Stemsy Hunter

Saxophonist from Omaha, Nebraska. In 1959, at age 14, Hunter started out in a band with called Daddy Long Legs & The Rocking Nighthawks. Later he was in Andre Lewis's group, Andre Lewis & the New Breed. In 1968 via his friend Buddy Miles, he became a member of The Electric Flag and stayed with it until its break up. In the 1970s, he played on the Buddy Miles Live album, a couple of albums by Maxayn, and Nanette Workman's (opens in a new tab) self-titled album, Nanette Workman (Canada 1977) (opens in a new tab).
He produced the album, Full Court Press (US 1985) (opens in a new tab) for Calvin Keys which was released in 1985. In the 1990s he was a member of which included Marlo Henderson and fellow Ohama musicians, Bill Rich and Andre Lewis. Along with Nadine Alexander,,, Richard Martinez, and, he performed musically on the Red Hot & Blues (US) (opens in a new tab) album by Jimmy Ellis (opens in a new tab).
In later years he was performing as a solo act covering various genres including R&B, Jazz and Country. He was also a member of a small ensemble called Stems, Ned, Elaine & Pat. As of 2018, he was playing in a group called Curly Martin & Friends.
Hunter also plays flute, guitar, bass guitar and sings. He sang the song "With Time There Is Change" on the 1968 Electric Flag album, An American Music Band.