Mark Tucker, 1974

T. Storm Hunter, 1993

In 1968, with a ten-dollar bill that he stole from his father's wallet, Stormy made his first record, a direct-cut acetate of piano solos, experimental music, and silliness which was called "Rolling Sprools". In 1970, with his neighbor, friend, and colleage Louie Easley Hanley (b. Oak Park IL 1955, d. Lafayette, IN 1996), he formed Tetrapod Spools, a small record company, releasing tapes, records, and eventually CDs of their own music and also that of others. In 1975, Tetrapod Spools released "Batstew" (shown as by Mark Tucker). Experimental in nature, rife with tape manipulation, industrial space-folk, and spoken word pieces, it was ignored by radio, reviewers, and the public. Original pressings have since become sought-after collector's items, fetching hundreds of dollars in record auctions.

In 1991, for personal and professional reasons, he legally changed his birth name to T. Storm Hunter (he is "Stormy" to his friends and family). Stormy's parents are both deceased, but he maintains close relationships with his brothers (Eric, b. 1961 and Rob, b. 1966). Stormy and his wife Rhonda (b. 1950) have been married since 1983.