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American soul singer and songwriter (1939–2011)

Person · Open Library

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Gender
Male
Origin
United States
Active from
1939-08-13
Active to
2011-12-03
soul

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
47,047
Total plays
254,588

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soulfunksinger-songwriterbluesrhythm and blues

Howard Tate (Elberton, Georgia, August 13, 1939 – December 2, 2011) was an American soul singer and songwriter. His greatest success came with a string of hit singles in the late 1960s, including "Ain't Nobody Home" and "Get It While You Can," the latter of which became a hit for the singer Janis Joplin. After withdrawing from the music business and struggling with drug addiction, Tate mounted a warmly received comeback in 2001. According to an interview Tate gave to No Depression magazine wri

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
Howard
Family name
Tate
Gender
male
Citizenship
United States
Place of birth
Elberton
Place of death
Burlington City
Genre
soul
Instrument
voice
Record label
Atlantic Records
Image
Howard-Tate.jpg
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cause of death
multiple myeloma
date of birth
1938-00-00
date of death
2011-12-02
manner of death
natural causes
start of work period
1962-00-00
Commons category
Howard Tate
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