Lucy Tate
| Lucy Tate | |
|---|---|
| Born | August 16, 1939 St. Louis, Missouri, U.S. |
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| 📆 Years active | 1954–present |
| 👩 Spouse(s) | Billy Tate (m. 1964) |
| 👶 Children | 8, including Sam Tate (see also) |
| 👴 👵 Parent(s) | Ethel Tate Wayne Tate |
| 👪 Relatives | Ellen Tate (sister) Amber Tate (sister) Elmer Ann Tate (sister) Julienne Tate (sister) Judy Tate (sister) Mary Tate (sister) |
Lucy Tate (born August 16, 1939) is an American musician. She is the lead percussionist and vocalist of the pop band Tate Sisters, which also consists of her five sisters, Ellen, Julienne, Amber, Elena, Judy and Mary. Lucy also serves as the group's keyboardist in the studio; the drummer for live performances varies between Danielle and a separate drummer. She has a recognizably light and girlish voice.
Early life
Career
Tate Sisters
Solo Career
Filmography
Tate Sisters
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1954 | Black Widow | June | Tate Sisters’ film debut |
| 1955 | Snow Party | Francesca | |
| 1956 | Earshots | Sally | |
| 1957 | Bop Girl Goes Calypso | Penny | |
| 1958 | Get Happy | Judy | |
| 1959 | The Ragtime Violin | Hannah | |
| 1960 | Purple City | Megan | |
| 1961 | Put Your Hands Together | Jane | |
| 1962 | You Make Me Smile | Amber | |
| 1963 | Ladies in Waiting | Ann | |
| 1964 | Soap | Mary | |
| 1965 | The Lady in Grey | June | |
| 1966 | Big Foot | Viola | |
| 1967 | A Sleepin' Bee | Jane | |
| 1968 | La La Means I Love You | Fiona | |
| 1969 | Lady Rose | Julia | |
| 1970 | Tates and Beatles | Herself | |
| 1971 | Saboteur | Jane | |
| 1972–present | Where will my feet take me today? | Rosie, Additional Voices | |
| 1994–present | Wiggly World | Rosie, Additional Voices |
Solo Career
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | The Saint | Jane Kangarine | Episode: The Latin Touch
Solo television debut |
| 1967 | Mad Monster Party? | Penny Sillery | Solo film debut |
| 1968 | The Greatest Family of Tiny Town | Nancy Preston | |
| 1972 | Daisy Town | Lucky Dorothy | Voice role |
| 1977 | Juniper | Juniper Benniker | |
| 1981 | Victor Vito | Victoria | |
| 1987 | Lady in The Red Cape | Penny McGuire | |
| 2004 | How Great Thou Art | Doris McDonald |
Discography
Tate Sisters
Solo
| Year | Title | Record Label | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | Lucy | Blue Note Records | Solo album debut |
| 1963 | Lucy’s Bandwagon | ||
| 1964 | Great Divide | ||
| 1965 | West Side Lucy | ||
| 1966 | Round Midnight | ||
| 1967 | Pink Rose | Peter Pan Records | |
| 1968 | Around Midnight | ||
| 1969 | You Go to My Head | ||
| 1970 | Too Marvelous For Words | ||
| 1971 | Oh Me! Oh My! Oh You! | ||
| 1972 | Tea For Two | ||
| 1973 | In a Shanty in Old Shanty Town | ||
| 1974 | On Moonlight Bay | ||
| 1975 | By the Light of the Silvery Moon | ||
| 1976 | Imagination | ||
| 1977 | Lazy Junction | ||
| 1978 | Love City | ||
| 1979 | Coconut | ||
| 1985 | |||
| 1986 | |||
| 1987 | Jungle Love | ||
| 1988 | |||
| 1989 | |||
| 1990 | Music and Friends | ||
| 1991 | |||
| 1992 |
Personal life
In 1963, Tate met Billy Tate while working as an assistant in Nashville General Hospital. In an interview with NBC, he and Tate were married, and she knew that Tate wanted to have her children and that Tate had "a crush on her".
Children
Tate gave birth to children who were born at Nashville General Hospital in Nashville.
- Alice Tate (born August 8, 1965)
- Wayne Tate (born June 10, 1969)
- Vincent and Lily Tate (born April 1, 1972)
- Joey and Victoria Tate (born February 16, 1975)
- Sam Tate (born December 21, 1977)
- Donald and Daisy Tate (born June 1, 1981)
- Eliza Tate (born July 6, 1985)
