field , ▁The ▁Oak ▁R idge ▁Boys , ▁P atti ▁La B elle , ▁Jeff ▁He ale y , ▁Billy ▁Ray ▁C yrus , ▁Lyn yr d ▁Sk yn yr d , ▁Tra vis ▁T ritt , ▁D w ight ▁Y o ak am , ▁Dies el , ▁Jack ▁Cas ady , ▁Nelson , ▁Bé la ▁Fle ck , ▁The ▁Rem brand ts , ▁D anny ▁Johnson , ▁John ▁Bran nen , ▁and ▁John ▁Cow an . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁John ▁Daniel ▁T ate ▁was ▁born ▁on ▁November ▁ 1 0 , ▁ 1 9 5 5 ▁to ▁David ▁Mun roe ▁T ate ▁Jr . ▁and ▁Haz el ▁El la ▁T ate ▁in ▁Be aum ont , ▁Texas . ▁At ▁ 6 ▁years ▁old , ▁T ate ' s ▁family ▁moved ▁to ▁Cam den , ▁Ark ansas ▁where ▁his ▁father , ▁a ▁music ▁minister , ▁accepted ▁a ▁position ▁at ▁a ▁new ▁church . ▁There , ▁he ▁spent ▁his ▁form ative ▁years ▁absor bing ▁the ▁musical ▁and ▁religious ▁influ ences ▁of ▁a ▁classic ▁small ▁town ▁setting . ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 4 , ▁T ate ▁left ▁home ▁to ▁attend ▁college , ▁where ▁he ▁studied ▁under ▁the ▁ren owned ▁composer ▁and ▁conduct or , ▁William ▁Francis ▁Mc B eth . ▁T ate ▁graduated ▁Who ' s ▁Who ▁in ▁American ▁Colleg es ▁and ▁Univers ities ▁and ▁is ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁Mens a . ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 9 ▁Governor ▁Bill ▁Cl inton ▁appointed ▁T ate ▁" Ar k ansas ▁Tra vel er " -