Chicago arranger and record producer Johnny Pate – now 84 and by all accounts still going strong – is fondly remembered by soul fans for his work with the Curtis Mayfield-led Impressions at ABC/Paramount in the 60s. In the following decade Pate branched out into movie scoring, as well as writing the orchestral charts for Curtis Mayfield…
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Outrageous | Johnny Pate
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Reviewed by Charles Waring
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