. Wolfgramm (under the alias Gene Hunt) also shared co-writing credit on The Jets' song "Do You Remember," featured on the album ''[[Believe (Jets album)|Believe]]'' (1989). |
In 1990, Wolfgramm reunited with his siblings to record four new tracks featured on ''[[The Best of The Jets]]'' (1990) and was featured on the album cover and inside sleeve. Wolfgramm (under the alias Gene Hunt) also shared co-writing credit on The Jets' song "Do You Remember," featured on the album ''[[Believe (Jets album)|Believe]]'' (1989). |
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Wolfgramm died on April 15, 2024, aged 57.<ref name="death" /> |
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Eugene Wolfgramm | |
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| Birth name | Eugene Joseph Wolfgramm (adopted name) |
| Also known as | Gene Hunt |
| Born | September 24, 1966 |
| Origin |  Tonga |
| Died | April 15, 2024 (aged 57) |
| Years active | 1985–2024 |
Eugene Joseph Wolfgramm, a.k.a. Gene Hunt (September 24, 1966[1] - April 15, 2024[2]) was an American singer and musician who was a founding member of the Minneapolis-based group The Jets.
Biography
Eugene was one of seventeen siblings in the Wolfgramm family, eight of whom were originally in The Jets.[3] Like the other Wolfgramms, Eugene was a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
Career
Wolfgramm was featured on the first two Jets albums (1985's The Jets and 1986's Christmas with The Jets) and was featured in the single and music video to 1987's "Cross My Broken Heart" from the Beverly Hills Cop II soundtrack. He left the group in 1987 to form the duo Boys Club, with Joe Pasquale.
In 1989, Boys Club had a big hit with "I Remember Holding You", which peaked at number 8 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100. Their follow-up single, "The Loneliest Heart", peaked at number 39 on the US Adult Contemporary chart.
In 1990, Wolfgramm reunited with his siblings to record four new tracks featured on The Best of The Jets (1990) and was featured on the album cover and inside sleeve. Wolfgramm (under the alias Gene Hunt) also shared co-writing credit on The Jets' song "Do You Remember," featured on the album Believe (1989).
Wolfgramm died on April 15, 2024, aged 57.[1]
References
- ^ a b Eugene Fh Hunt. Legacy. Retrieved April 25, 2024.
- ^ "You Gotta Hear Dis: Aloha Eugene Wolfgramm". KITV Island News. April 17, 2024.
- ^ Prato, Greg; Huey, Steve. "Biography: The Jets". AllMusic. Retrieved 9 May 2010.
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