Darryl Hunt (musician)
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Darryl Hunt is an English
musician, most famous as the bassist
of The Pogues
from 1986 until their breakup ten years later. He currently fronts the band Bish, and has performed with The Pogues since their reunion in 2001.
Hunt attended the Nottingham School of Art
, where he played in a jazz band, before joining The Brothel Creepers, a band formed for a student movie in 1973. Moving to London, they renamed themselves Plummet Airlines
, becoming a well known pub-rock act, and one of the first acts signed to Stiff Records
, who issued a single
"Silver Shirt", the B-side
of which "This is the World" appeared on Hits Greatest Stiffs
. Plummet Airlines disbanded in 1977, the remnants of which became The Favourites with Hunt on vocals. He then formed the part time lounge group, Pride of the Cross, with future Pogues bassist Cait O'Riordan
. Some time after O'Riordan left to join the Pogues, Hunt took a job with them performing sound and management duties. He filled in as bassist for O'Riordan on several dates during the band's 1986 tour, and replaced her permanently when she left later that year to join her husband Elvis Costello
's King of America
tour. He appeared on all their subsequent albums and wrote several of their songs, including "Love You Till The End" from Pogue Mahone
.
After the band's break up in 1996 he worked as a disc jockey
in Europe and played with several other projects, including a stint with fellow ex-Pogue Spider Stacy
's band The Vendettas. Hunt left to join Bish, who issued an album in 2001, but Hunt rejoined the Pogues, when they reformed later that year, and was still a member, in April 2009. Also in 2009, Bish released their second album, Surrounded By Mountains.
English people
The English are a nation and ethnic group native to England, who speak English. The English identity is of early mediaeval origin, when they were known in Old English as the Anglecynn. England is now a country of the United Kingdom, and the majority of English people in England are British Citizens...
musician, most famous as the bassist
Bassist
A bass player, or bassist is a musician who plays a bass instrument such as a double bass, bass guitar, keyboard bass or a low brass instrument such as a tuba or sousaphone. Different musical genres tend to be associated with one or more of these instruments...
of The Pogues
The Pogues
The Pogues are a Celtic punk band, formed in 1982 and fronted by Shane MacGowan. The band reached international prominence in the 1980s and early 1990s. MacGowan left the band in 1991 due to drinking problems but the band continued first with Joe Strummer and then with Spider Stacy on vocals before...
from 1986 until their breakup ten years later. He currently fronts the band Bish, and has performed with The Pogues since their reunion in 2001.
Hunt attended the Nottingham School of Art
Nottingham Trent University, School of Art and Design
Founded in 1843, the School of Art and Design at Nottingham Trent University is one of the oldest in the United Kingdom and currently has more than 2,500 students.-History:...
, where he played in a jazz band, before joining The Brothel Creepers, a band formed for a student movie in 1973. Moving to London, they renamed themselves Plummet Airlines
Plummet Airlines
Plummet Airlines, was a British pub rock band of the mid 1970s, which was originally formed in Nottingham. Band members later joined The Pogues and Darts.-History:...
, becoming a well known pub-rock act, and one of the first acts signed to Stiff Records
Stiff Records
Stiff Records is a record label created in London in 1976, by entrepreneurs Dave Robinson and Andrew Jakeman , and active until 1985. It was reactivated in 2007....
, who issued a single
Single (music)
In music, a single or record single is a type of release, typically a recording of fewer tracks than an LP or a CD. This can be released for sale to the public in a variety of different formats. In most cases, the single is a song that is released separately from an album, but it can still appear...
"Silver Shirt", the B-side
A-side and B-side
A-side and B-side originally referred to the two sides of gramophone records on which singles were released beginning in the 1950s. The terms have come to refer to the types of song conventionally placed on each side of the record, with the A-side being the featured song , while the B-side, or...
of which "This is the World" appeared on Hits Greatest Stiffs
Hits Greatest Stiffs
Hits Greatest Stiffs is a various artists compilation album, drawn from ten of the first eleven Stiff Records singles, BUY 1 – BUY 11.The tracks follow the numerical order of the singles, but feature mostly the b sides, although several singles were originally issued as double a-sides...
. Plummet Airlines disbanded in 1977, the remnants of which became The Favourites with Hunt on vocals. He then formed the part time lounge group, Pride of the Cross, with future Pogues bassist Cait O'Riordan
Cait O'Riordan
Caitlín O'Riordan is a British musician. She played bass guitar for the British-Irish punk/folk band The Pogues from 1983 to 1986. She later played with Elvis Costello, her husband from 1986 to 2002, as well as several other projects....
. Some time after O'Riordan left to join the Pogues, Hunt took a job with them performing sound and management duties. He filled in as bassist for O'Riordan on several dates during the band's 1986 tour, and replaced her permanently when she left later that year to join her husband Elvis Costello
Elvis Costello
Elvis Costello , born Declan Patrick MacManus, is an English singer-songwriter. He came to prominence as an early participant in London's pub rock scene in the mid-1970s and later became associated with the punk/New Wave genre. Steeped in word play, the vocabulary of Costello's lyrics is broader...
's King of America
King of America
King of America is the tenth studio album by the British rock singer and songwriter Elvis Costello, released in 1986 in the United Kingdom as F-Beat ZL 70946, and in the United States as Columbia JC 40173. It was billed as by "The Costello Show featuring the Attractions and Confederates" in the UK...
tour. He appeared on all their subsequent albums and wrote several of their songs, including "Love You Till The End" from Pogue Mahone
Pogue Mahone (album)
Pogue Mahone is the seventh and last studio album by The Pogues, released in 1996. The title is a variant of the Irish phrase póg mo thóin, meaning "kiss my arse", from which the band's name is derived...
.
After the band's break up in 1996 he worked as a disc jockey
Disc jockey
A disc jockey, also known as DJ, is a person who selects and plays recorded music for an audience. Originally, "disc" referred to phonograph records, not the later Compact Discs. Today, the term includes all forms of music playback, no matter the medium.There are several types of disc jockeys...
in Europe and played with several other projects, including a stint with fellow ex-Pogue Spider Stacy
Spider Stacy
Peter "Spider" Stacy is an English musician. He is one of the founding members of London Irish band The Pogues.- External links :* [Twitter @SpiderStacy] [myspace.com/spiderstacythepogues]*...
's band The Vendettas. Hunt left to join Bish, who issued an album in 2001, but Hunt rejoined the Pogues, when they reformed later that year, and was still a member, in April 2009. Also in 2009, Bish released their second album, Surrounded By Mountains.