Gerry Hundt
Gerry Hundt was playing Chicago Blues in taverns before he was allowed to drink in them. Born in Wisconsin and raised in Rockford, Illinois, Gerry has since lived in Vermont, New York City, Colorado, and Chicago. In Denver, he worked, toured, and recorded with the likes of John-Alex Mason, Ronnie Shellist, The ClamDaddys, and Easy Bill. From 2004 through 2009, Gerry toured the USA and EU relentlessly as a member of Chicago's Nick Moss & The Flip-Tops, filling the role of "utility man," playing bass, guitar, harmonica, and, of course, mandolin. On the strength of his critically-acclaimed Blue Bella Records CD, "Since Way Back," Gerry was nominated for Blues Music Awards in 2008, 2009, 2010, & 2011 for Best Instrumentalist, Other (Mandolin), and featured at the Montreal Jazz Festival and The Blues Station in Tournon d'Agenais, France. In addition to continuing worldwide radio and web airplay, tracks from "Since Way Back" have appeared numerous times on NPR's "Morning Edition." As a solo performer, Gerry's fresh take on Chicago Blues has led to appearances at the Kalamazoo Blues Festival, Port Townsend Blues Festival, and Buddy Guy's Legends; it has also made him a favorite among blues-dance aficionados at national events like bluesShout! and the Mile High Blues Fest. From 2007-2010, Gerry Hundt's Legendary One-Man-Band appeared weekly for Tuesday Bluesday at Holt's Coach Lite Inn (Chesterton, IN) - a gig which regularly saw touring blues musicians mingling with locals. His favorite seasonal gig is the Saturday open-air market in Chesterton, where Gerry appears monthly, bringing the sounds of Chicago's old Maxwell Street to Indiana. In 2015, he captured that with the release of "Gerry Hundt's Legendary One-Man-Band," available here. In band settings, Gerry has appeared with the finest Midwestern traditional blues acts, namely The Cash Box Kings, Barrelhouse Chuck, Billy Flynn, Little Frank, Joel Paterson & Rick Sherry, Bill Lupkin, Matt Hendricks, Jim Liban, Perry Weber, and Westside Andy. Recently, The Gerry Hundt Trio has made quite a splash on the Northwest Indiana music scene, featuring A-list sidemen Ralph Kinsey, Bob Carter (RIP), Eddie Kobek, Randy Nelson, Corey Dennison, and Kenny Kinsey. The Trio plays a variety of venues from Chicago around the lake to Saugatuck, MI - please check the "Shows" tab to see when they're in your town!
Cutting to the chase...
"I think Gerry's a badass harp player and a great musician." - Joe Filisko
Cutting to the chase...
"I think Gerry's a badass harp player and a great musician." - Joe Filisko
Discography - Gerry Hundt on Record
2016 - Corey Dennison Band - TBA - Delmark Records - guitar, organ, production web
2016 - Shoji Naito - "New Cool, Old School" - guitar, bass web
2015 - Ronnie Shellist, Andrew Duncanson, Gerry Hundt, Ed Kobek - "hangover blues" - guitar, vocals, kazoo web
2015 - Gerry Hundt - "Gerry Hundt's Legendary One-Man-Band" - drums, guitar, vocals, harmonica, kazoo, production web
2014 - Rie "Lee" Kanehira - "The Union Meetin'" - guitar, mandolin web
2013 - Corey Dennison - "live in chicago" - guitar, harmonica, production web
2013 - Walker Shellist - "readyset" - mastering web
2013 - The Gerry Hundt Trio, "On The 14th Street" - resonator guitar, vocals, engineer web
2013 - The Cash Box Kings, "Blacktoppin'" - bass, guitar, backing vocals web
2012 - The Gerry Hundt Trio, "GHT The EP" - vocals, guitar, harmonica, engineer web
2012 - Barrelhouse Chuck & Gerry Hundt - "Live at the Coachlite" - vocals, drums, guitar, harmonica, production web
2011 - Ronnie Shellist, "Till Then" - guitar, mandolin, production web
2011 - Matt Hendricks Trio, "Way Down Deep," bass, harmonica, engineer web
2011 - The Kilborn Alley Blues Band, "Four" - harmonica web
2011 - Gerry Hundt & SteadyGroove featuring Bob Carter, "2011" EP, vocals, drums, guitar, harmonica, engineer
2011 - The Gerry Hundt Trio, "Live in Gary, Indiana EP" - vocals, guitar, harmonica, mandolin, 9-string guitar web
2010 - Gerry Hundt & SteadyGroove, "Electric" - vocals, drums, guitar, Ekosonic organ, 9-string guitar, engineer web
2010 - Gerry Hundt, "Acoustic" - vocals, guitar, harmonica, engineer web
2010 - John-Alex Mason, "Jook Joint Thunderclap" - harmonica, mandolin, 9-string electric guitar web
2010 - Nick Moss, "Privileged" - engineer, guitar, mandolin web
2010 - Kilborn Alley Blues Band, "Better Off Now" - engineer, Farfisa organ, RMI elec. piano, drums, percussion web
2009 - MojoDaddy, "MojoDaddy" - harmonica
2009 - Ralph Kinsey, "10 From the Heart 2 the 4 Corners" - harmonica, guitar
2009 - Nick Moss & The Flip-Tops w/Lurrie Bell, "Live @ Chan's, Combo Platter No. 2" - bass, harmonica, mandolin web
2007 - Kilborn Alley Blues Band, "Tear Chicago Down" - engineer, organ, mandolin web
2007 - Bill Lupkin, "A Hard Pill To Swallow" - engineer, guitar, mandolin web
2007 - Ronnie Shellist & Jeremy Vasquez, "Chicago Sessions" - engineer, guitar web
2007 - Nick Moss & The Flip-Tops, "Play 'Til Tomorrow" - engineer, bass, guitar, harmonica, mandolin web
2007 - Gerry Hundt, "Since Way Back" - vocals, mandolin, engineer, production
2006 - Nicolle Beckman, "According To Her Soul" - guitar, harmonica web
2006 - Bill Lupkin, "Where I Come From" - engineer, bass, guitar, mandolin web
2005 - Kilborn Alley Blues Band, "Tales From The Alley" - engineer, organ web
2005 - The ClamDaddys, unreleased - engineer web
2005 - Nick Moss & The Flip-Tops w/Monster Mike, "Live @ Chan's '05" - bass, guitar, harmonica web
2005 - John Nemeth, unreleased - engineer, bass web
2005 - Alex Wilson, "Tell Me Why" - engineer
2005 - Easy Bill & The Big Beat, "Stay Tuned!" - engineer, guitar, harmonica web
2005 - Nick Moss & The Flip-Tops, "Sadie Mae" - engineer, guitar, harmonica web
2004 - Gary Primich, unreleased - engineer, guitar web
2004 - John Alex Mason, "Time Will Come" - harmonica web
2004 - Courtney Brocks, unreleased - engineer
2003 - Glenn Davis, "Moon Rocks, Vol. 1: Sunday Jamout!" - harmonica web
2003 - Michael Bryant, unreleased - engineer, bass, guitar, lap steel, harmonica
2003 - Easy Bill & The Big Beat, "Midnight Creep" - harmonica web
2002 - Mason & Hundt, "Mason & Hundt" - harmonica web
2002 - Enode, "Memory Still Fresh" - harmonica, guitar, bass review!
2002 - Laura Thomas, "On My Sleeve" - harmonica web
2002 - Big Gil, "All Mixed Up & Not For Sale" - harmonica
2001 - The ClamDaddys "99.7% Original" - engineer, bass web
2016 - Shoji Naito - "New Cool, Old School" - guitar, bass web
2015 - Ronnie Shellist, Andrew Duncanson, Gerry Hundt, Ed Kobek - "hangover blues" - guitar, vocals, kazoo web
2015 - Gerry Hundt - "Gerry Hundt's Legendary One-Man-Band" - drums, guitar, vocals, harmonica, kazoo, production web
2014 - Rie "Lee" Kanehira - "The Union Meetin'" - guitar, mandolin web
2013 - Corey Dennison - "live in chicago" - guitar, harmonica, production web
2013 - Walker Shellist - "readyset" - mastering web
2013 - The Gerry Hundt Trio, "On The 14th Street" - resonator guitar, vocals, engineer web
2013 - The Cash Box Kings, "Blacktoppin'" - bass, guitar, backing vocals web
2012 - The Gerry Hundt Trio, "GHT The EP" - vocals, guitar, harmonica, engineer web
2012 - Barrelhouse Chuck & Gerry Hundt - "Live at the Coachlite" - vocals, drums, guitar, harmonica, production web
2011 - Ronnie Shellist, "Till Then" - guitar, mandolin, production web
2011 - Matt Hendricks Trio, "Way Down Deep," bass, harmonica, engineer web
2011 - The Kilborn Alley Blues Band, "Four" - harmonica web
2011 - Gerry Hundt & SteadyGroove featuring Bob Carter, "2011" EP, vocals, drums, guitar, harmonica, engineer
2011 - The Gerry Hundt Trio, "Live in Gary, Indiana EP" - vocals, guitar, harmonica, mandolin, 9-string guitar web
2010 - Gerry Hundt & SteadyGroove, "Electric" - vocals, drums, guitar, Ekosonic organ, 9-string guitar, engineer web
2010 - Gerry Hundt, "Acoustic" - vocals, guitar, harmonica, engineer web
2010 - John-Alex Mason, "Jook Joint Thunderclap" - harmonica, mandolin, 9-string electric guitar web
2010 - Nick Moss, "Privileged" - engineer, guitar, mandolin web
2010 - Kilborn Alley Blues Band, "Better Off Now" - engineer, Farfisa organ, RMI elec. piano, drums, percussion web
2009 - MojoDaddy, "MojoDaddy" - harmonica
2009 - Ralph Kinsey, "10 From the Heart 2 the 4 Corners" - harmonica, guitar
2009 - Nick Moss & The Flip-Tops w/Lurrie Bell, "Live @ Chan's, Combo Platter No. 2" - bass, harmonica, mandolin web
2007 - Kilborn Alley Blues Band, "Tear Chicago Down" - engineer, organ, mandolin web
2007 - Bill Lupkin, "A Hard Pill To Swallow" - engineer, guitar, mandolin web
2007 - Ronnie Shellist & Jeremy Vasquez, "Chicago Sessions" - engineer, guitar web
2007 - Nick Moss & The Flip-Tops, "Play 'Til Tomorrow" - engineer, bass, guitar, harmonica, mandolin web
2007 - Gerry Hundt, "Since Way Back" - vocals, mandolin, engineer, production
2006 - Nicolle Beckman, "According To Her Soul" - guitar, harmonica web
2006 - Bill Lupkin, "Where I Come From" - engineer, bass, guitar, mandolin web
2005 - Kilborn Alley Blues Band, "Tales From The Alley" - engineer, organ web
2005 - The ClamDaddys, unreleased - engineer web
2005 - Nick Moss & The Flip-Tops w/Monster Mike, "Live @ Chan's '05" - bass, guitar, harmonica web
2005 - John Nemeth, unreleased - engineer, bass web
2005 - Alex Wilson, "Tell Me Why" - engineer
2005 - Easy Bill & The Big Beat, "Stay Tuned!" - engineer, guitar, harmonica web
2005 - Nick Moss & The Flip-Tops, "Sadie Mae" - engineer, guitar, harmonica web
2004 - Gary Primich, unreleased - engineer, guitar web
2004 - John Alex Mason, "Time Will Come" - harmonica web
2004 - Courtney Brocks, unreleased - engineer
2003 - Glenn Davis, "Moon Rocks, Vol. 1: Sunday Jamout!" - harmonica web
2003 - Michael Bryant, unreleased - engineer, bass, guitar, lap steel, harmonica
2003 - Easy Bill & The Big Beat, "Midnight Creep" - harmonica web
2002 - Mason & Hundt, "Mason & Hundt" - harmonica web
2002 - Enode, "Memory Still Fresh" - harmonica, guitar, bass review!
2002 - Laura Thomas, "On My Sleeve" - harmonica web
2002 - Big Gil, "All Mixed Up & Not For Sale" - harmonica
2001 - The ClamDaddys "99.7% Original" - engineer, bass web
