David Gates

David Gates
David Gates
	Gates in 2000
Background information
Birth name	David Ashworth Gates
Born	December 11, 1940 (age 83); Tulsa, Oklahoma, U.S.
Genres	Soft rock; country; pop rock;
Occupation(s)	Musician; songwriter; producer;
Instrument(s)	Vocals; guitar; bass guitar; piano; keyboards; violin; percussion;
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]

^ Colin Larkin, ed. (1992). The Guinness Encyclopedia of Popular Music (First ed.). Guinness Publishing. pp. 947/8. ISBN 0-85112-939-0.
^ "Bread Inductee". Vocalgroup.org. Archived from the original on September 7, 2013. Retrieved February 29, 2012.

[LarkinGE-1] Colin Larkin, ed. (1992). The Guinness Encyclopedia of Popular Music (First ed.). Guinness Publishing. pp. 947/8. ISBN 0-85112-939-0.

[2] "Bread Inductee". Vocalgroup.org. Archived from the original on September 7, 2013. Retrieved February 29, 2012.

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