 Among the many records he performed the piano for are "Shop Around" by The Miracles (though the Gerald Posner book, "Motown", credited Berry Gordy, Jr), "Do You Love Me" by The Contours, and "Heat Wave" and "Come and Get These Memories" by Martha & the Vandellas.Joe Hunter died of natural causes on February 2, 2007, at the age of 79.He was a full-time musician in the Detroit area at the time of his death.