John William Pate was born on December 5,1923 and is an American former musician, a jazz bassist who became a producer, arranger, and leading figure in Chicago soul, pop, and rhythm and blues.
12 Facts About Johnny Pate
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Johnny Pate learned piano and tuba as a child and later picked up the bass guitar.
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Johnny Pate learned arranging while serving in the United States Army.
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Johnny Pate's trio recorded for a number of Chicago labels, including Gig and Talisman.
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One of the last albums on which Johnny Pate played bass was James Moody's 1958 album Last Train from Overbrook, on the Chess subsidiary, Argo Records.
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Johnny Pate was the arranger and conductor for Wes Montgomery's album Movin' Wes, released in 1965 and re-released in 1981.
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Johnny Pate was the arranger and conductor for Lu Elliott's Sings Way Out from Down Under 1967 ABC album.
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Johnny Pate produced and recorded most of their hits at Universal Recording Corporation in Chicago.
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Johnny Pate did the arrangements for Major Lance's Monkey Time.
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In 1968, Johnny Pate began doing arrangements for Curtis Mayfield's Curtom label.
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Johnny Pate scored soundtracks for films including Shaft in Africa, Bucktown, Satan's Triangle, Dr Black, Mr Hyde, Sudden Death and Every Girl Should Have One.
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Johnny Pate did the arrangements for Bee Gees' 1973 album Life in a Tin Can.