Hunt Sales (born March 2, 1954) is an American

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drummer, who has played with

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, Iggy Pop and

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with

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. He has often worked with his brother

Tony Sales Tony Fox Sales (born September 26, 1951) is an American rock musician and composer. Normally on bass guitar, Sales and his brother, Hunt Sales, have worked with Todd Rundgren, Iggy Pop, and in Tin Machine with David Bowie. Early life and career ...

, a bass guitarist.

Personal life

Hunt Sales is a son of the television comedian

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. 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 appeared on '' Hullabaloo'' in 1966, and also on the local

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dance show ''Swingin' Time with Robin Seymour''. in 1970 He joined his brother Tony along with Todd Rundgren on recordings for his "Runt" and "Runt: The Ballad of Todd Rundgren" albums. In 1973 Hunt and Tony joined Rundgren again to form "Utopia" Mark I. The tour lasted 2 weeks and was cancelled due to technological issues. In 1976, he played drums with the hard rock power trio

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, formed by Bob Welch, a guitarist songwriter formerly of Fleetwood Mac. This trio (which included ex- Jethro Tull bassist

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) was short-lived, releasing two albums for Capitol Records. Hunt played and sang backing vocals on the second Paris album, ''

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''. In 1977, along with his brother Tony, Hunt played on the Iggy Pop album '' Lust for Life''.

's memories of the Sales brothers' contribution to the recording led him to invite the pair to join

in the late 1980s. He performed on several movie soundtracks: *1992 ''

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'' (writer: "Stateside") *1989 ''

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'' ("Fall in Love with Me") *1988 ''

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'' (writer: "Now That You're Gone") *1987 '' American Ninja 2: The Confrontation'' (producer: "Tell About Mary") He also performed in the following movie and TV series: *1991 ''

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'' (with David Bowie and Iman), drummer *1990 ''

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'' (TV series) – For Cryin' Out Loud, drummer *1966 ''

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'' (TV series) as himself In the 2000s, Sales relocated to

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, where he produces and does session work. He was a member of a band led by

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, which participated as part of the

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musical collective on ''Heard It on the X'' (2005). Hunt Sales released a solo album in 2019.

Discography

With Todd Rundgren

* ''

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'' (1970) * '' Runt: The Ballad of Todd Rundgren'' (1971) * ‘’

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’’ (1972)

With Paris

* ''

'' (1976)

With Iggy Pop

* ''

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'' (recorded 1975, released 1977) layed on 2 tracks* '' Lust For Life'' (1977) * ''

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'' (1978)

With Tender Fury

*''

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'' (1990)

With Tin Machine

*''

'' (1989) *''

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'' (1991) *'' Tin Machine Live: Oy Vey, Baby'' (1992)

Other

* '' Heard It on the X'', as part of

(

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, 2005)

Solo

* '' Get Your Shit Together'', as Hunt Sales Memorial (2019)

References

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"
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