Al Hunter (singer)

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Name = Al Hunter


Img_capt = Al Hunter at the Gluepot, early '90s.
Background = solo_singer
Birth_name = Alan Keith Hunter
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Origin = Pukemiro, New Zealand
Instrument = Vocals, Guitar
Genre = Country
Occupation = Singer, Songwriter
Years_active = 1970s-present
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URL = http://www.glenmoffatt.com/al_hunter.htm
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Al Hunter is a New Zealand country music singer-songwriter whose debut album, "Neon Cowboy", released in 1987, "made country hip". [Graham Reid, [http://www.nzherald.co.nz/section/6/story.cfm?c_id=6&objectid=3503854 "A Kiwi rock'n'roll primer"] , "New Zealand Herald", 26 May 2003]

Hunter was a soul singer in such Auckland bands of the late 1960s and '70s as Killing Floor, Cruise Lane, Chapeaux and the Hunter McCallum Band before embracing country music.

His debut album was produced by Stuart Pearce on a budget CBS had provided for a single. It was recorded in Australia and included contributions from Dave Dobbyn.

Hunter's following two albums were released by Pagan in the 1990s.

Respected New Zealand rock historian John Dix wrote, "Wellington had the Warratahs; Auckland had the indomitable Al Hunter. In 1993 Pagan released "The Singer", cementing Hunter's rep as a genuine country rock talent." [John Dix, "Stranded in Paradise: New Zealand Rock and Roll, 1955 to the Modern Era", Penguin Books, 2005, ISBN 0-14-301953-8]

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