Eric Quincy Tate Vinyl Record Albums

The founding members of Eric Quincy Tate are Tommy Carlisle and Donnie McCormick. Tommy and Donnie met in 1963 when Tommy joined Donnie's band "The Kings." The band had several regional hits cutting for the Jox label in San Antonio, Texas. Tommy, Donnie, and two other members of "The Kings" served two years in The United States Navy aboard the aircraft carrier USS Essex #9 from 1966-1968. While doing their tour of duty, the band performed at venues in England, Norway, Holland, Germany, Italy, Southern France, Sicily and on the Mediterranean island of Malta. Upon completion of duty in 1968, Tommy and Donnie returned to Corpus Christi, Texas and formed the band "Eric Quincy Tate." "Eric Quincy Tate" was Donnie's creation and is derived from three different sources according to Donnie: "ERIC" (Eric Burdon); "QUINCY" for Quincy, Massachusetts; "TATE" was the surname of a naval comrade on board Donnie's ship.