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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.
All tracks written by David Gates, except where noted. Side one "Mother Freedom" – 2:35 "Baby I'm-a Want You" – 2:31 "Down on My Knees" (James Griffin, Gates) – 2:44 "Everything I Own" – 3:07 "Nobody Like You" (Larry Knechtel, Griffin) – 3:14 "Diary" – 3:09; Side two "Dream Lady" (Griffin, Robb Royer) – 3:22 "Daughter" – 3:23
Robb Royer and Jimmy Griffin co-founded Bread with David Gates in 1968. Maria Yolanda Aguayo once again contributed to the band's history when she revealed a trend she noticed as (Record Producer) Gary Usher's desk girl at CBS Records – band managers generally waited in the lobby but attorneys generally had immediate access to the executives ...
Bread was an American soft rock band from Los Angeles, California.They had 13 songs chart on the Billboard Hot 100 between 1970 and 1977. [2]The band was fronted by David Gates (vocals, bass guitar, guitar, keyboards, violin, viola, percussion) with Jimmy Griffin (vocals, guitar, keyboards, percussion) and Robb Royer (bass guitar, guitar, flute, keyboards, percussion, recorder, backing vocals).
Griffin (second from right) as part of the band Bread in 1971. In 1968, Griffin and Royer teamed with David Gates to form the band Bread using session drummer Jim Gordon for their first album and their initial gigs. Mike Botts soon replaced Gordon as the band's permanent drummer, first appearing on their second album, On the Waters.
Royer's song "Say What You See" (co-written with Tim Hallinan) was produced in 1968 by Jimmy Griffin and arranged by David Gates. It was sung by a trio calling themselves The Curtain Calls. Soon afterward in the same year the three founding members of Bread (Royer, Griffin and Gates) combined forces as their own group. [6]
Berkley. “My head thudded against the glass, heat pulsing through my blood from the point where his tongue was driving me mad. My leg flexed against his back, urging him closer, my hands cupping ...
All tracks written by David Gates, except where noted. Side One "Welcome to the Music" – 2:57 "The Guitar Man" – 3:46 "Make It by Yourself" – 3:50 (Gates, Griffin) "Aubrey" – 3:39 "Fancy Dancer" – 3:33 (Botts, Griffin) "Sweet Surrender" – 2:38; Side Two "Tecolote" – 4:35 "Let Me Go" – 3:27 (Griffin, Royer) "Yours For Life" – 3:21