| Wendy Hunt | |
| Birth Date: | September 8, 1952 |
| Birth Place: | Glendale, California, U.S. |
| Death Date: | August 7, 2017 (age 64) |
| Death Place: | Wilton Manors, Florida, U.S. |
| Other Names: | Wendella Blendella, Queen Mother of Disco |
| Occupation: | Club DJ |
Wendy Hunt (September 8, 1952 – August 7, 2017) was an American disco club DJ, based in Florida and Massachusetts.
Hunt was born in Glendale, California and raised in Marblehead, Massachusetts.[1] [2] She was the daughter of Donald Edgar Hunt and Yvonne Edwina Riddle. She graduated from Marblehead High School in 1970, and attended Northeastern University, where she began training for a career in nursing.[3]
Hunt began working as a DJ in 1974, at Club 1270 in Boston.[4] As "one of Boston's few women DJs" at the time, she soon developed a following, and was in demand as a disco club DJ[5] and at gay community events in various cities, including the Winter Party in Miami's South Beach,[6] White Party Palm Springs, Purple Party Dallas, and Ascension Party Fire Island Pines.[7] She also worked on cruises and at fundraising events, mixed music for radio programs,[8] and produced records. In early 2017, she spoke at the "first Pride Fort Lauderdale of the Trump era".[9]
Hunt acknowledged struggles with addiction and bipolar disorder. She was a volunteer for Labrador Retriever Rescue of Florida.[10] Hunt died by suicide in summer 2017, at the age of 64, in Wilton Manors, Florida.[11]