Pepsi Tate
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Pepsi Tate was the bass guitarist of Welsh
Glam Metal
band Tigertailz
who made the Top 40 in the UK Albums Chart
in the early 1990s. Pepsi's nickname was "Boy" or "The Boy".
Born as Huw Justin Smith, son of Dempsey & 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.
The Thrill Pistol album (released 27 August 2007) featured his last recordings. It was dedicated to Pepsi and his family.
In the summer of 2006 a series of videos appeared on YouTube
depicting a fictional band called The Pepsi Tate Jazz Band.
On 18 September 2007, aged 42, Pepsi Tate died after suffering with pancreatic cancer
. He died at Holme Towers Cancer Hospice in Penarth
only a few weeks after he had married his longtime partner, Welsh opera singer Shân Cothi
.
His funeral, held in Cardiff, was attended by hundreds of friends, family and fans.
Welsh people
The Welsh people are an ethnic group and nation associated with Wales and the Welsh language.John Davies argues that the origin of the "Welsh nation" can be traced to the late 4th and early 5th centuries, following the Roman departure from Britain, although Brythonic Celtic languages seem to have...
Glam Metal
Glam metal
Glam metal is a subgenre of hard rock and heavy metal that arose in the late 1970s and early 1980s in the United States, particularly on the Los Angeles Sunset Strip music scene...
band Tigertailz
Tigertailz
Tigertailz are a glam metal band hailing from Cardiff, Wales. They are most famous for their 1990 album, Bezerk, which made the Top 40 in the UK Albums Chart, and spawned a couple of successful singles...
who made the Top 40 in the UK Albums Chart
UK Albums Chart
The UK Albums Chart is a list of albums ranked by physical and digital sales in the United Kingdom. It is compiled every week by The Official Charts Company and broadcast on a Sunday on BBC Radio 1 , and published in Music Week magazine and on the OCC website .To qualify for the UK albums chart...
in the early 1990s. Pepsi's nickname was "Boy" or "The Boy".
Born as Huw Justin Smith, son of Dempsey & Makepeace
Dempsey & Makepeace
Dempsey & Makepeace is a British television crime drama made by London Weekend Television for ITV, created and produced by Ranald Graham...
actor Ray Smith, Pepsi Tate grew up in the village of Dinas Powys
Dinas Powys
Dinas Powys is a large village and a community in the Vale of Glamorgan in South Wales which takes its name from the Dinas Powys hillfort that dates from the Iron Age...
, just outside Cardiff.
He pursued a career in television as a producer and director. His work for BBC Wales
BBC Wales
BBC Cymru Wales is a division of the British Broadcasting Corporation for Wales. Based at Broadcasting House in the Llandaff area of Cardiff, it directly employs over 1200 people, and produces a broad range of television, radio and online services in both the Welsh and English languages.Outside...
included directing the weekly politics programme, Dragon's Eye, presented by former BBC Wales political editor David Williams.
The Thrill Pistol album (released 27 August 2007) featured his last recordings. It was dedicated to Pepsi and his family.
In the summer of 2006 a series of videos appeared on YouTube
YouTube
YouTube is a video-sharing website, created by three former PayPal employees in February 2005, on which users can upload, view and share videos....
depicting a fictional band called The Pepsi Tate Jazz Band.
On 18 September 2007, aged 42, Pepsi Tate died after suffering with pancreatic cancer
Pancreatic cancer
Pancreatic cancer refers to a malignant neoplasm of the pancreas. The most common type of pancreatic cancer, accounting for 95% of these tumors is adenocarcinoma, which arises within the exocrine component of the pancreas. A minority arises from the islet cells and is classified as a...
. He died at Holme Towers Cancer Hospice in Penarth
Penarth
Penarth is a town and seaside resort in the Vale of Glamorgan , Wales, 5.2 miles south west from the city centre of the Welsh capital city of Cardiff and lying on the north shore of the Severn Estuary at the southern end of Cardiff Bay...
only a few weeks after he had married his longtime partner, Welsh opera singer Shân Cothi
Shân Cothi
Shân Cothi is a Welsh classical singer, presenter and actress. She was born and raised the daughter of a blacksmith in the tiny village of Ffarmers inCarmarthenshire. She graduated in Music and Drama from the University College of Wales, Aberystwyth...
.
His funeral, held in Cardiff, was attended by hundreds of friends, family and fans.