He had recorded with the yet-unnamed Platters, singing back-up on Big Jay McNeely's recording "Nervous Man Nervous" on Federal Records in 1953. Gunter also was a member of The Flairs and The Coasters.
Gunter had teamed up with an emerging vocal group known as The Platters, providing backing vocals to Big Jay McNeely's "Nervous Man Nervous" recording on Federal Records in 1953. Moreover, Gunter was also a member of the groups The Flairs and The Coasters.