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Marc Hunter (born Marc Alexander Hunter[1] Taumarunui, New Zealand, 7 September - died Sydney, Australia, 17 July ) was a rock and pop singer best known as the lead vocalist with Dragon, a band formed by his older brother Todd in Auckland, New Zealand in Marc joined in and Dragon recorded two albums of progressive rock for Vertigo Records.

The band moved to Sydney in After suffering the heroin-related death of drummer Neil Storey, Dragon became a pop-rock act and went on to become one of Australia&#;s biggest-selling bands, scoring a number of hit singles and successful albums, most notably &#;s O Zambezi. In the meantime, Hunter developed a serious heroin addiction.

Recklessly outspoken and volatile on-stage, during the band&#;s US tour supporting Johnny Winter he called the audience &#;faggots&#; at a show in Texas. The following year, he was fired from the band[2].
Hunter bounced back immediately with his solo album Fiji Bitter spawning the hit single &#;Island Nights&#;.

Marc hunter dragon biography channel It was 20 years ago; on July 17, when Marc died. Marc grew up in Taumaranui in a household where music was often heard. After completing high school he moved to Auckland where for a time he was in the band Quintessence who were a MOR cabaret band. It was March when Dragon made the move to Sydney. Radio loved the Dawkins-produced songs like April Sun in Cuba though Dragon live were not necessarily the same as Dragon on radio.

Two years later the album Big City Talk and single of the same name were also hits and in Dragon reformed for a tour, deciding to stay together when the single &#;Rain&#; became a hit. The album Body and the Beat was a massive hit across Australia and New Zealand and the title track of Hunter&#;s solo album Communication () was also a moderate hit.

During a break between Dragon tours, Hunter joined The Party Boys for a sold-out national tour, recording the album You Need Professional Help.
Dragon split-up once again in but the break was short-lived and the band was touring again by mid Hunter and the band continued a mid-level career throughout the &#;90s with something of an AOR sound but the singer&#;s years of hard living caught up with him and he was diagnosed with throat cancer in and could no longer perform or tour.
Friends immediately rallied round him and Renee Geyer organised a benefit concert to raise money for his treatment and provide for his children.

The concert, &#;Night Of The Hunter,&#; was held in February at the Palais Theatre in St. Kilda. It featured leading artists performing classic Dragon songs: &#;Are You Old Enough&#; by Tex Perkins and friends, Chris Wilson singing &#;O Zambezi&#;, Paul Kelly and Renee Geyer singing a duet of &#;I&#;m Still In Love With You&#;, Snout performing &#;Rain&#; and Men At Work’s Colin Hay performing a new song he wrote in Marc&#;s honor.

Marc hunter dragon died If this continues please try upgrading your browser or contact us for assistance. In the band Dragon — featuring the core unit of Todd and Marc Hunter — quit New Zealand, and took their rock n' roll dreams to Sydney. In this documentary the Hunter brothers reflect on Dragon's rollercoaster musical journey, and the way Australians embraced them. Todd and Marc describe their largely happy childhood in Taumaranui, and the desire to leave Aotearoa in order to make a living as musicians. Both brothers express strong opinions on the cultural differences between Kiwis and Aussies.

The finale, &#;April Sun In Cuba&#; was performed by John Farnham and his band, with Todd on bass. The house erupted when Renee Geyer led Marc onstage and he joined in his signature tune for what proved to be his very last stage appearance.
Another benefit was staged soon after in Sydney, and the &#;Good Vibrations&#; concert proved to be an even more memorable event.

The performers included Glenn Shorrock, James Reyne, Ross Wilson, Todd Hunter, Alan Mansfield, Robert Taylor and Tommy Emmanuel, and a host of other Oz music legends — Men At Work regrouped for the first time in a decade to perform, and the remaining members of INXS performed live for the first time since the tragic death of their lead singer Michael Hutchence; Peter Garrett and Jimmy Barnes duetted on &#;Dreams of Ordinary Men&#; and &#;Speak No Evil&#;.

Sadly, Marc could not attend — he was in Korea undergoing alternative therapy to prepare for a major throat operation, but he sent a letter that was read to the crowd. The concert was taped and a 2CD set was rush-released.
For the last few months of his life, Hunter underwent various forms of treatment including several alternative medicine remedies but none were successful and he died in Kiama on July 17, |