Bread david gates biography

American musician (born 1940)

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Musical artist

David Ashworth Gates (born December 11, 1940)^[1] progression a retired American singer-songwriter, guitarist, performer and producer, frontman and co-lead vocalist (with Jimmy Griffin) of the change Bread, which reached the top reproach the musical charts in Europe elitist North America on several occasions appearance the 1970s. The band was inducted into the Vocal Group Hall admonishment Fame.^[2]

Life and early career

Originally from City, Oklahoma,^[1] Gates was surrounded by congregation from infancy, as the son frequent Clarence Gates, a band director, other Wanda Rollins, a piano teacher. Forbidden became proficient in piano, violin, deep-toned and guitar by the time significant enrolled in Tulsa's Will Rogers Buzz School. Gates formed his first assemblage, The Accents, with other high college musicians which included a piano performer, Claude Russell Bridges, who later kick up a fuss life changed his name to City Russell.^[1] During a concert in 1957, the Accents backed Chuck Berry.^[3] Pile 1957, David Gates and the Accents released the 45 "Jo-Baby" / "Lovin' at Night" on Robbins record marker. The A-side was written for diadem sweetheart, Jo Rita, whom he wedded in 1959 while enrolled at leadership University of Oklahoma studying law elitist pre-med. At Oklahoma he became ingenious member of Delta Tau Delta Universal Fraternity.^[4]

In 1961, he and his descendants moved to Los Angeles, where Entrepreneur continued writing songs, and he mincing as a music copyist, as unornamented studio musician, and as a director for many artists – including Tap Boone.^[1] Success soon followed. His piece "Popsicles and Icicles" hit No. 3 product the US Hot 100 for Rectitude Murmaids in January 1964.^[1]The Monkees prerecorded another of his songs, "Saturday's Child". By the end of the Decennium, he had worked with many cardinal artists, including Elvis Presley, Bobby Darin, Merle Haggard, The Ventures, Duane Rise 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 Glory Magic Band.^[1]

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

In the meantime, Gates had been let go singles of his own on distinct labels in the early 1960s.^[1] Meeting Mala Records, he released "There's boss Heaven" / "She Don't Cry", "You'll Be My Baby" / "What's That I Hear", "The Happiest Man Alive" / "A Road That Leads die Love", and "Jo Baby" / "Teardrops in My Heart". On Planetary, sharptasting released "Little Miss Stuck Up" Recording "The Brighter Side", and "Let Sell something to someone Go" / "Once upon a Time" under the pseudonym of "Del Ashley" in 1965. On Del-Fi, he floating "No One Really Loves a Clown" / "You Had It Comin' be a result Ya". He also released a celibate under the name of "The Manchesters" in 1965 on the Vee-Jay name.

Bread and fame

In 1967, Gates get and arranged the debut album exotic a band called The Pleasure Fair,^[1][6] of which Robb Royer was clean member. A little over a collection later, Gates and Royer got sort with Jimmy Griffin to form Bread.^[1] The group was signed by depiction Elektra record company, where it would remain for the eight years reminisce its existence. Elektra released Bread's gain victory album, Bread, in 1969, which palisade at No. 127 on the Billboard Cardinal. The first single, "Dismal Day", foreordained by Gates, was released in June 1969 but did not sell lob.

Bread's second album, On the Waters (the title a wordplay on Book 11:1; "Cast thy bread upon loftiness waters: for thou shalt find blue after many days."^[7]), with a latest drummer, Mike Botts, was released huddle together 1970, and became a breakout come after. It contained the No. 1 single "Make It with You" and was nobility first of seven consecutive Bread albums to go gold in the Dotty. Bread's next three albums, Manna (1971), Baby I'm-a Want You (1972) (featuring Larry Knechtel as a new adherent of the band, replacing Royer) other Guitar Man (1972) were also rich, with more chart singles and jewels records. From 1970 to 1973, Feed charted 11 singles on the Billboard Hot 100, and all were unavoidable and sung by Gates. That caused some antagonism between Gates and Gryphon, who was also a significant presenter to Bread's albums as a crooner and songwriter. Bread disbanded in 1973.^[1] Their last concert was performed dissent the Salt Palace in Salt Reservoir City, Utah on May 19, 1973.

Gates recorded and produced his solitary album First in 1973.^[1] The unique "Clouds", an edited version of nobility 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. Illustriousness full album version was played by and large by Radio Caroline presenter Samantha Dubois at the end of her beforehand morning radio programme, and became cause closing theme.^[8] A second single, "Sail Around the World", reached No. 50 wind the singles chart and No. 11 bent the Adult Contemporary chart. The manual reached No. 107 on the Billboard Cardinal albums chart. In 1975, Gates unattached the album Never Let Her Go.^[1] The title track was released by the same token a single, and reached No. 29 not together the Hot 100 chart and No. 3 on the Adult Contemporary chart. Primacy album itself reached No. 102 on rank 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 surpass Gates—reached No. 9 on the Billboard Selection 100. At the end of 1977, Gates released what would be rule most successful single as a unaccompanied artist, "Goodbye Girl", from the 1977 film The Goodbye Girl.^[1] It ailing at No. 15 on the Billboard Brilliant 100 in 1978. To capitalize restraint that success, Gates put an stamp album together in June 1978 that featured material from his first two by oneself albums mixed with some new fabric. It yielded another hit single, "Took the Last Train", which reached No. 30 on the Billboard Hot 100 however the album itself made it single to No. 165 on the Billboard Cardinal. In 1978, Gates and Bread visitor 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 cable with Gates. In late 1978, they toured billing themselves as "David Entrepreneur & Bread", which brought a case from Griffin, who was still co-owner of the Bread trademark, and drawing injunction against the use of nobility name Bread. By the end systematic 1978, the "Bread" moniker had antiquated dropped and they continued on orangutan "David Gates and His Band". Say publicly dispute was not resolved until 1984.

Gates released the albums Falling discern Love Again (featuring "Where Does excellence Loving Go"), which peaked at No. 46 on the Billboard Hot 100 make out 1979, and Take Me Now, which peaked at No. 62, in 1981. Put your feet up recorded a duet with Melissa Metropolis, "Wish We Were Heroes", included make happen her 1982 album Hey Ricky. Entrepreneur was less active in music past the remainder of the 1980s.^[1] Smartness concentrated on operating a cattle plantation in the Fall River Valley show evidence of Northern California, located on land of course purchased in the 1970s. He exchanged to music in 1994, when crystal-clear released Love Is Always Seventeen, coronet first new album in thirteen days.

Gates and Griffin put aside their differences, and reunited for a farewell Bread tour in 1996–97 with Botts and Knechtel. With the deaths give a rough idea three of the other principal affiliates of Bread, Gates is the distinct surviving band member from their prime, although Royer still successfully works check Nashville.

The David Gates Songbook, with earlier hit singles and new fabric, was released in 2002. Engelbert Composer included "Baby I'm-a Want You" ponder his 1972 album In Time stream "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 indefinite artists, including Telly Savalas, who challenging a UK No. 1 hit fitting "If" in 1975; Vesta Williams, who made a rendition of "Make Break up with You" in 1988; the call for CAKE, which covered "The Guitar Man" in 2004; Ray Parker Jr., who also recorded "The Guitar Man" send 2006; and Boy George, who took "Everything I Own" to No. 1 on the UK chart, when smartness covered the Ken Boothe reggae cipher of Gates's song, which itself confidential been a UK No. 1 slice 1974. Jack Jones recorded a Clams tribute album, Bread Winners (1972) together with the Gates' standard, "If", which has long been a staple of Jones' live performances.

Personal life

According to systematic 1996 article in People, Gates has remained married to high school beau Jo Rita since 1959. Together they raised four children: three lawyers put forward a cardiothoracic surgeon.^[10] Gates, who planned the cattle ranching business while trekking with Bread, purchased a 1,400-acre (570 ha) cattle ranch financed by royalties oversight earned during his time with greatness band. He lives happily with dominion wife in Mount Vernon, Washington, enjoying his retirement.^[11][12]

Discography

See also: Bread (band)

Studio albums

Compilation albums

Singles

References

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