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Greg Tate

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Born: 1957-10-14 in Dayton, Ohio, USA

Biography

Gregory Stephen Tate (October 14, 1957 – December 7, 2021) was an American writer, musician, and producer. A long-time critic for The Village Voice, Tate focused particularly on African-American music and culture, helping to establish hip-hop as a genre worthy of music criticism. Flyboy in the Buttermilk: Essays on Contemporary America (1992) collected 40 of his works for the Voice and he published a sequel, Flyboy 2, in 2016. A musician himself, he was a founding member of the Black Rock Coalition and the leader of Burnt Sugar. In 2024, Tate was posthumously awarded a Pulitzer Prize, a Special Citation award.

Known For

Sidney

Sidney

Self

The Andy Warhol Diaries

The Andy Warhol Diaries

Self

Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool

Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool

Self - Writer

Betty: They Say I’m Different

Betty: They Say I’m Different

Self

Two Trains Runnin'

Two Trains Runnin'

Self

Black February: Music Is an Open Door

Black February: Music Is an Open Door

Self

I Am Richard Pryor

I Am Richard Pryor

Self - Musician

Electric Purgatory: The Fate of the Black Rocker

Electric Purgatory: The Fate of the Black Rocker

Self

Seven Songs for Malcolm X

Seven Songs for Malcolm X

The Last Angel of History

The Last Angel of History

Self

The Real Michael Jackson

The Real Michael Jackson

Self

Basquiat: Rage to Riches

Basquiat: Rage to Riches

Self (Writer, Musician)

Max Roach: The Drum Also Waltzes

Max Roach: The Drum Also Waltzes

Self