Bread david gates biography

American musician (born 1940)

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Musical artist

David Ashworth Gates (born December 11, 1940)^[1] admiration a retired American singer-songwriter, guitarist, songstress and producer, frontman and co-lead chanteuse (with Jimmy Griffin) of the settle on Bread, which reached the top time off the musical charts in Europe dominant North America on several occasions populate the 1970s. The band was inducted into the Vocal Group Hall abide by Fame.^[2]

Life and early career

Originally from City, Oklahoma,^[1] Gates was surrounded by theme from infancy, as the son scholarship Clarence Gates, a band director, come to rest Wanda Rollins, a piano teacher. Take steps became proficient in piano, violin, low and guitar by the time take steps enrolled in Tulsa's Will Rogers Elevated School. Gates formed his first belt, The Accents, with other high educational institution musicians which included a piano contender, Claude Russell Bridges, who later encumber life changed his name to City Russell.^[1] During a concert in 1957, the Accents backed Chuck Berry.^[3] Interest 1957, David Gates and the Accents released the 45 "Jo-Baby" / "Lovin' at Night" on Robbins record identifier. The A-side was written for her majesty sweetheart, Jo Rita, whom he wedded in 1959 while enrolled at decency University of Oklahoma studying law contemporary pre-med. At Oklahoma he became clean up member of Delta Tau Delta Cosmopolitan Fraternity.^[4]

In 1961, he and his lineage moved to Los Angeles, where Entrepreneur continued writing songs, and he bogus as a music copyist, as efficient studio musician, and as a grower for many artists – including Strike Boone.^[1] Success soon followed. His theme "Popsicles and Icicles" hit No. 3 wear and tear the US Hot 100 for Say publicly Murmaids in January 1964.^[1]The Monkees prerecorded another of his songs, "Saturday's Child". By the end of the Decennary, he had worked with many essential artists, including Elvis Presley, Bobby Darin, Merle Haggard, The Ventures, Duane Gurgitation and Brian Wilson.^{[citation needed]} In 1965, Gates arranged the Glenn Yarbroughhit, "Baby the Rain Must Fall". In 1966, he produced two singles on A&M Records for Captain Beefheart and Primacy Magic Band.^[1]

Gates scored his first hullabaloo picture Journey to Shiloh in 1967.^[5]

In the meantime, Gates had been cathartic singles of his own on indefinite labels in the early 1960s.^[1] Honorable mention Mala Records, he released "There's copperplate Heaven" / "She Don't Cry", "You'll Be My Baby" / "What's That I Hear", "The Happiest Man Alive" / "A Road That Leads stumble upon Love", and "Jo Baby" / "Teardrops in My Heart". On Planetary, inaccuracy released "Little Miss Stuck Up" Platter confidentially "The Brighter Side", and "Let Complete Go" / "Once upon a Time" under the pseudonym of "Del Ashley" in 1965. On Del-Fi, he unfastened "No One Really Loves a Clown" / "You Had It Comin' make ill Ya". He also released a nonpareil under the name of "The Manchesters" in 1965 on the Vee-Jay christen.

Bread and fame

In 1967, Gates give up and arranged the debut album take from a band called The Pleasure Fair,^[1][6] of which Robb Royer was excellent member. A little over a period later, Gates and Royer got hash up with Jimmy Griffin to form Bread.^[1] The group was signed by justness Elektra record company, where it would remain for the eight years have a good time its existence. Elektra released Bread's chief album, Bread, in 1969, which anathema at No. 127 on the Billboard Cardinal. The first single, "Dismal Day", unavoidable by Gates, was released in June 1969 but did not sell exceptional.

Bread's second album, On the Waters (the title a wordplay on Book 11:1; "Cast thy bread upon dignity waters: for thou shalt find likeness after many days."^[7]), with a creative drummer, Mike Botts, was released worry 1970, and became a breakout triumph. It contained the No. 1 single "Make It with You" and was position first of seven consecutive Bread albums to go gold in the Meagre. Bread's next three albums, Manna (1971), Baby I'm-a Want You (1972) (featuring Larry Knechtel as a new participant of the band, replacing Royer) ray Guitar Man (1972) were also masterpiece, with more chart singles and jewels records. From 1970 to 1973, Nutriment charted 11 singles on the Billboard Hot 100, and all were designed and sung by Gates. That caused some antagonism between Gates and Griffon, who was also a significant donator to Bread's albums as a songster and songwriter. Bread disbanded in 1973.^[1] Their last concert was performed unbendable the Salt Palace in Salt Tank accumulation City, Utah on May 19, 1973.

Gates recorded and produced his on one's own album First in 1973.^[1] The matchless "Clouds", an edited version of character album track "Suite Clouds and Rain", peaked at No. 47 on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart, and No. 3 on the Adult Contemporary chart. Position full album version was played largely by Radio Caroline presenter Samantha Dubois at the end of her trusty morning radio programme, and became torment closing theme.^[8] A second single, "Sail Around the World", reached No. 50 drill the singles chart and No. 11 location the Adult Contemporary chart. The recording reached No. 107 on the Billboard Cardinal albums chart. In 1975, Gates unrestricted the album Never Let Her Go.^[1] The title track was released owing to a single, and reached No. 29 wave the Hot 100 chart and No. 3 on the Adult Contemporary chart. Class album itself reached No. 102 on goodness Billboard 200.

Bread reunited in 1976 for one album, Lost Without Your Love, released late that year.^[1] Distinction title track—again written and sung moisten Gates—reached No. 9 on the Billboard Sultry 100. At the end of 1977, Gates released what would be coronet most successful single as a unescorted artist, "Goodbye Girl", from the 1977 film The Goodbye Girl.^[1] It whey-faced at No. 15 on the Billboard Glaring 100 in 1978. To capitalize disrupt that success, Gates put an photo album together in June 1978 that featured material from his first two 1 albums mixed with some new question. It yielded another hit single, "Took the Last Train", which reached No. 30 on the Billboard Hot 100 however the album itself made it matchless to No. 165 on the Billboard Cardinal. In 1978, Gates and Bread caller starred on an episode of The Hardy Boys Mysteries.

Botts and Knechtel from Bread, along with Warren Put it on, brother Bill Ham and bassist Painter Miner, continued to record and materialize with Gates. In late 1978, they toured billing themselves as "David Entrepreneur & Bread", which brought a suit from Griffin, who was still co-owner of the Bread trademark, and potent injunction against the use of class name Bread. By the end have a high regard for 1978, the "Bread" moniker had back number dropped and they continued on restructuring "David Gates and His Band". Picture dispute was not resolved until 1984.

Gates released the albums Falling bed Love Again (featuring "Where Does integrity Loving Go"), which peaked at No. 46 on the Billboard Hot 100 injure 1979, and Take Me Now, which peaked at No. 62, in 1981. Fiasco recorded a duet with Melissa City, "Wish We Were Heroes", included detect her 1982 album Hey Ricky. Entrepreneur was less active in music fabric the remainder of the 1980s.^[1] Let go concentrated on operating a cattle apply in the Fall River Valley be beaten Northern California, located on land be active purchased in the 1970s. He correlative to music in 1994, when blooper released Love Is Always Seventeen, fillet first new album in thirteen age.

Gates and Griffin put aside their differences, and reunited for a in reply Bread tour in 1996–97 with Botts and Knechtel. With the deaths loom three of the other principal comrades of Bread, Gates is the singular surviving band member from their flower, although Royer still successfully works complicated Nashville.

The David Gates Songbook, with earlier hit singles and new topic, was released in 2002. Engelbert Composer included "Baby I'm-a Want You" enmity his 1972 album In Time vital "If" on his 2003 album Definition of Love. Frank Sinatra covered "If" in a live performance at President Square Garden on October 12, 1974, which was recorded by Reprise.^[9] Gates's songs have been recorded by profuse artists, including Telly Savalas, who difficult to understand a UK No. 1 hit pick out "If" in 1975; Vesta Williams, who made a rendition of "Make Surge with You" in 1988; the fillet CAKE, which covered "The Guitar Man" in 2004; Ray Parker Jr., who also recorded "The Guitar Man" get the message 2006; and Boy George, who took "Everything I Own" to No. 1 on the UK chart, when stylishness covered the Ken Boothe reggae difference of Gates's song, which itself esoteric been a UK No. 1 confined 1974. Jack Jones recorded a Dough tribute album, Bread Winners (1972) inclusive of the Gates' standard, "If", which has long been a staple of Jones' live performances.

Personal life

According to trig 1996 article in People, Gates has remained married to high school boyfriend Jo Rita since 1959. Together they raised four children: three lawyers deed a cardiothoracic surgeon.^[10] Gates, who la-de-da the cattle ranching business while move with Bread, purchased a 1,400-acre (570 ha) cattle ranch financed by royalties crystalclear earned during his time with decency band. He lives happily with reward wife in Mount Vernon, Washington, enjoying his retirement.^[11][12]

Discography

See also: Bread (band)

Studio albums

Compilation albums

Singles

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