David Hungate's Birth Card: The 8 of Diamonds

In the record

William David Hungate (born August 5, 1948) is an American retired bassist noted as a member of the Los Angeles pop-rock band Toto from 1976 to 1982 and again from 2014 to 2015, and the son of judge William L. The birth-card coordinate for August 5 is the 8 of Diamonds — a calendar position, not a forecast of David Hungate's 1983 Album of the Year — Toto IV.

Album of the Year record

• 1983 Album of the Year — Toto IV (Toto)

David Hungate is on the 1983 Album of the Year list for Toto IV, billed as Toto at ceremony 25 (https://www.grammy.com/awards/categories/album-of-the-year/1983/). David Hungate (Q960298, Wikipedia “David Hungate”) appears here as billed with Toto. The billed act string on those wins is Toto. Albums in this pack for David Hungate: 1983 Toto IV. Birth date 1948-08-05 is the Wikipedia infobox day for David Hungate, verified against Wikidata P569 1948-08-05 (match). This page does not invent a childhood or a private address for David Hungate. It only names the calendar coordinate for August 5 and the Album of the Year albums already listed for David Hungate.

The 8 of Diamonds coordinate

David Hungate was born August 5, 1948 (1948-08-05). Month 8 and day 5 give solar value 34, which is the 8 of Diamonds (The Businessman). Card Blueprints treats that as a 365-day coordinate: solar value = 55 − (2 × month + day). The year 1948 is unused, so David Hungate's 1948 birth year does not move the card. The 8 of Diamonds does not predict a Grammy Album of the Year and is not a verdict on David Hungate. Quoted system copy for the 8 of Diamonds, not a biography of David Hungate: You run the money system in the open and you can explain the call. You approach resources as something to master and control. You're ambitious, competitive, and strategic. You know how to play the game and win.

Live 8 of Diamonds meaning page

Wikipedia summary used as source_text

William David Hungate is an American retired bassist noted as a member of the Los Angeles pop-rock band Toto from 1976 to 1982 and again from 2014 to 2015, and the son of judge William L. Hungate. Along with most of his Toto bandmates, Hungate did sessions on a number of hit albums of the 1970s, including Boz Scaggs's Silk Degrees album and Alice Cooper's From the Inside album.

David Hungate in the public record

Hungate. Along with most of his Toto bandmates, Hungate did sessions on a number of hit albums of the 1970s, including Boz Scaggs's Silk Degrees album and Alice Cooper's From the Inside album. Hungate moved to Los Angeles in the 1970s to work as a session musician. It was through his session work where he met his future Toto bandmates including David Paich and Jeff Porcaro. They approached him about starting a band, and while Hungate was initially uninterested in working in a band full-time, he joined as the bassist, while, like the other members in the band, continuing to work as a session musician. He was said to be the one who came up with the band's name, Toto. Hungate played on Toto's first four records, including the Grammy award-winning album Toto IV. He left the band shortly after its release for a career as a session musician in Nashville.

Summarised from the lead section of the Wikipedia article David Hungate (CC BY-SA 4.0). No biographical facts were written for this page beyond that article.

Where the record meets the cards

No sentence in the sourced record shows a clear echo of the published language for 8♦, 7♣, Q♠, K♠, 3♥, A♣, Q♣, 10♠, 5♣, 3♦, A♠, 7♥. None is claimed here. The coordinate rests on the calendar date alone, and this page does not forecast a Grammy.

Also on the record

1. He relocated to the city in 1981, as session work began to decline in Los Angeles and he and his wife did not want to raise their family near Hollywood.
2. He stated the distance from his bandmates in Los Angeles, the age gap between him and the other members of Toto (he was around 6–9 years older), plus the long touring schedules away from his family, were the reasons for his departure.
3. Hungate, who plays many instruments including guitar, trombone, trumpet, drums and piano, has arranged, produced and recorded with several country artists such as Chet Atkins.
4. He was also a primary member of AOR supergroup Mecca fronted by Joe Vana and Fergie Frederiksen, the latter also of Toto fame.

Other Album of the Year people with this card

• Ringo Starr — 1968 Album of the Year — Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band

FAQ

What is David Hungate's birth card?

The 8 of Diamonds. August 5 maps to that card through the public Card Blueprints formula. David Hungate's year of birth is not used.

Does a birth card predict a Grammy Album of the Year?

No. These pages are coordinates, not fortune-telling. A birth card names a calendar day in a 52-card year. It does not forecast awards, albums, character, or fate.

Where do David Hungate's dates and Album of the Year credits come from?

Birth date 1948-08-05 is the day-precision Wikipedia infobox date for David Hungate, verified against Wikidata P569 (CC0, day precision, Gregorian preferred). The two sources match. Year-only infoboxes and Wikipedia↔Wikidata conflicts are dropped, not guessed. Winner identity comes from the Wikipedia Album of the Year list, which cites Grammy.com / Recording Academy pages. David Hungate is billed with Toto. The Album of the Year line is 1983 Album of the Year — Toto IV. Page hooks and evidence come from the Wikipedia REST summary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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