howard tate (1939-2011)

howard sang gloriously well, like here, on his first lp, recorded in 1967, and produced by jerry ragavoy ... i saw him perform, three or four years ago in paris ... it was his return, after years of drugs and street life ... what a wonderful charming soul technique he still had ...

now here's his model,all black soul charmer's model, the one and only sam cooke