Vocalist, Songwriter. With a style compared to such contemporary artists as Otis Redding and Wilson Pickett, he recorded a string of successful soulful scores which earned placings on the R&B Charts during the mid and late 1960s. The son of a Baptist minister, he was raised in Philadelphia when his father accepted a position as an assistant pastor. His fondness for gospel music was cultivated during his youth, as he performed at his father's church leading to the formation of a group with Garnet Mimms. Their popularity led to a contract with the Mercury label, and ultimately, Tate would depart to join organist Bill Doggett. An introduction from Mimms to Philadelphia-native producer Jerry Ragovoy led Tate on the road to fame, as his debut solo album "Get it While You Can" (1966) yielded the hits "Ain't Nobody Home," "Look at Granny Run Run" and "Baby, I Love You." Lloyd Price produced his 1969 album "Howard Tate's Reaction," which included his gospel-sounding version of Sam Cooke's "Chain Gang," His self-titled recording would follow this in 1970. Janis Joplin covered his single "Get it While You Can" on her album Pearl (1971). During the 1970s, he left the entertainment industry and settled in Philadelphia, where he sold insurance. A series of personal tragedies plunged Tate into homelessness and drug abuse, virtually causing his disappearance from society for two decades. It would take the efforts of a New Jersey disc jockey to find Tate, which resulted in the reemergence of his career. He participated in the New Orleans Heritage & Jazz Festival and the San Francisco Blues Festival in 2002. In 2003, he recorded the appropriately-title "Rediscovered" album, which marked his reunion with Jerry Ragovoy. He died following a lengthy battle with cancer.