Real name: Morton Parke Hunter

Effective period / Period of releases: 1906 - 1916

Famous banjo player, from a well known Bloomington family, his grandfather was a noted civil war general. Gen. Morton Craig Hunter. Known by his middle name Parke, lived and worked in London UK from 1896 - 1903 as a partner in the internationally famous Mays and Hunter banjo duo. Married Ada Zillah Price in 1899. Died in Washington D.C. at his mother's home, Kilbourne Place, 25th December, 1912.

Note his full name is NOT William Parke Hunter (see: classic-banjo.ning.com › forum › topics › will-the-real-parke-hunter-pleas stand up...)