<P> Stephen John Hunter ( born June 14 , 1948 ) is an American guitarist , primarily a session player . He has worked with Lou Reed and Alice Cooper and been often called `` The Deacon '' . Hunter first played with Mitch Ryder 's Detroit , beginning a long association with record producer Bob Ezrin who has said Steve Hunter has contributed so much to rock music in general that he truly deserves the designation of `` Guitar Hero '' . Steve Hunter has played some of the greatest riffs in rock history - that first slamming solo that rings in Aerosmith 's `` Train Kept A Rollin ' '' , the acoustic intro on Peter Gabriel 's `` Solsbury Hill '' and he wrote the legendary intro interlude that made Lou Reed 's live version of `` Sweet Jane '' Reed 's first gold record ( the Rock ' N ' Roll Animal live set ) . </P>
<P> Stephen John Hunter ( born June 14 , 1948 ) is an American guitarist , primarily a session player . He has worked with Lou Reed and Alice Cooper and been often called `` The Deacon '' . Hunter first played with Mitch Ryder 's Detroit , beginning a long association with record producer Bob Ezrin who has said Steve Hunter has contributed so much to rock music in general that he truly deserves the designation of `` Guitar Hero '' . Steve Hunter has played some of the greatest riffs in rock history - that first slamming solo that rings in Aerosmith 's `` Train Kept A Rollin ' '' , the acoustic intro on Peter Gabriel 's `` Solsbury Hill '' and he wrote the legendary intro interlude that made Lou Reed 's live version of `` Sweet Jane '' Reed 's first gold record ( the Rock ' N ' Roll Animal live set ) . </P>
who played guitar on lou reed rock and roll animal
who played guitar on lou reed rock and roll animal
Stephen John Hunter
Stephen John Hunter