David Hungate
William David Hungate (born August 5, 1948) is a bass guitarist, producer, and arranger noted as a member of Los Angeles pop-rock band Toto from 1977 to 1982 and again from 2014 to 2015. 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 (and later Federal District Judge) William L. Hungate. , he rejoined Toto in a touring capacity due to the departure of the touring bass player, Nathan East (who was, like Leland Sklar during the band's previous tour in 2006/2007, filling in for regular bassist Mike Porcaro who was forced to retire due to illness). 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”. Collaborations. With Amy Grant With Joe Cocker With Sonny & Cher With Chet Atkins With Boz Scaggs With Michael W. Smith With J. D. Souther With Clay Walker With Deniece Williams With Evie Sands With Mandy Barnett  With Frankie Valli With Michael Martin Murphey With Helen Reddy With Ricky Van Shelton With Neil Sedaka With Tanya Tucker With Ronnie Milsap With Kim Carnes With Rickie Lee Jones With Crystal Gayle With Russ Ballard With Rebecca Lynn Howard With Barbra Streisand With Olivia Newton-John With Diana Ross With Joe Nichols With Tim Moore With Bill LaBounty With Ted Gärdestad With Mark Collie With Livingston Taylor With Lisa Brokop With Jimmy Webb With Eddie Rabbitt With Shania Twain With Emmylou Harris and Rodney Crowell With Chad Brock With Carole Bayer Sager With Tracy Byrd With Lionel Cartwright With  Juice Newton With Jackie DeShannon With Mark Chesnutt 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 Toby Keith With Judy Collins With Albert Hammond 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 Dalbello With José Feliciano With Diana DeGarmo With Stephen Bishop With Sarah Vaughan With Neil Diamond With Rosanne Cash With Collin Raye With Kenny Rogers With The  Pointer Sisters With Paul Overstreet