Van Hunt

What I admire about Van Hunt is his refusal to chase the obvious. He is a singer who is also a songwriter, producer and multi-instrumentalist, and that breadth shows in records that lean idiosyncratic rather than radio-safe. Winning a Grammy for the Sly & the Family Stone tribute felt right to me, because it placed him in a lineage of restless, funk-rooted experimenters. I read him as a craftsman who would rather earn a devoted cult than a fleeting hit, and those are usually the artists whose catalogs age the best. The kind of musician you discover late and then play on repeat.

Van Hunt Jr. (born March 8, 1970) is an American singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and record producer. He released his debut album, Van Hunt, in 2004, and a follow-up, On the Jungle Floor, in 2006, both on Capitol Records. He won the Grammy Award for Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals for appearing on the tribute version of the Sly & the Family Stone song, "Family Affair", in 2007.

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Name (English)

Van Hunt

Name (Japanese)

ヴァン・ハント

Reading

ゔぁん・はんと

Born

March 8, 1970 (age 56)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Pisces / Dog

Origin

Dayton, Ohio, United States

Blood type

Private

Height

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Agency

Private

Occupation

songwriter / record producer / musician

Elementary school

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Junior high

Private

High school

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University

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Spouse

Private

Children

Private

Parents

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Siblings

Private

Motto

Private

• Official sitehttps://www.vanhunt.com/
• Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/vanhunt/
• Xhttps://x.com/vanhunt
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Van%20Hunt

Tags

• Ohio
• songwriter
• record producer
• musician

Last updated

2026-06-02

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