David Gates

David Gates

A member of the popular group Bread, David Gates is also a songwriter, keyboardist, vocalist and producer. His first hit as a songwriter came with the popular Mermaids song Popsicles and Icicles. David Gates was born in Tulsa, Oklahoma to a band director and a piano teacher on December 11, 1940. Surrounded by music from birth, he was proficient in piano, bass and guitar by the time he was in high school. In 1957, he received a musical break when Chuck Berry came to Tulsa; Gates had his first hit, Jo-Baby, with Chuck Berry. Read more on Last.fm

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Appearances

FIRST

08/07/1971
If
Mimed Performance

LAST

20/01/1972
Baby I'm A Want You
Music Video

TOTAL
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2

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Artist Statistics

Below are the number of appearances made, sorted by the most popular types of performance. Repeat performances are not counted, unless stated otherwise.

Studio Performances

1

Repeat Performances

0

Live Performances

0

Satellite Performances

0

Music Videos

1

Linked Performances

0

Artist Appearances

Episode Performance
20/01/1972 Baby I'm A Want You
Music Video
08/07/1971 If
Mimed Performance

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