Biography
Eric Hungate’s jazzy blend of smooth rock with blues-tinged vocals makes this Austin,Texas-based singer-songwriter a must listen for fans of richly nuanced pop-rock. Veteran singer and guitarist Hungate sings his tongue-in-cheek lyrics with a gritty smile, riding the staggering highs and lows of love and modern life in his upbeat, original songs.
Born in Western New York Hungate started his music career as a rock/R&B musician in 1970, serving as singer, songwriter, rhythm guitar-player and all-around instrumentalist for a variety of original bands. In Los Angeles, he performed with the pop-rock-funk band Them Bones. He spent the 1980s in San Francisco, where he performed solo gigs and formed a preppy punk rock band called The Phobics.
Eventually Hungate put down his guitar to raise a family and climb the corporate IT ladder, he is currently a Chief Information Officer for a nonprofit association in Austin.