Kerry Chater dead at 77 - Bassist and Gary Puckett & the Union Gap co-founder passes away in Nashville, Tennessee

KERRY Chater, bassist and Gary Puckett & the Union Gap co-founder, died at age 77 in Nashville, Tennessee.

He died February 4, according to local paper The Williamson Source.

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A cause of death has not been given.

Chater was born in Vancouver in 1945.

With Gary Puckett & the Union Gap, Chater saw four of the band's first singles hit the Top 10 on the Billboard Hot 100.

Young Girl and Lady Willpower both hit number two, while Woman, Woman hit number four, and Over You went up to number seven.

Chater wrote several songs for the band, though none of the singles.

The Williamson Source reports Chater also wrote the musical arrangements for the band's live performances.

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He left the Union Gap in 1970 to pursue other projects, among them, a foray into musical theater writing.

Chater reportedly had several small musicals performed in the Los Angeles area during that time.

In the 1980s, Chater co-wrote two Billboard number one country songs: George Strait’s You Look So Good in Love and also Reba McEntire’s You’re the First Time I’ve Thought About Leaving.

Chater was married to Lynn Gillespie Chater. The couple shared three children.

Tributes have started to surface on Twitter, with singer-songwriter Andy Kim sharing a photo of Chater.

Kerry Chater a member of the Union Gap & songwriter of 3 #1 Country Hits has passed away.
He was also My Dearest Friend & I will miss him so, so much.
Please keep him in your prayers

— Andy Kim (@AndyKimMusic) February 5, 2022

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