David Hungate


William David Hungate is a bass guitarist, producer, and arranger noted as a member of Los Angeles pop-rock band Toto from 1977 to 1982 and rejoining in 2014. Along with most of his Toto bandmates, Hungate did sessions on a number of hit albums of the 1970s, including Boz Scaggs's Silk Degrees and Alice Cooper's From the Inside.
Hungate played on Toto's first four records, including multiple Grammy award-winning album, Toto IV. He left the band shortly after its release for a career as a session musician in Nashville. Hungate, who plays many instruments including guitar, trumpet, drums, and piano, has arranged, produced and recorded with several country artists such as Chet Atkins. He was also a primary member of AOR supergroup Mecca fronted by Joe Vana and Fergie Frederiksen, the latter also of Toto fame. In 1990 he released a solo album entitled "Souvenir". Jeff Porcaro played drums on some of the tracks on the album. In 1995, Hungate also played bass on all the songs on Shania Twain's second album The Woman in Me.
Hungate attended the College of Music at North Texas State University. He played bass in their jazz ensemble, the One O'Clock Lab Band, including a performance at the 1970 Montreux Jazz Festival. He is the son of U.S. Congressman William L. Hungate.
, he has rejoined Toto in a touring capacity due to the departure of the touring bass player, Nathan East. At first, it was announced that he would retire after the 2014 tour, but he kept touring with Toto until 2015, when it was announced that he would finally retire from extensive tours. He also played four tracks in the band's album Toto XIV''.
Hungate went to Troy Buchanan High School in Troy, Missouri. Because he attended there, the band “Toto” gave the high school a signed record and now during parades the band plays the song “Hold the Line”.

Discography

With Amy Grant
With Joe Cocker
With Sonny & Cher
With Boz Scaggs
With Michael W. Smith
With J. D. Souther
With Deniece Williams
With Frankie Valli
With Helen Reddy
With Neil Sedaka
With Tanya Tucker
With Kim Carnes
With Rickie Lee Jones
With Barbra Streisand
With Olivia Newton-John
With Livingston Taylor
With Shania Twain
With Emmylou Harris and Rodney Crowell
With Carole Bayer Sager
With Juice Newton
With Jackie DeShannon
With Minnie Riperton
With Linda Ronstadt and Aaron Neville
With Melissa Manchester
With Barry Mann
With Bette Midler
With Kiki Dee
With Leo Sayer
With Cher
With Nicolette Larson
With Donovan
With Bernie Taupin
With Vince Gill
With Johnny Rivers
With Nanci Griffith
With Glen Campbell
With Valerie Carter
With Barry Manilow
With Dolly Parton
With José Feliciano
With Diana DeGarmo
With Stephen Bishop
With Sarah Vaughan
With Neil Diamond
With Rosanne Cash
With Collin Raye
With Kenny Rogers