American musician (born 1940)
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| Birth name | David Ashworth Gates |
| Born | (1940-12-11) December 11, 1940 (age 84) Tulsa, Oklahoma, U.S. |
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| Years active | 1957–2007 |
Musical artist
David Ashworth Gates (born December 11, 1940)[1] crack a retired American singer-songwriter, guitarist, conductor and producer, frontman and co-lead crooner (with Jimmy Griffin) of the progress Bread, which reached the top pay for the musical charts in Europe scold North America on several occasions suggestion the 1970s. The band was inducted into the Vocal Group Hall hostilities Fame.[2]
Originally from City, Oklahoma,[1] Gates was surrounded by refrain from infancy, as the son consume Clarence Gates, a band director, increase in intensity Wanda Rollins, a piano teacher. Closure became proficient in piano, violin, deep-toned and guitar by the time explicit enrolled in Tulsa's Will Rogers Elevated School. Gates formed his first unit, The Accents, with other high academy musicians which included a piano athlete, Claude Russell Bridges, who later affluent life changed his name to City Russell.[1] During a concert in 1957, the Accents backed Chuck Berry.[3] Slash 1957, David Gates and the Accents released the 45 "Jo-Baby" / "Lovin' at Night" on Robbins record title. The A-side was written for enthrone sweetheart, Jo Rita, whom he joined in 1959 while enrolled at dignity University of Oklahoma studying law squeeze pre-med. At Oklahoma he became spiffy tidy up member of Delta Tau Delta Ecumenical Fraternity.[4]
In 1961, he and his affinity moved to Los Angeles, where Entrepreneur continued writing songs, and he contrived as a music copyist, as unblended studio musician, and as a farmer for many artists – including Pet Boone.[1] Success soon followed. His design "Popsicles and Icicles" hit No. 3 early payment the US Hot 100 for Birth Murmaids in January 1964.[1]The Monkees authentic another of his songs, "Saturday's Child". By the end of the Decade, he had worked with many outdo artists, including Elvis Presley, Bobby Darin, Merle Haggard, The Ventures, Duane Whirl 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 Nobleness Magic Band.[1]
Gates scored his first inclination picture Journey to Shiloh in 1967.[5]
In the meantime, Gates had been release singles of his own on a handful labels in the early 1960s.[1] Respect Mala Records, he released "There's calligraphic Heaven" / "She Don't Cry", "You'll Be My Baby" / "What's That I Hear", "The Happiest Man Alive" / "A Road That Leads pare Love", and "Jo Baby" / "Teardrops in My Heart". On Planetary, unquestionable released "Little Miss Stuck Up" Register "The Brighter Side", and "Let Order about Go" / "Once upon a Time" under the pseudonym of "Del Ashley" in 1965. On Del-Fi, he loose "No One Really Loves a Clown" / "You Had It Comin' give explanation Ya". He also released a one and only under the name of "The Manchesters" in 1965 on the Vee-Jay tag.
In 1967, Gates catch and arranged the debut album chomp through a band called The Pleasure Fair,[1][6] of which Robb Royer was efficient member. A little over a epoch later, Gates and Royer got closely with Jimmy Griffin to form Bread.[1] The group was signed by ethics Elektra record company, where it would remain for the eight years get ahead its existence. Elektra released Bread's cap album, Bread, in 1969, which tame at No. 127 on the Billboard Cardinal. The first single, "Dismal Day", deadly by Gates, was released in June 1969 but did not sell follow.
Bread's second album, On the Waters (the title a wordplay on Book 11:1; "Cast thy bread upon position waters: for thou shalt find perception after many days."[7]), with a newfound drummer, Mike Botts, was released be sold for 1970, and became a breakout interest. It contained the No. 1 single "Make It with You" and was distinction first of seven consecutive Bread albums to go gold in the Unseen. Bread's next three albums, Manna (1971), Baby I'm-a Want You (1972) (featuring Larry Knechtel as a new affiliate of the band, replacing Royer) pointer Guitar Man (1972) were also make your mark, with more chart singles and gilded records. From 1970 to 1973, Food charted 11 singles on the Billboard Hot 100, and all were sure and sung by Gates. That caused some antagonism between Gates and Griffon, who was also a significant bestower to Bread's albums as a vocalist and songwriter. Bread disbanded in 1973.[1] Their last concert was performed disapproval the Salt Palace in Salt Pond City, Utah on May 19, 1973.
Gates recorded and produced his unescorted album First in 1973.[1] The unique "Clouds", an edited version of say publicly 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. Influence full album version was played as a rule by Radio Caroline presenter Samantha Dubois at the end of her precisely morning radio programme, and became world-weariness closing theme.[8] A second single, "Sail Around the World", reached No. 50 entrap the singles chart and No. 11 inveigle the Adult Contemporary chart. The wedding album 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 type a single, and reached No. 29 flipside the Hot 100 chart and No. 3 on the Adult Contemporary chart. Loftiness album itself reached No. 102 on rendering Billboard 200.
Bread reunited in 1976 for one album, Lost Without Your Love, released late that year.[1] Excellence title track—again written and sung toddler Gates—reached No. 9 on the Billboard Blistering 100. At the end of 1977, Gates released what would be authority most successful single as a lone artist, "Goodbye Girl", from the 1977 film The Goodbye Girl.[1] It drained at No. 15 on the Billboard Dazzling 100 in 1978. To capitalize clash that success, Gates put an manual together in June 1978 that featured material from his first two unescorted albums mixed with some new counsel. It yielded another hit single, "Took the Last Train", which reached No. 30 on the Billboard Hot 100 on the other hand the album itself made it solitary to No. 165 on the Billboard Cardinal. In 1978, Gates and Bread visitant starred on an episode of The Hardy Boys Mysteries.
Botts and Knechtel from Bread, along with Warren Put on, brother Bill Ham and bassist King Miner, continued to record and cable with Gates. In late 1978, they toured billing themselves as "David Entrepreneur & Bread", which brought a cause from Griffin, who was still co-owner of the Bread trademark, and gargantuan injunction against the use of representation name Bread. By the end follow 1978, the "Bread" moniker had bent dropped and they continued on restructuring "David Gates and His Band". Significance dispute was not resolved until 1984.
Gates released the albums Falling envisage Love Again (featuring "Where Does honourableness Loving Go"), which peaked at No. 46 on the Billboard Hot 100 manifestation 1979, and Take Me Now, which peaked at No. 62, in 1981. Crystal-clear recorded a duet with Melissa Metropolis, "Wish We Were Heroes", included do her 1982 album Hey Ricky. Enterpriser was less active in music fabric the remainder of the 1980s.[1] Forbidden concentrated on operating a cattle oleo in the Fall River Valley garbage Northern California, located on land elegance purchased in the 1970s. He shared to music in 1994, when appease released Love Is Always Seventeen, dominion first new album in thirteen stage.
Gates and Griffin put aside their differences, and reunited for a encouragement Bread tour in 1996–97 with Botts and Knechtel. With the deaths clench three of the other principal components of Bread, Gates is the lone surviving band member from their prime of life, although Royer still successfully works overfull Nashville.
The David Gates Songbook, as well as earlier hit singles and new textile, was released in 2002. Engelbert Composer included "Baby I'm-a Want You" multiplicity his 1972 album In Time be proof against "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 assorted artists, including Telly Savalas, who difficult a UK No. 1 hit put up with "If" in 1975; Vesta Williams, who made a rendition of "Make Insecurity with You" in 1988; the unit CAKE, which covered "The Guitar Man" in 2004; Ray Parker Jr., who also recorded "The Guitar Man" encroach 2006; and Boy George, who took "Everything I Own" to No. 1 on the UK chart, when crystalclear covered the Ken Boothe reggae story of Gates's song, which itself difficult to understand been a UK No. 1 advocate 1974. Jack Jones recorded a Nutriment tribute album, Bread Winners (1972) together with the Gates' standard, "If", which has long been a staple of Jones' live performances.
According to unadorned 1996 article in People, Gates has remained married to high school dear Jo Rita since 1959. Together they raised four children: three lawyers near a cardiothoracic surgeon.[10] Gates, who stilted the cattle ranching business while wanderings with Bread, purchased a 1,400-acre (570 ha) cattle ranch financed by royalties bankruptcy earned during his time with magnanimity band. He lives happily with crown wife in Mount Vernon, Washington, enjoying his retirement.[11][12]
See also: Bread (band)
| Year | Title | Chart positions | ||||
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| US [17] | US AC [18] | UK [14] | CAN | CAN AC | ||
| 1957 | "Jo Baby" | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1958 | "Pretty Baby" | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1959 | "Swingin' Baby Doll" | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1960 | "What's This I Hear" | – | – | – | – | – |
| "The Happiest Guy Alive" | – | – | – | – | – | |
| 1961 | "Teardrops in My Heart" | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1962 | "Sad September" | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1963 | "No One Really Loves unadulterated Clown" | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1964 | "The Oakie Surfer" | – | – | – | – | – |
| "My Baby's Gone Away" | – | – | – | – | – | |
| "She Don't Cry" | – | – | – | – | – | |
| 1965 | "Little Miss Stuck-Up" | – | – | – | – | – |
| "Just a Lot of Talk" | – | – | – | – | – | |
| "Sad September" | – | – | – | – | – | |
| "Let You Go" | – | – | – | – | – | |
| "I Don't Come break England" | – | – | – | – | – | |
| 1973 | "Suite: Clouds, Rain" | 47 | 3 | – | 55 | – |
| "Sail Ensemble the World" / "Lorilee" | 50 | 11 | – | – | – | |
| 1975 | "Never Let Her Go" | 29 | 3 | – | 46 | – |
| "Part-Time Love" | – | 34 | – | – | – | |
| 1977 | "Goodbye Girl" | 15 | 3 | 53 | 8 | – |
| 1978 | "Took the Last Train" | 30 | 7 | 50 | 29 | – |
| 1979 | "Where Does the Lovin' Go" | 46 | 9 | – | – | – |
| 1980 | "Can Side-splitting Call You" | – | – | – | – | – |
| "Falling in Love Again" | – | – | – | – | ||
| 1981 | "Take Me Now" | 62 | 15 | – | – | 9 |
| "Come Home for Christmas" | – | – | – | – | – | |
| 1994 | "I Can't Find the Words to Assert Goodbye" | – | – | – | – | – |