Biography
1938, Macon, Georgia, USA. A former member of the Gainors with Garnet Mimms, Tate also sang with Bill Doggett’s band. A solo act by 1962, he (like Mimms) was guided by producer/songwriter Jerry Ragovoy. Between 1966 and 1968, Tate secured four US R&B hits on Verve Records including ‘Ain’t Nobody Home’, ‘Look At Granny Run, Run’ (later covered by Ry Cooder) and ‘Stop’ (later covered by Mike Bloomfield and Al Kooper). Tate’s work provided material for several acts, most notably Janis Joplin, who recorded ‘Get It While You Can’. After releasing two singles on the Turntable label, ‘There Are The Things That Make Me Know You’re Gone’ (1969) and ‘My Soul’s Got A Hole In It’ (1970), Tate moved to Atlantic Records where he enjoyed the production assistance of former mentor Ragovoy. From there he moved on to various other labels, but sadly, with little success,...
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