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Additional authors

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

Description

1. 2 videodiscs (133 min.) : sound, color; 4 3/4 in.

Summary

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

Donor/Sponsor

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

Subject

1. Armstrong, Louis, 1901-1971 > Influence
2. Davis, Wild Bill, 1918-1995
3. Eckstine, Billy > Influence
4. Malachi, John
5. Marsalis, Wynton, 1961- > Influence
6. McGinnis, Hershel
7. Tate, Grady > Interviews
8. Tate, Grady > Travel
9. African American college teachers
10. African American musicians
11. Drummers (Musicians) > United States > Interviews
12. Jazz audiences > Japan
13. Jazz audiences > United States
14. Jazz musicians > United States > Interviews
15. Jazz singers > United States > Interviews
16. Percussion music (Jazz)
17. Percussionists > United States > Interviews

Genre/Form

1. Oral histories.
2. Interviews.

Call number

1. Sc Visual DVD-1079

Note

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

Terms of use (note)

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

Biography (note)

1. 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)

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

Title

1. Oral history interview with Grady Tate.

Publisher

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

Country of producing entity

1. United States.

Type of content

1. two-dimensional moving image

Type of medium

1. video

Type of carrier

1. videodisc

Digital file characteristics

1. video file DVD

Performer

1. Interviewer, Warren Smith.

Event

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

Terms of use

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

Biography

1. 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

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

Connect to:

1. Request Access to Schomburg Moving Images and Recorded Sound

Added author

1. Tate, Grady, interviewee.
2. Smith, Warren, 1934- interviewer.
3. Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture.
4. Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture. Louis Armstrong Jazz Oral History Project.

Research call number

1. Sc Visual DVD-1079
2. Sc Visual VRA-198 VHS
3. Sc Visual VRC-21 MII videocassette