Joe Hunter
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Joe Hunter was an American pianist and session musician best known as a founding member of Motown’s legendary house band, the Funk Brothers.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
human
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musician ⓘ session musician ⓘ |
| activeInPeriod |
1950s
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1960s ⓘ 1970s ⓘ |
| associatedAct |
Motown Records
NERFINISHED
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The Funk Brothers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardReceived | Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| collaboratedWith |
Marvin Gaye
NERFINISHED
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Smokey Robinson NERFINISHED ⓘ Stevie Wonder NERFINISHED ⓘ The Supremes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1927-11-19 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2007-02-02 ⓘ |
| employer | Motown Records NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicity | African American ⓘ |
| familyName | Hunter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
popular music
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recording industry ⓘ |
| genre |
R&B
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jazz ⓘ pop ⓘ soul music ⓘ |
| givenName | Joe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced | later Motown musicians ⓘ |
| instrument |
keyboards
ⓘ
piano ⓘ |
| memberOf | The Funk Brothers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| name | Joe Hunter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being a founding member of the Funk Brothers
ⓘ
studio work on classic Motown recordings ⓘ |
| notableWork | studio performances on early Motown hits ⓘ |
| occupation |
bandleader
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pianist ⓘ session musician ⓘ songwriter ⓘ |
| partOf |
Detroit music scene
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Motown house band NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Jackson, Tennessee, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Detroit, Michigan, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordLabel | Motown ⓘ |
| residence | Detroit, Michigan, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workedAt | Hitsville U.S.A. studio NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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