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    David Gates

    American musician (born 1940)

    For the author, see David Gates (author). For the ecologist, see David M. Gates.

    David Gates

    Gates in 2000

    Birth nameDavid Ashworth Gates
    Born (1940-12-11) December 11, 1940 (age 84)
    Tulsa, Oklahoma, U.S.
    Genres
    Occupations
    • Musician
    • songwriter
    • producer
    Instruments
    • Vocals
    • guitar
    • bass guitar
    • piano
    • keyboards
    • violin
    • percussion
    Years active1957–2007

    Musical artist

    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 Tulsa, Oklahoma,[1] Gates was surrounded by music from infancy, as the son of Clarence G