| Title: |
Grady Tate
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| Local code: |
Sc Visual VRA-198
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| Document type: |
Oral history
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| Accessibility: |
Free Only
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| Repository: |
New York Public Library. Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture
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| Collection: |
Louis Armstrong Jazz Oral History Project
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| Description: |
Grady Tate is a drummer, singer, and teacher. Born in Durham, North Carolina, Tate began playing drums at age 5 and continued into high school and the airforce where he learned to read and arrange music. He has performed and recorded extensively (with Quincy Jones, Melba Liston, et al) and is known for his versatile and adaptable style (jazz, rock, and folk). He currently teaches at Howard University and continues to perform and record.
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| URL: |
http://www.nypl.org/research/sc/scl/MULTIMED/JAZZHIST/gtcat.htm
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| Original Language: |
English
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| Video: |
[Video available]
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| Time span: |
Not indicated ... to 1994 (Year of interview)
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| Speaker: |
Tate, Grady
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| Speaker gender: |
Male
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| Speaker place of birth: |
Durham, NC; North Carolina; United States; North America
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| Speaker race: |
Black
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| Speaker occupation: |
Jazz musician; Singer
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| Document location: |
New York, NY
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| Document date: |
09-Aug-1994
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| Interviewer: |
Smith, Warren
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| Locations discussed: |
Chicago, IL; Illinois; New York; New York, NY; North America; United States
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| Topics discussed - ASP terms: |
Chicago, IL; History; Illinois; Jazz; Jazz musicians; Music; New York; New York, NY; North America; Oral history; United States
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| Topics discussed - Other terms: |
Jazz scene; Music history
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| ASP release: |
2005-06
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| Document code: |
OHI0024714-26417
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