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Jo Rita Gates is not only the wife of David Gates but also a retired businesswoman and philanthropist. Her support was pivotal to her husband’s success as the lead singer of the 1970s soft-rock group Bread.
In 1958, David Gates married his high school sweetheart, Jo-Rita Gates. Jo Rita was not just David Gates’ life partner but also his muse. One of the first Gates released is “Jo-Baby”/”Lovin’ at Night” — most likely dedicated to his sweetheart.
Gates married his longtime girlfriend from high school Jo Rita Miller in 1958. He even dedicated his high school days song 'Jo Baby' to her. The couple has four children, three of them are currently lawyers, and one is a cardiothoracic surgeon.
In 1957, David Gates and the Accents released the 45 "Jo-Baby" / "Lovin' at Night" on Robbins record label. The A-side was written for his sweetheart, Jo Rita, whom he married in 1959 while enrolled at the University of Oklahoma studying law and pre-med.
Gates received his first break when the band performed with Chuck Berry. Gates married his high school sweetheart, Jo Rita, in 1959. In 1961, the family moved to Los Angeles, where Gates pursued a career in music, initially working as a studio musician and writing songs.
Gates packed his wife, Jo Rita, and two small children into a beat-up, 10-year-old Cadillac and drove to Los Angeles. Before long he was a string arranger and pop songwriter, and he got his...
With heartfelt thanks to David Gates, Jo-Rita Gates and all the US Bread fans at the recent gathering, especially Lisa and Kay, for allowing a few of us UK fans to join in via Skype ! It's funny David never knew we were in a photo session behind him, who was busy with a Skype session with UK fans.