60 Years Old

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""That'll Be the Day.""

LEVEL

professional

GENRES

Blues, Rockabilly

Contact

Management: Jerry Yates Ministries(770) 252-9176/jkyates@bellsouth.net
Publishing: Yatesabilly Music
Label: Tate Music Group(TMG)
Music Supervisor: Dave Dolphin/dave@tatepublishing.com
Booking: Jerry Yates Ministries (770) 252-9176/jkyates@bellsouth.net
Administrative: Rachael Sweeden/rachel@tatepiblishing.com

P.R.O.

BMI

INSTRUMENTS

acoustic guitar / vocals

INFLUENCES

Elvis Presley; Johnny Cash; Lightnin' Hopkins; John Fogerty

DAY JOB

Music Ministry

I AM INTERESTED IN

in co writing online
in co writing in person
in networking with songwriters
in pitching songs to artist
in pitching songs to tv

I WRITE:

For a living

I Also Write:
by myself
for others

I Prefer To Write:
lyrics
melody
music

experience >

SONG PLACEMENTS

N/A

AWARDS & ACCOLADES

I was blessed and fortunate to receive the "2008 Roots Music Association Gospel Artist of the Year Award" this past November, in San Marcos, Texas, during the World United Music Festival and Radio Conference. And by the grace of God, I won out over Ricky Skaggs and the Blind Boys of Alabama, who were both also nominated for the award, in my same category! That's why it had to be by the grace of God! Everybody has heard of Ricky Skaggs, but nobody has heard of me! It was impossible for me to win, yet I went home with it! I also received the "1994 International Country Gospel Music Association New Male Vocalist of the Year From Georgia Award". It would sound more impressive to just call it the "New Male Vocalist of the Year", instead of adding "From Georgia", but ...

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