Legendary leader of The Supreme Angels dies in North Carolina on 25th February
ONE OF the legendary figures in gospel quartet music, Howard Hunt of
Slim And The Supreme Angles died in Dillon, South Carolina on 25th
February. Elder Hunt was the pastor at the Deliverance Temple Church
of God In Christ in Dillon. Born in 1935 to sharecroppers, at 17 Hunt
left his home town of Walnut Grove, Mississippi and moved to New
Orleans to work on a sight seeing boat. He later worked for a plumbing
company and at a candy factory. It was in Milwaukie that Hunt first
formed The Supreme Angels and in 1957 the group began recording for
Nashboro Records. In more recent times Slim And The Supreme Angels recorded for
Malaco Records. The group's best know recordings such as "Shame On
You" and "Death Of The Beautiful Lady" were hits on gospel radio. Said
DA Johnson, director of Malaco Records gospel division, "It is sad to
lose another legend of gospel music. The roots of gospel music are
embedded in the quartet sound and Slim has been a large part of that
history. His new album, 'The Judgment', is part of our Yes! Quarter
campaign. Though he will be missed on the 2007 tour, his music will
stand to honour him in his passing."
I remembered Slim Hunt real well when I found out about Slim Hunt it was in the 60's Where Shall I Be when the first trumpet sound Him and the group came to Rich,VA in the 70's Oh I have real good memories of Slim and Robert Called Sugar I has Albums of the group go back to the late 60's Where is his wife I saw her in the 90"s? I Listens to that music now and sits my soul on fire I love the old songs of Zion if someone could send me a word or 2 pertaining to the wife please let me know she was cute standing with him