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Country goes huntin' with Aaron Tippin, Blake Shelton
Performers for this year's Country Goes Huntin' festival were recently announced and the list includes Rhett Akins, Blake Shelton, Trent Willmon, Jake Owen, Jeff Bates and Aaron Tippin.
CMA promotional tour to hit Wal-Mart parking lots
The Country Music Association is launching a promotional tour that will land country acts in Wal-Mart parking lots all across The South.
Jeff Bates plays free show in Mississippi
Bates will be on hand at Lee Hall as part of "Mississippi's Best."

A recovering crystal meth addict who had a jailhouse conversion, Jeff Bates was raised in Bunker Hill, Mississippi. The singer got his start in local honky tonks in his teenage years and eventually landed in Nashville trying, like so many others, to land a record deal. After a year and a half struggle with drugs and a brief stint in jail, a reinvigorated he signed to RCA in 2002. The label released his first album the following year and Bates began crafting a sensitive ladies’ man reputation. He released a sophomore effort in 2005.


2003: Rainbow Man
2005: Leave the Light On

http://jeffbates.net/


Last Updated: January 22, 2007

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