Fred Hunt

British jazz pianist. Born September 21, 1923 in London, England, died April 25, 1986 in Weybridge, Surrey, England (age 62). He started playing piano at the age of 13 and played local gigs before joining the Royal Air Force. He began his musical career playing semi-professionally with Mike Daniels and the Cy Laurie Four in 1951. He then became professional and went on to join Alex Welsh's band from 1954 to 1962 and again from 1964 to 1974. He toured with Wild Bill Davison late in the 1970s and played with Welsh once more in the early 1980s. In his near 50 year music career, he worked with Mike Daniels, Cy Laurie, Alex Welsh, Eddie Davis, Bud Freeman, Eddie Miller, Ben Webster, Lennie Hastings and others.