Hunter, Myles

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Origin: Ottawa, Ontario
Biography:

Singer, songwriter, and guitarist Myles Hunter began his musical career in the mid-'70s in Ottawa, Canada, working with the band Avalon. He went on to perform and record solo, and with a number of other groups, including Refugee, Michael Fury, and Hunter-Greer.

Myles Hunter grew up in a very religious home, and, in fact, his early career plans were to become a minister, not a rock singer and guitarist. In the mid-'70s, Hunter, serving as lead singer, teamed up with guitarists Brian Sim and Tullio Granata, bassist Manfred Leidecker, and drummer Robert Holtz to form the group Avalon. It was with this band that Hunter entered the recording studio for the first time. The result was the album Voice of Life.

In the '80s, Hunter was standing in as lead singer and guitarist for a band called Michael Fury. The group soon signed a deal with Passport Records. Other members included guitarist Rob Kennedy, bassist Martyn Jones, drummer Terry Martell, and keyboardist Howard Helm. It was an equal partnership, but there was confusion over the group's odd name, and some thought it was a solo act. After only one album, Affairs in Babylon, the band changed its name to Refugee and reissued the debut album, as well as completing a new one in 1987, Burning From the Inside Out.

By the time 1990 arrived, Hunter was finally giving a solo career a try. His backing band consisted of guitarist Rob Kennedy, bassist and harmonica player Martyn Jones, and drummer and percussionist Brian Doerner. That same year Hunter recorded his first solo album, Northern Union. A few of the tracks on the debut are "Shine On," "A Handful of Love," "What Is This Freedom," "After the Fall," and "Dream Big." A sophomore album followed in 1994, Tales From Stoney's Bar & Grill.
-Charlotte Dillon, Allmusic