Birth name Huw Justin Smith Years active 1983-2007 Parents Ray Smith Instruments Bass guitar, vocals Spouse Shan Cothi (m. ?–2007) | Role Bass guitarist Also known as "Boy" Name Pepsi Tate | |
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Born 10 March 1965Dinas Powys, Wales ( 1965-03-10 ) Occupation(s) MusicianProducerDirector Albums Banzai!, Bezerk, Thrill Pistol / Wazbones, Bezerk 2.0, Wazbones Similar People Steevi Jaimz, Shan Cothi, Sarah Firebrand, Ray Smith | ||
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Pepsi Tate (10 March 1965 – 18 September 2007) 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".
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Born as Huw Justin Smith, son of Dempsey and Makepeace actor Ray Smith, Pepsi Tate grew up in the village of Dinas Powys, just outside Cardiff.
After his career with Tigertailz Justin pursued a career in television as a producer and director. His work for BBC Wales included directing the weekly politics programme, Dragon's Eye.
The Thrill Pistol album (released on 27 August 2007) featured his last recordings. It was dedicated to Pepsi and his family.
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.