Pepsi Tate

Pepsi Tate

Pepsi Tate (1965 - 18 September 2007) was the bass guitarist of Welsh Glam Metal band Tigertailz who made the UK top 40 album charts in the early 1990s.

Born as Huw Justin Smith, son of "Dempsey and Makepeace" actor Ray Smith, Pepsi Tate grew up in the village of Dinas Powys, just outside Cardiff.

He pursued a career in television as a producer and director. His work for BBC Wales included directing the weekly politics programme, "Dragon's Eye", presented by former BBC Wales political editor David Williams.

On 18 September 2007, aged 42, Pepsi Tate lost his battle with pancreatic cancer and died at Holme Towers Cancer Hospice in Penarth only a few weeks after he had married his long-term partner, Welsh opera singer Shân Cothi.

His funeral, held in Cardiff, was attended by hundreds of friends, family and fans.

Trivia

*The band's latest album Thril Pistol (released 27 August 2007) features his last records. The album was dedicated to Pepsi and his family.
*Pepsi's nickname was "Boy" or "The Boy" Fact|date=October 2007
*In the summer of 2006 a series of videos appeared on YouTube depicting a fictional band called The Pepsi Tate Jazz Band. [http://www.youtube.com/user/pepsitatejazzband External link]

Links

* [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/7010429.stm Farewell event for rock musician]
* [http://www.bbc.co.uk/wales/music/sites/tigertailz/pages/pepsi_tate.shtml Pepsi Tate 1965-2007 obit]


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