Research Catalog

Title

Oral history interview with Grady Tate.

Publication

New York : Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, 1994.

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Details

Additional Authors

• Tate, Grady
• Smith, Warren, 1934-
• Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture.
• Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture. Louis Armstrong Jazz Oral History Project.

Description

2 videodiscs (133 min.) : sound, color; 4 3/4 in.

Summary

The oral history interview with Grady Tate, jazz drummer and vocalist, begins with his childhood in North Carolina.

Donor/Sponsor

The Louis Armstrong Jazz Oral History Project was funded by the Louis Armstrong Educational Foundation, Inc.

Subjects

• Interviews
• Tate, Grady > Interviews
• Armstrong, Louis, 1901-1971 > Influence
• Percussionists > United States > Interviews
• Jazz musicians > United States > Interviews
• African American musicians
• Eckstine, Billy > Influence
• Jazz audiences > United States
• Percussion music (Jazz)
• African American college teachers
• Tate, Grady > Travel
• Drummers (Musicians) > United States > Interviews
• McGinnis, Hershel
• Oral histories
• Jazz singers > United States > Interviews
• Davis, Wild Bill, 1918-1995
• Marsalis, Wynton, 1961- > Influence
• Jazz audiences > Japan
• Malachi, John

Genre/Form

• Oral histories.
• Interviews.

Note

• The Louis Armstrong Jazz Oral History Project was funded by the Louis Armstrong Educational Foundation, Inc.

Terms of Use (note)

• Permission required to cite, quote and reproduce; contact repository for information.

Biography (note)

• 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.

Linking Entry (note)

• Forms part of: Louis Armstrong Jazz Oral History Project.

Call Number

Sc Visual DVD-1079

OCLC

• 1122615566
• 1122615566

Title

Oral history interview with Grady Tate.

Publisher

New York : Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, 1994.

Country of Producing Entity

United States.

Type of Content

two-dimensional moving image

Type of Medium

video

Type of Carrier

videodisc

Digital File Characteristics

video file DVD

Performer

Interviewer, Warren Smith.

Event

Recorded August 9, 1994, at the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture.

Terms Of Use

Permission required to cite, quote and reproduce; contact repository for information.

Biography

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.

Linking Entry

Forms part of: Louis Armstrong Jazz Oral History Project.

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Added Author

Tate, Grady, interviewee.

Smith, Warren, 1934- interviewer.

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture.

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture. Louis Armstrong Jazz Oral History Project.

Research Call Number

Sc Visual DVD-1079

Sc Visual VRA-198 VHS

Sc Visual VRC-21 MII videocassette