David Gates
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| Birth name | David Ashworth Gates |
| Born | December 11, 1940 Tulsa, Oklahoma, U.S. |
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| Years active | 1957–2007 |
David Ashworth Gates (born December 11, 1940)[1] is a retired American singer-songwriter, guitarist, musician and producer, frontman and co-lead singer (with Jimmy Griffin) of the group Bread, which reached the top of the musical charts in Europe and North America on several occasions in the 1970s. The band was inducted into the Vocal Group Hall of Fame.[2]
Life and early career
Originally from
In 1961, he and his family moved to
Gates scored his first motion picture Journey to Shiloh in 1967.[5]
In the meantime, Gates had been releasing singles of his own on several labels in the early 1960s.[1] On Mala Records, he released "There's a Heaven" / "She Don't Cry", "You'll Be My Baby" / "What's This I Hear", "The Happiest Man Alive" / "A Road That Leads to Love", and "Jo Baby" / "Teardrops in My Heart". On Planetary, he released "Little Miss Stuck Up" / "The Brighter Side", and "Let You Go" / "Once upon a Time" under the pseudonym of "Del Ashley" in 1965. On Del-Fi, he released "No One Really Loves a Clown" / "You Had It Comin' to Ya". He also released a single under the name of "The Manchesters" in 1965 on the Vee-Jay label.
Bread and fame
In 1967, Gates produced and arranged the debut album from a band called The Pleasure Fair,[1][6] of which Robb Royer was a member. A little over a year later, Gates and Royer got together with Jimmy Griffin to form Bread.[1] The group was signed by the Elektra record company, where it would remain for the eight years of its existence. Elektra released Bread's first album, Bread, in 1969, which peaked at No. 127 on the Billboard 200. The first single, "Dismal Day", written by Gates, was released in June 1969 but did not sell well.
Bread's second album,
Gates recorded and produced his solo album
Bread reunited in 1976 for one album,
Botts and Knechtel from Bread, along with Warren Ham, brother Bill Ham and bassist David Miner, continued to record and tour with Gates. In late 1978, they toured billing themselves as "David Gates & Bread", which brought a lawsuit from Griffin, who was still co-owner of the Bread trademark, and an injunction against the use of the name Bread. By the end of 1978, the "Bread" moniker had been dropped and they continued on as "David Gates and His Band". The dispute was not resolved until 1984.
Gates released the albums
Gates and Griffin put aside their differences, and reunited for a final Bread tour in 1996–97 with Botts and Knechtel. With the deaths of three of the other principal members of Bread, Gates is the sole surviving band member from their heyday, although Royer still successfully works in Nashville.
Personal life
According to a 1996 article in People, Gates has remained married to high school sweetheart Jo Rita since 1959. Together they raised four children: three lawyers and a cardiothoracic surgeon.[10] Gates, who studied the cattle ranching business while touring with Bread, purchased a 1,400-acre (570 ha) cattle ranch financed by royalties he earned during his time with the band. He lives happily with his wife in Mount Vernon, Washington, enjoying his retirement.[11][12]
Discography
Studio albums
| Year | Title | Chart positions | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [13] |
UK
[14] |
AUS [15] | ||
| 1973 | First | 107 | – | – |
| 1975 | Never Let Her Go
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102 | 32 | – |
| 1978 | Goodbye Girl | 165 | 28 | 69 |
| 1980 | Falling in Love Again | – | – | – |
| 1981 | Take Me Now | – | – | – |
| 1994 | Love Is Always Seventeen | – | – | – |
Compilation albums
| Year | Title | Chart positions | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [13] |
UK
[14] |
AUS [16] | ||
| 1985 | Anthology | – | – | – |
| 2002 | The David Gates Songbook | – | 11 | 34 |
Singles
| Year | Title | Chart positions | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [17] |
US AC [18] |
UK
[14] |
CAN AC | ||
| 1957 | "Jo Baby" | – | – | – | – |
| 1958 | "Pretty Baby" | – | – | – | – |
| 1959 | "Swingin' Baby Doll" | – | – | – | – |
| 1960 | "What's This I Hear" | – | – | – | – |
| "The Happiest Man Alive" | – | – | – | – | |
| 1961 | "Teardrops in My Heart" | – | – | – | – |
| 1962 | "Sad September" | – | – | – | – |
| 1963 | "No One Really Loves a 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 from England" | – | – | – | – | |
| 1973 | "Suite: Clouds, Rain" | 47 | 3 | – | – |
| "Sail Around the World" / "Lorilee" | 50 | 11 | – | – | |
| 1975 | "Never Let Her Go" | 29 | 3 | – | – |
| "Part-Time Love" | – | 34 | – | – | |
| 1977 | " Goodbye Girl "
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15 | 3 | 50 | – |
| 1978 | "Took the Last Train" | 30 | 7 | – | – |
| 1979 | "Where Does the Lovin' Go" | 46 | 9 | – | – |
| 1980 | "Can I 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 Say Goodbye" | – | – | – | – |
References
- ^ ISBN 0-85112-939-0.
- ^ "Bread Inductee". Vocalgroup.org. Archived from the original on September 7, 2013. Retrieved February 29, 2012.
- ^ Kim Summers (December 11, 1940). "David Gates | Biography". AllMusic. Retrieved November 7, 2013.
- ^ "Delta Tau Delta | About Us: Subpage". March 1, 2012. Archived from the original on March 1, 2012. Retrieved September 3, 2021.
- ^ Billboard Vol. 79, No. 29, July 22, 1967, p. 50
- ^ 1985 Album Anthology – Elektra Records LP (E1-60414)
- ^ "ECCLESIASTES CHAPTER 11 KJV". www.kingjamesbibleonline.org. Retrieved April 11, 2023.
- ^ "Radio Tunes Van Vroeger En Nu". Members.home.nl. Retrieved November 7, 2013.
- ^ Album: Frank Sinatra, New York, Reprise, 1974
- ^ "David Gates". People.com. June 17, 1996. Retrieved September 12, 2022.
- ^ "BREAD (David Gates, James Griffin & Co.)". Facebook.com. Retrieved April 15, 2019.
- ^ Fiege, Gale (May 21, 2017). "Known for its tulips, Mount Vernon offerings worth a day trip". HeraldNet.com. Retrieved April 15, 2019.
- ^ a b "David Gates: Billboard 200". billboard.com. Billboard. Retrieved January 27, 2021.
- ^ Official Charts. Retrieved January 27, 2021.
- ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
- ^ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (pdf ed.). Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 112.
- ^ "David Gates: US 100". Billboard. Retrieved January 27, 2021.
- ^ "David Gates: US AC". Billboard. Retrieved January 27, 2021.
External links
- David Gates & Bread Facebook Page
- An interview with David Gates (Super Seventies RockSite!)
- David Gates at IMDb
- Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture – Gates, David Archived July 29, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
- Alan Cackett, David Gates - Make It Again (First Published in Country Music International, January 1995) [Accessed 20 September 2022]
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