David Gates Autographs
David Ashworth Gates (born December 11, 1940) is a retired American singer-songwriter, musician and producer, who is best known for being the 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.
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.
In 1961, he and his family moved to Los Angeles, where Gates continued writing songs, and he worked as a music copyist, as a studio musician, and as a producer for many artists – including Pat Boone. Success soon followed. His composition "Popsicles and Icicles" hit No. 3 on the US Hot 100 for The Murmaids in January 1964. The Monkees recorded another of his songs, "Saturday's Child". By the end of the 1960s, he had worked with many leading artists, including Elvis Presley, The Walker Brothers, Bobby Darin, Merle Haggard, The Ventures, Duane Eddy and Brian Wilson. In 1965, Gates arranged the Glenn Yarbrough hit, "Baby the Rain Must Fall". In 1966, he produced two singles on A&M Records for Captain Beefheart and The Magic Band.
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Current items with a signature of David Gates
These are the most current items with a signature of David Gates that were listed on eBay and on other online stores - click here for more items.
| Picture | Item Title | Price | Store |
 | David Gates Bread band REAL hand SIGNED Autographed Never Let Her Go Album | $65.98 |  |
| David Gates Bread band REAL hand SIGNED Autographed Never Let Her Go Album | $65.98 | |
Traded items with a signature of David Gates
The most expensive item with a signature of David Gates (DAVID GATES SIGNED CUSTOM GUITAR BREAD BAND LEAD SINGER AUTOGRAPHED BAS COA) was sold in March 2025 for $1,329.99 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 (19) was July 2025 with an average selling price of $108.00 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 $79.99.
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