He is a singer and actor born Howard Stafford
Huntsberry in Pacoima, California, who was active in the music industry
from the late 1970s.Concentrating on R&B he backed groups such as The Gap Band in
the late 1970s and took on the position of lead singer with the group
Klique, which he held from 1981 to 1985.His sister, Deborah Hunter, was also in the group and their
hits included the 1985 "A Woman, A Lover, A Friend".He ventured out as a solo singer and
subsequently released the albums With Love and Portrait of a Singer. Other albums he has featured on
include The Gap Band, The Gap Band II and The Gap Band III,Love
Music & Life by D.J. Rogers and T.U.M.E. and the soundtracks
to La Bamba, Jailbord Rock and Ghostbusters 2. As an actor he took on the role of the
singer Jackie Wilson in the 1987 movie La Bamba after having been
heard covering his "Stop Doggin' Me Around" with Klique.
