Ty Hunter

Ty Hunter
Birth nameTyrone Hunter
Born(1940-07-14)July 14, 1940
Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
DiedFebruary 24, 1981(1981-02-24) (aged 40)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Genres
OccupationSinger
InstrumentVocals
Labels Check Mate and Motown

Tyrone "Ty" Hunter (July 14, 1940 February 24, 1981) was an American R&B singer best known for his work as solo artist on Anna Records, Chess Records, and Check Mate Records. Hunter became a member of The Glass House on the Invictus Records label. Hunter later became member of the Originals on the Motown label, charting hits such as the #1 Dance hit, "Down to Love Town" and R&B hit, "Oooh, You Put a Crush On Me."