David Ashworth Gates (born December 11, 1940) 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. More about David Gates
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Originally from Tulsa, Oklahoma, Gates was surrounded by music from infancy, as the son of Clarence Gates, a band director, and Wanda Rollins, a piano teacher. He became proficient in piano, violin, bass and guitar by the time he enrolled in Tulsa's Will Rogers High School. Gates formed his first band, The Accents, with other high school musicians which included a piano player, Claude Russell Bridges, who later in life changed his name to Leon Russell. During a concert in 1957, the Accents backed Chuck Berry. In 1957, David Gates and the Accents released the 45 "Jo-Baby" / "Lovin' at Night" on Robbins record label. The A-side was written for his sweetheart, Jo Rita, whom he married in 1959 while enrolled at the University of Oklahoma studying law and pre-med. At Oklahoma he became a member of Delta Tau Delta International Fraternity.The most expensive item with a signature of David Gates (PSA/DNA Bread Band Singer * DAVID GATES * Signed Electric Guitar COA) was sold in May 2022 for $600.00 while the cheapest item (David Gates autographed 2004 Rancho Cucamonga team set, Angels) found a new owner for $0.99 in June 2022. The month with the most items sold (4) was May 2020 with an average selling price of $60.49 for an autographed item of David Gates. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in July 2019 with $559.49 and the month that saw the lowest prices with $5.92 was November 2009. In average, an autographed item from David Gates is worth $50.50.
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Item Title | Price | Store | |
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1982 David Gates Signed Contract Bread Rock Band Autographed Capital Records | $45.00 | ||
Bread Lead Vocalist David Gates Signed Autographed 8x10 Photo JSA Certified COA | $79.99 | ||
BREAD~Autographed MANNA Album BY All 4 Members including David Gates~Nice! | $49.99 | ||
BREAD~Autographed MANNA Album By David Gates~Mike Botts & 2 Others~Hype Sticker | $71.00 | ||
BREAD~David Gates Signed ON THE WATERS Album~Make It With You~Singer Songwriter | $49.99 | ||
DAVID GATES (Bread Band) Signed/Autographed Anthology CD | $40.00 | ||
DAVID GATES HAND SIGNED 8x10 PHOTO AUTOGRAPHED BREAD BAND LEAD SINGER PSA COA | $148.74 | ||
DAVID GATES HAND SIGNED 8x10 PHOTO AUTOGRAPHED BREAD BAND LEAD SINGER PSA COA | $149.99 | ||
DAVID GATES~Signed NEVER LET HER GO Promo Album~BREAD~Singer/Songwriter | $49.99 | ||
GFA Bread Band Singer * DAVID GATES * Signed 8x10 Photo D2 COA | $116.00 |