Demetrius (Demo) Cates is an American-Canadian musician.[1] He is most noted as a two-time Juno Award nominee for R&B/Soul Recording of the Year, receiving nominations at the Juno Awards of 1985 for "Memories of Moments"[2] and at the Juno Awards of 1989 for "Secret Love".[3]

Cates began his musical career in Detroit, Michigan as a member of the soul/funk band The Fabulous Counts.[4] After that band recorded part of its 1971 album What's Up Front That Counts in Toronto, Ontario, Cates opted to stay in the city, performing as a session musician for Lenny Breau and Wayne St. John.[5]

In 1981 he collaborated with Bobby Boyer and Jay W. McGee on Rap the Night Away,[6] which has been credited as the first known full-length Canadian hip hop album.[7] He recorded a number of soul, rhythm and blues and jazz singles, and was a regular performer in Toronto jazz clubs.[8]

Although principally a saxophonist, Cates has also performed as a jazz and R&B vocalist.[9] He has also had occasional supporting or guest roles as an actor, including in the television series Forever Knight, Goosebumps and The Jane Show, and the films Blues Brothers 2000 and A Raisin in the Sun.

References

  1. ↑ Greg Quill, "Canada's blacks win recognition from music world". Toronto Star, November 1, 1985.
  2. ↑ "Two rockers square off in four categories: Juno nominations pit Adams against Hart". The Globe and Mail, September 4, 1985.
  3. ↑ "Juno candidates announced". Vancouver Sun, February 2, 1989.
  4. ↑ The Fabulous Counts. AllMusic.
  5. ↑ Greg Quill, "Cates cuts a new 'demo'". September 5, 1986.
  6. ↑ Michael Rancic, "Finding Mr. Q". Hazlitt, March 17, 2021.
  7. ↑ Alessandro Porco, "The Evolution of Canadian Hip Hop". Maisonneuve, March 18, 2010.
  8. ↑ Val Clery, "Jazz a dirty word in some clubs". Toronto Star, February 20, 1986.
  9. ↑ Claudelle Boudreau, "Smooth jazz in the Country: Artists, food and refreshments; people on the go". Hamilton Spectator, May 19, 2005.


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