David Hungate

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David Hungate
David Hungate in September 2007
Background information
Born	(1948-08-05) August 5, 1948 (age 73) Troy, Missouri, U.S.
Genres	Pop rock soul funk smooth jazz
Occupation(s)	Musician, bassist
Instruments	Bass guitar, guitar, trumpet, drums, and piano
Years active	1976–2015
Associated acts	Toto

William David Hungate (born August 5, 1948) is a bass guitarist, producer, and arranger noted as a member of Los Angeles pop-rock band Toto from 1976 to 1982 and again from 2014 to 2015.^[1] Along with most of his Toto bandmates, Hungate did sessions on a number of hit albums of the 1970s, including Boz Scaggs's Silk Degrees and Alice Cooper's From the Inside.

Hungate played on Toto's first four records, including multiple Grammy award-winning album, Toto IV. He left the band shortly after its release for a career as a session musician in Nashville. Hungate, who plays many instruments including guitar, trumpet, drums, and piano, has arranged, produced and recorded with several country artists such as Chet Atkins. He was also a primary member of AOR supergroup Mecca fronted by Joe Vana and Fergie Frederiksen, the latter also of Toto fame. In 1990 he released a solo album entitled Souvenir. Jeff Porcaro played drums on some of the tracks on the album. In 1995, Hungate also played bass on all the songs on Shania Twain's second album The Woman in Me.^[2]

Hungate attended the College of Music at North Texas State University. He played bass in their jazz ensemble, the One O'Clock Lab Band, including a performance at the 1970 Montreux Jazz Festival.^[3] He is the son of U.S. Congressman (and later Federal District Judge) William L. Hungate.

As of 2014, he rejoined Toto in a touring capacity due to the departure of the touring bass player, Nathan East (who was, like Leland Sklar during the band's previous tour in 2006/2007, filling in for regular bassist Mike Porcaro who was forced to retire due to illness). At first, it was announced that he would retire after the 2014 tour, but he kept touring with Toto until 2015, when it was announced that he would finally retire from extensive tours.^[4][5] He also played four tracks in the band's album Toto XIV.

Hungate went to Troy Buchanan High School in Troy, Missouri. Because he attended there, the band “Toto” gave the high school a signed record and now during parades the band plays the song “Hold the Line”.

Discography[]

• Souvenir (1990) [reissued in 1994]

Collaborations[]

With Amy Grant

• Never Alone (Myrrh Records, 1980)
• Home for Christmas (A&M Records, 1992)
• Somewhere Down the Road (EMI, 2010)

With Joe Cocker

• Civilized Man (Capitol Records, 1984)

With Sonny & Cher

• Mama Was a Rock and Roll Singer, Papa Used to Write All Her Songs (MCA Records, 1973)

With Boz Scaggs

• Silk Degrees (Columbia Records, 1976)
• Down Two Then Left (Columbia Records, 1977)
• Middle Man (Columbia Records, 1980)
• Other Roads (Columbia Records, 1988)
• Memphis (429 Records, 2013)
• Out of the Blues (Concord Records, 2018)

With Michael W. Smith

• Christmastime (Reunion, 1998)

With J. D. Souther

• Home By Dawn (Warner Bros. Records, 1984)

With Clay Walker

• Live, Laugh, Love (Giant, 1999)
• Christmas (Warner Bros. Records, 2002)

With Deniece Williams

• When Love Comes Calling (Columbia Records, 1978)

With Evie Sands

• Estate Of Mind (Haven Records, 1974)
• Suspended Animation (RCA Victor, 1979)

With Mandy Barnett

• Mandy Barnett (Asylum Records, 1996)

With Frankie Valli

• Frankie Valli... Is the Word (Columbia Records, 1978)

With Michael Martin Murphey

• Cowboy Christmas: Cowboy Songs II (Warner Bros. Records, 1991)
• Cowboy Songs Four (Valley Entertainment, 1998)

With Helen Reddy

• Music, Music (Capitol Records, 1976)
• We'll Sing in the Sunshine (Capitol Records, 1978)

With Ricky Van Shelton

• Wild-Eyed Dream (Columbia Records, 1987)
• RVS III (Columbia Records, 1990)

With Neil Sedaka

• In the Pocket (Elektra Records, 1980)

With Tanya Tucker

• Changes (Arista Records, 1982)
• Can't Run from Yourself (Liberty Records, 1992)
• Soon (Liberty Records, 1993)
• Fire to Fire (Liberty Records, 1995)

With Ronnie Milsap

• Keyed Up (RCA Records, 1983)
• Heart & Soul (RCA Records, 1987)
• Back to the Grindstone (RCA Records, 1991)
• True Believer (RCA Records, 1993)
• Just for a Thrill (Image Entertainment, 2004)

With Kim Carnes

• Romance Dance (EMI, 1980)

With Rickie Lee Jones

• The Magazine (Warner Bros. Records, 1984)

With Crystal Gayle

• True Love (Elektra Records, 1982)
• Cage the Songbird (Warner Bros. Records, 1983)
• Nobody Wants to Be Alone (Warner Bros. Records, 1985)

With Barbra Streisand

• Songbird (Columbia Records, 1978)
• Wet (Columbia Records, 1979)
• Guilty (Columbia Records, 1980)

With Olivia Newton-John

• Totally Hot (MCA Records, 1978)
• Physical (MCA Records, 1981)

With Diana Ross

• Baby It's Me (Motown Records, 1977)

With Joe Nichols

• Man with a Memory (Universal South Records, 2002)
• Revelation (Universal South Records, 2004)
• A Traditional Christmas (Universal South Records, 2004)
• III (Universal South Records, 2005)
• Real Things (Universal South Records, 2007)
• Old Things New (Universal South Records, 2009)

With Bill LaBounty

• Back To Your Star (Chill Phill Records, 2009)

With Ted Gärdestad

• Blue Virgin Isles (Polar, 1978)

With Mark Collie

• Born and Raised in Black & White (MCA Records, 1991)

With Livingston Taylor

• Three Way Mirror (Epic Records, 1978)

With Lisa Brokop

• Every Little Girl's Dream (Liberty Records, 1994)
• Lisa Brokop (Capitol Records, 1996)
• Hey, Do You Know Me (Curb Records, 2005)

With Eddie Rabbitt

• Horizon (Elektra Records, 1980)
• Step by Step (Elektra Records, 1981)
• Radio Romance (Warner Bros. Records, 1982)
• The Best Year of My Life (Warner Bros. Records, 1984)
• I Wanna Dance with You (RCA Records, 1988)
• Jersey Boy (Capitol Records, 1990)
• Ten Rounds (Liberty Records, 1991)

With Shania Twain

• The Woman in Me (Mercury Records, 1995)

With Emmylou Harris and Rodney Crowell

• Old Yellow Moon (Nonesuch Records, 2013)

With Chad Brock

• Chad Brock (Warner Bros. Records, 1998)

With Carole Bayer Sager

• ...Too (Elektra Records, 1978)

With Tracy Byrd

• Tracy Byrd (MCA Records, 1993)
• No Ordinary Man (MCA Records, 1994)

With Lionel Cartwright

• Lionel Cartwright (MCA Records, 1989)

With Juice Newton

• Well Kept Secret (Capitol Records, 1978)
• The Trouble with Angels (River North Records, 1998)
• American Girl (Renaissance Records, 1999)

With Jackie DeShannon

• You're the Only Dancer (Amherst Records, 1977)

With Mark Chesnutt

• Almost Goodbye (MCA Records, 1993)

With Minnie Riperton

• Minnie (Capitol Records, 1979)

With Linda Ronstadt and Aaron Neville

• Cry Like a Rainstorm, Howl Like the Wind (Elektra Records, 1989)

With Melissa Manchester

• Don't Cry Out Loud (Arista Records, 1978)
• Joy (Angel Records, 1997)

With Barry Mann

• Barry Mann (Casablanca Records, 1980)

With Bette Midler

• Broken Blossom (Atlantic Records, 1977)

With Kiki Dee

• Stay With Me (Rocket, 1978)

With Leo Sayer

• Endless Flight (Chrysalis Records, 1976)
• Thunder in My Heart (Chrysalis Records, 1977)
• World Radio (Chrysalis Records, 1982)

With Toby Keith

• Honkytonk University (DreamWorks Records, 2005)

With Judy Collins

• Hard Times for Lovers (Elektra Records, 1979)

With Albert Hammond

• Your World and My World (Columbia Records, 1981)

With Cher

• Bittersweet White Light (MCA Records, 1973)
• I'd Rather Believe in You (Warner Bros. Records, 1976)
• Take Me Home (Casablanca Records, 1979)

With Nicolette Larson

• Rose of My Heart (MCA Records, 1986)

With Donovan

• Slow Down World (Epic Records, 1976)

With Bernie Taupin

• He Who Rides the Tiger (Elektra Records, 1980)

With Vince Gill

• Guitar Slinger (MCA Records, 2011)

With Johnny Rivers

• Outside Help (Big Tree Records, 1977)

With Nanci Griffith

• Little Love Affairs (MCA Records, 1988)

With Glen Campbell

• Still Within the Sound of My Voice (MCA Records, 1987)
• Light Years (MCA Records, 1988)
• Walkin' in the Sun (Capitol Records, 1990)
• Show Me Your Way (New Heaven, 1991)
• Somebody Like That (Liberty Records, 1993)
• Home for the Holidays (New Heaven, 1993)

With Valerie Carter

• Wild Child (ARC, 1978)

With Barry Manilow

• One Voice (Arista Records, 1980)

With Dolly Parton

• Here You Come Again (RCA Victor, 1977)
• Heartbreaker (RCA Records, 1978)
• Dolly, Dolly, Dolly (RCA Victor, 1981)
• Something Special (Columbia Records, 1995)
• Treasures (Rising Tide Records, 1996)

With Dalbello

• Lisa Dal Bello (MCA Records, 1977)

With José Feliciano

• Just Wanna Rock 'n' Roll (RCA Victor, 1975)

With Diana DeGarmo

• Blue Skies (RCA Records, 2004)

With Stephen Bishop

• Bish (ABC Records, 1978)

With Sarah Vaughan

• Songs of The Beatles (Atlantic Records, 1981)

With Neil Diamond

• Beautiful Noise (Columbia Records, 1976)
• Tennessee Moon (Columbia Records, 1996)

With Rosanne Cash

• Rhythm & Romance (Columbia Records, 1985)

With Collin Raye

• Can't Back Down (Epic Records, 2001)

With Kenny Rogers

• Christmas (Liberty Records, 1981)
• I Prefer the Moonlight (RCA Records, 1987)
• Something Inside So Strong (Reprise Records, 1989)
• There You Go Again (Dreamcatcher Records, 2000)

With The Pointer Sisters

• Energy (Planet Records, 1978)
• Priority (Planet Records, 1979)

With Paul Overstreet

• Time (Scarlet Moon Records, 1996)

References[]

External links[]

• David Hungate featured page on the Party Of The Century international music project
• David Hungate: I'm so glad to be playing Toto music again!