Background
Hunt Sales is the son of the television comedian Soupy Sales.
Hunt Sales is the son of the television comedian Soupy Sales.
Hunt Sales" first group was with brother Tony in Tony and the Tigers. They appeared on Hullabaloo in 1966 and also on the local Detroit/Windsor dance show, Swingin" Time with Robin Seymour. In 1976, he played drums with the hard rock power trio Paris, formed by former Fleetwood Mac guitarist/songwriter Bob Welch.
This trio (which included ex-Jethro Tull bassist Glenn Cornick) was short lived, releasing two albums for Capitol Records.
Hunt played and sang backup vocals on the second Paris album, Big Towne, 2061. In 1977 Hunt, along with brother Tony, provided the rhythm section for the Iggy People’s album Lust for Life.
David Bowie"s memories of the Sales" contribution to the recording led him to invite the pair to join Tin Machine in the late 1980s. He performed on several movie soundtracks:
1992 Doctor Giggles (writer: "Stateside")
1989 Slaves of New York ("Fall in Love with Maine")
1988 Tapeheads (writer: "Now That You"re Gone")
1987 American Ninja 2: The Confrontation (producer: "Tell About Mary")
He also performed in the following movies:
1991 The Linguini Incident (with David Bowie and Iman), drummer
1990 Tales from the Crypt (television series)– Foreign Cryin" Out Loud, drummer
1966 I"ve Got a Secret (television series) as himself
As of the 2000s, Sales relocated to Austin, Texas, where he produces and does session work.
He was a member of a band led by Charlie Sexton, which participated as part of the Los Super Seven musical collective on Heard lieutenant on the X (2005).
