Jeff Bates

Jeffery Wayne Bates (born September 19, 1963) is an American country music artist. Signed to RCA Nashville in late 2002, Bates released his debut album Rainbow Man in May 2003. In 2005 he released his second album, Leave the Light On, on RCA. He left RCA in 2006. This album was followed by Jeff Bates in 2008 on the independent Black River Entertainment. Bates' two RCA albums accounted for seven chart singles on the Billboard country 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

Jeff Bates was born in Bunker Hill, Mississippi, a community in Marion County. He went to East Marion High School in Columbia.

Musical career Rainbow Man Before signing to a record contract, Bates co-wrote Tracy Lawrence's 2002 single "What a Memory". Bates signed to RCA Records Nashville in 2003, releasing his debut single, "The Love Song" in December 2002. Peaking at No. 8 on the Billboard country charts, it was the first of three singles from his debut album Rainbow Man,

In August 2006, a $3,500 guitar that was a gift to Bates from the Takamine guitar company and used in his video "One Second Chance" was stolen from Bates's garage. When Bates called the Nashville police, 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.

In May 2007, Bates married his girlfriend, Kelly Vaughn, in an outdoor ceremony. A year later, he signed to Black River Music Group and released his self-titled third album.

Discography Studio albums Title Details Peak chart positions US Country US US Heat US Indie Rainbow Man Release date: May 20, 2003 Label: RCA Nashville 14 117 1 — Leave the Light On Release date: April 11, 2006 Label: RCA Nashville 12 62 — — Jeff Bates Release date: April 8, 2008 Label: Black River 32 — — 37 One Day Closer Release date: February 15, 2011 Label: Black River — — — — The Songwriter Series Release date: 2014 Label: Skydancer Entertainment — — — — Me & Conway Release date: October 10, 2014 Label: Skydancer Entertainment — — — — Once Upon A Star Release date: November 10, 2014 Label: Skydancer Entertainment — — — — Troublemaker Release date: November 10, 2017 Label: Skydancer Entertainment — — — — "—" denotes releases that did not chart

Singles Year Single Peak chartpositions Album US Country US 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 Year Video Director 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"