David Hungate

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.\n', ' 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.\n', ' As of 2012[update], Hungate still resides in Nashville and is still an active and highly sought-after studio musician and on occasion tours with top acts such as Vince Gill.[citation needed]\n', '