Phil Tate was born in Bramley, Yorkshire, On This Day 28th April 1922 and was educated at West Leeds High School.
He developed an early interest in music, taking up the violin at the age of eight.
When the Ilford Palais residency ended, Phil Tate moved to the Locarno in Streatham where he stayed until 1968, at which time he handed the band over to singer Ken Barrie, relinquishing full-time bandleading as he had become part of the Mecca management.
(Matters of Melody)
He developed an early interest in music, taking up the violin at the age of eight.
When the Ilford Palais residency ended, Phil Tate moved to the Locarno in Streatham where he stayed until 1968, at which time he handed the band over to singer Ken Barrie, relinquishing full-time bandleading as he had become part of the Mecca management.
(Matters of Melody)
