Humphrey Bate, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
TweetHumphrey Bate
American old-time music harmonica player
Date of Birth: 25-May-1875
Place of Birth: Castalian Springs, Tennessee, United States
Date of Death: 12-Jun-1936
Profession: songwriter
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Gemini 
About Humphrey Bate
- Humphrey Bate (May 25, 1875 – June 12, 1936) was an American harmonica player and string band leader.
- He was the first musician to play old-time music on Nashville-area radio.
- Bate and his band, which had been given the name "Dr.
- Humphrey Bate & His Possum Hunters" by Opry founder George D.
- Hay, were regulars on the Grand Ole Opry until Bate's death in 1936.
- The band's recordings, while scant, are considered some of the most distinctive and complex string band compositions in the old-time genre.
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