Grady Tate

Grady Tate (January 14, 1932 – October 8, 2017) was an American jazz and soul-jazz drummer and baritone vocalist. In addition to his work as sideman, Tate released many albums as leader and lent his voice to songs in the animated Schoolhouse Rock! series. He received two Grammy nominations.

Birth and Death Data: Born January 14, 1932 (Durham (county seat of Durham County, North Carolina, United States)), Died October 8, 2017 (New York City (most populous city in the United States) )

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1962 - 1967

Roles Represented in DAHR: drums

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Recordings

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Decca 112135 4/30/1962 April in Paris Wild Bill Davis instrumentalist, drums  
Decca 112136 4/30/1962 Canadian sunset Wild Bill Davis instrumentalist, drums  
Decca 112137 4/30/1962 On a slow boat to China Wild Bill Davis instrumentalist, drums  
Decca 112138 4/30/1962 Hawaiian war chant Wild Bill Davis instrumentalist, drums  
Decca 112139 5/1/1962 Lisboa antigua Wild Bill Davis instrumentalist, drums  
Decca 112140 5/1/1962 Arrivederci Roma Wild Bill Davis instrumentalist, drums  
Decca 112141 5/1/1962 Brazil Wild Bill Davis instrumentalist, drums  
Decca 112142 5/1/1962 The poor people of Paris Wild Bill Davis instrumentalist, drums  
Decca 112143 5/1/1962 On a little street in Singapore-1 Wild Bill Davis instrumentalist, drums  
Decca 112144 5/1/1962 Manhattan-1 Wild Bill Davis instrumentalist, drums  
Decca 112145 5/1/1962 African waltz Wild Bill Davis instrumentalist, drums  
Decca 112146 5/1/1962 Midnight in Moscow Wild Bill Davis instrumentalist, drums  
Decca 118187 11/22/1966 Charlene Greg Hatza instrumentalist, drums  
Decca 118188 11/22/1966 Summertime Greg Hatza instrumentalist, drums  
Decca 118189 11/22/1966 Sputnik Greg Hatza instrumentalist, drums  
Decca 118190 11/22/1966 The nearness of you Greg Hatza instrumentalist, drums  
Decca 118191 11/22/1966 Charade Greg Hatza instrumentalist, drums  
Decca 118192 11/22/1966 I'll remember April Greg Hatza instrumentalist, drums  
Decca 119221 7/19/1967 Blues for Charlie Greg Hatza instrumentalist, drums  
Decca 119222 7/19/1967 Tate worm Greg Hatza instrumentalist, drums  
Decca 119223 7/19/1967 My favorite things Greg Hatza instrumentalist, drums  
Decca 119224 7/19/1967 All the things you are Greg Hatza instrumentalist, drums  
Decca 119225 7/19/1967 That's all Greg Hatza instrumentalist, drums  
Decca 119226 7/19/1967 Softly as in a morning sunrise Greg Hatza instrumentalist, drums  
Decca 119227 7/19/1967 John Brown's body Greg Hatza instrumentalist, drums  

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Tate, Grady," accessed December 24, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/346315.

Tate, Grady. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 24, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/346315.

"Tate, Grady." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 24 December 2025.

DAHR Persistent Identifier

URI: http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/346315

External Sources

Wikipedia: Grady Tate

Discogs: Grady Tate

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Linked Open Data Sources

LCNAR: Tate, Grady - https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n81095918

Wikidata: Grady Tate - https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q489386

VIAF: https://viaf.org/viaf/85873629

MusicBrainz: Grady Tate - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/16af2a0a-578e-44f4-b109-7e2fb4b83d6e

ISNI: 0000 0001 1476 7542 - http://www.isni.org/isni/0000000114767542

Fast: https://id.worldcat.org/fast/78110 - https://id.worldcat.org/fast/78110

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