Bread topped the ‘Billboard’ Hot 100 on August 22, 1970, for the only time with "Make It with You," a soft-rock classic with a suggestive theme.

Without much to cushion Gates’ vocals, this track highlights his pure tone in a way few other Bread songs do.

The creamy falsetto that Gates made a hallmark of Bread's sound may have lost a little of its luster and power, but otherwise his voice was bright and clear enough to make songs like "Baby I'm-a ...

A Tulsan, Gates crafted solo hits and hits with Bread, his 1970s soft rock group.