David Gates (Bread)

Keyboardist/vocalist David Gates founded the hugely successful soft-rock group Bread in 1968 as a vehicle for singing his own songs. He wrote most of their trademark hits including “Make It With You,” “Baby I’m-a Want You” and “Everything I Own.” His songs have been covered extensively by others and also include the Murmaids’ 1963 Top 10 entry “Popsicles And Icicles.”

Key songs in the Gates catalog include “Baby I’m-a Want You,” “Diary,” “Everything I Own,” “If” and “Make It With You.”

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