Jeff Bates
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Jeff Bates | |
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Birth name | Jeffery Wayne Bates |
Born | [1] Bunker Hill, Mississippi,United States | September 19, 1963
Genres | Country |
Occupation | Singer-songwriter |
Instrument(s) | Vocals, guitar |
Years active | 2002–present |
Labels | RCA Nashville,Black RiverSkydancer Entertainment |
Website | jeffbates |
Jeffery Wayne Bates(born September 19, 1963) is an Americancountry musicartist. Signed toRCA Nashvillein late 2002, Bates released his debut albumRainbow Manin May 2003. In 2005 he released his second album,Leave the Light On,on RCA. He left RCA in 2006. This album was followed byJeff Batesin 2008 on the independentBlack River Entertainment.Bates' two RCA albums accounted for seven chart singles on theBillboardcountry charts, of which three reached top 40: "The Love Song" (his highest, at No. 8), "I Wanna Make You Cry" at No. 23, and "Long, Slow Kisses" at No. 17.
Biography
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Jeff Bates was born in Bunker Hill, Mississippi, a community in Marion County. He went to East Marion High School in Columbia.[2]
Musical career
[edit]Rainbow Man
[edit]Before signing to a record contract, Bates co-wroteTracy Lawrence's 2002 single "What a Memory". Bates signed toRCA RecordsNashville in 2003, releasing his debut single, "The Love Song"in December 2002. Peaking at No. 8 on theBillboardcountry charts, it was the first of three singles from his debut albumRainbow Man,[2]which also produced a No. 47 in its title track and a No. 23 in "I Wanna Make You Cry". Bates co-produced the album withDavid Malloy,Kenny Beard,andScott Hendricks.
Leave the Light On
[edit]His fourth single, "Long, Slow Kisses",was a re-recording of a cut from his debut album. This re-recording was the third Top 40 hit of his career, peaking at No. 17 in 2005. It was also the first of four singles from his second album,Leave the Light On.[2]However, none of the other three singles from this album — "Good People", "No Shame" and "One Second Chance" — reached Top 40, (However, "No Shame" did reach top 40 at No. 40 for Mediabase, which is used by Bob Kingsley's "Country Top 40" show), and Bates was dropped from RCA's roster.
Jeff Bates
[edit]He signed toBlack River Entertainmentin 2008 and released hisself-titledthird album. The album's first three singles were "Don't Hate Me for Lovin' You", "Riverbank", and "One Thing". In January 2009 he released his first Christmas single "That's What Christmas Is" withJimmy FortuneofThe Statler Brothersfame singing background vocals.
One Day Closer
[edit]Jeff's second and first EP for Black River, "One Day Closer" was released February 15, 2011.
Personal life
[edit]After signing a contract with Warner-Chappell Publishing, Bates developed a methamphetamine addiction in late 1999. To feed the drug habit, he sold everything he owned and then resorted to stealing, including a guitar from his friend Kenny Beard. On March 14, 2001, he was arrested for drug possession and grand theft. After rehabilitation and jail time, he was given a second chance and signed to RCA. The song "One Second Chance" was inspired by this part of his life.[3]
In August 2006, a $3,500 guitar that was a gift to Bates from theTakamineguitar company and used in his video "One Second Chance" was stolen from Bates's garage. When Bates called theNashvillepolice, Det. Rick Mavity was sent to investigate. Mavity was the same officer involved in Bates's arrest in 2001. Mavity located the stolen guitar in a pawn shop and returned it to Bates.[4]
In May 2007, Bates married his girlfriend, Kelly Vaughn,[5]in an outdoor ceremony. A year later, he signed toBlack River Music Groupand released his self-titled third album.
Discography
[edit]Studio albums
[edit]Title | Details | Peak chart positions | |||||||
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US Country [6] |
US [7] |
US Heat [8] |
US Indie [9] | ||||||
Rainbow Man |
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14 | 117 | 1 | — | ||||
Leave the Light On |
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12 | 62 | — | — | ||||
Jeff Bates |
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32 | — | — | 37 | ||||
One Day Closer |
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— | — | — | — | ||||
The Songwriter Series |
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— | — | — | — | ||||
Me & Conway |
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— | — | — | — | ||||
Once Upon A Star |
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— | — | — | — | ||||
Troublemaker |
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— | — | — | — | ||||
"—" denotes releases that did not chart |
Singles
[edit]Year | Single | Peak chart positions |
Album | ||||||
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US Country [10] |
US [11] | ||||||||
2002 | "The Love Song" | 8 | 59 | Rainbow Man | |||||
2003 | "Rainbow Man" | 47 | — | ||||||
2004 | "I Wanna Make You Cry" | 23 | — | ||||||
"Long, Slow Kisses" | 17 | 105 | Leave the Light On | ||||||
2005 | "Good People" | 42 | — | ||||||
2006 | "No Shame" | 45 | — | ||||||
"One Second Chance" | 59 | — | |||||||
2008 | "Don't Hate Me for Lovin' You" | — | — | Jeff Bates | |||||
"Riverbank" | — | — | |||||||
2009 | "One Thing" | — | — | ||||||
2011 | "One Day Closer" | — | — | One Day Closer | |||||
"He Wasn't Like Us" | — | — | Jeff Bates | ||||||
2014 | "Me & Conway" | — | — | Me & Conway | |||||
2016 | "That Thing We Do" | — | — | ||||||
2017 | "Judging Judas" | — | — | Troublemaker | |||||
"Troublemaker" | — | — | |||||||
"—" denotes releases that did not chart |
Music videos
[edit]Year | Video | Director |
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2004 | "I Wanna Make You Cry" | Steven L. Weaver |
2005 | "Good People" | Roman White |
2006 | "One Second Chance" | Deaton Flanigen |
2008 | "Don't Hate Me For Lovin' You" | Ryan Smith |
2009 | "One Thing" | |
2016 | "That Thing We Do" |
References
[edit]- ^Whitburn, Joel (2008).Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008.Record Research, Inc. p. 45.ISBN0-89820-177-2.
- ^abcJeffries, David."Jeff Bates biography".allmusic.RetrievedFebruary 17,2009.
- ^Dickinson, Chrissie (April 9, 2006)."One Second Chance cuts to the bone of Jeff bates story".One Second Chance cuts to the bone of Jeff Bates story.Chicago Tribune.RetrievedFebruary 3,2012.
- ^"Jeff Bates Recovers Stolen Guitar".Great American Country.August 15, 2006. Archived fromthe originalon January 23, 2013.RetrievedFebruary 3,2012.
- ^"Jeff Bates Pops the Question".Jeff Bates Pops the Question.Great American Country Headlines. Archived fromthe originalon January 23, 2013.RetrievedFebruary 3,2012.
- ^"Jeff Bates Album & Song Chart History – Country Albums".Billboard.RetrievedJanuary 12,2011.
- ^"Jeff Bates Album & Song Chart History – Billboard 200".Billboard.RetrievedJanuary 12,2011.
- ^"Jeff Bates Album & Song Chart History – Heatseekers Albums".Billboard.RetrievedJanuary 12,2011.
- ^"Jeff Bates Album & Song Chart History – Independent Albums".Billboard.RetrievedJanuary 12,2011.
- ^"Jeff Bates Album & Song Chart History – Country Songs".Billboard.RetrievedJanuary 12,2011.
- ^"Jeff Bates Album & Song Chart History – Hot 100".Billboard.RetrievedJanuary 12,2011.