The Wanda Hunt Band
Old School Rhythm and Blues
Since 1994, the outstanding Wanda Hunt Band has been known in Northeast Ohio for performing the best in Old School Rhythm & Blues, Motown/Stax Soul, Chicago Blues and New Orleans Funk.
One of the area’s most beloved groups, there’s nothing quite like the incredible Wanda Hunt Band. The hard driving rhythm section and blistering horn section have the pedal to the metal every night just to keep up with the soulful, powerful vocals of the amazing Wanda Hunt.
The Wanda Hunt Band plays its own unique and original arrangements of familiar songs that breathe new life into classic fare and often surprise the listener. Their playlist includes timeless selections by Aretha Franklin, Wilson Pickett, Stevie Wonder, Tina Turner, Tower of Power and many older and current artists, as well as several songs composed by our own band members.
With their big band instrumentation and outstanding musicianship, the Wanda Hunt Band entertains the young and old, hip and square, blue collar and white collar alike. They have performed in settings as small as a neighborhood block party or local nightclub to huge stage shows as headliner or opener for famous touring bands.
Please enjoy the website. Feel free to drop us a line by emailing our trumpet player at coynetimothy@yahoo.com. Also, you can email Tim at that address if you'd like to be added to our email newsletter list. The WHB newsletter includes our latest schedule and is emailed to our fans every month or so. (Note: We do not share nor sell the list of email addresses on our newsletter distribution list.)
Thanks again for visiting our site. Hope to see you at one of our performances soon!
"We just got back from our honeymoon and I wanted to thank you a million times. You guys were fantastic. Everyone is still talking about the music and how great of a time it was. I can't thank you enough!"
Thank you Scott and Nicole
“One of the area’s most beloved groups, there’s nothing quite like the incredible Wanda Hunt Band. The hard-driving rhythm section and blistering horn section have the pedal to the metal every night just to keep up with the soulful, powerful vocals of the amazing Wanda Hunt.”
"You were absolutely fantastic at our reception, and I heard raves from many, many guests. You made the reception the fun dance party that it was, and I was thrilled!!!!!!!!!!!"
Thank You Tim and Kristen
Wanda Hunt has been gracing the Akron area with her singing talents for over 17 years working with bands such as Combined Force, Killer Instinct and the business. Wanda has also made appearances with the University of Akron Jazz Ensemble as well as the Akron Symphony Chorus, including the popular Gospel Meets Symphony concerts. Her bands have been opening acts for BuckwheatZeddeco, After &, Toni Toni Toni and Mary Wilson, and she has sang backup vocals for GC and Al Wilson. Wanda has been voted the top female R&B vocalist in the area, and experiencing one of her performances shows why.
Schedule:
Friday Sep 10
Northside Bar and Grille
111 North Main Str
Akron Ohio
9:30-12:30
www.northsideclub.com
Friday Nov 5
Water Street Tavern
132 South Water Street
Kent Ohio
7:00-10:00
www.waterstreettavern.com
More dates to come....
We would like to take this opportunity to encourage you to support live music, as well as clubs and venues that bring it to you.
We are happy to announce the addition of drummer Brad Shell to the band. We are working hard to get things tight, and throwing in a few new twists as well.
Plans are in the works for our 2nd CD, and we hope to be working new original tunes into the act.
Booking:
Interested in booking the Wanda Hunt Band? Please contact our trombonist Larry Dickerhoff via phone at 330-603-0521 or via email at whb.larry@yahoo.com
We are available for area nightclub dates, concerts, weddings, birthday parties, corporate and other private events. Put the Wanda Hunt Band to work for you, and put smiles on the faces of your guests!
