Making a Scene Presents an Interview with Laura TateLaura Tate can’t help but sing: she has been singing in front of audiences since she was nine. Texas-born-and-bred, she grew up in Dallas as the fourth of five sisters. Her mother was a smart Southern beauty and her father was an opera singer who became a vocal coach and college music professor. Laura’s own talent was soon clear in her community as she starred in musical productions and started her first band in high school.