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Jeff Bates - One Day Closer

With his own tale of redemption and recovery as strong as any fictional story, Jeff Bates has longed to share his relationship with God in musical form and that wish has become reality on this strong new six track album.
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Jeff Bates - One Day Closer

One of the best male vocalists in country music returns with this tune, his latest single.  The title track to his upcoming album, take a listen to "One Day Closer."
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Top 40 Singles of 2008: Jeff Bates - "Riverbank" (#27)

Overcoming adversity, Jeff Bates has managed to have a successful career in country music.  He's scored a few Top 20 hits and released three albums.  Here's our thoughts on the second single from his third album, "Jeff Bates."  It's also our 27th most favorite single of '08.
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Exclusive: Jeff Bates Interview

Jeff Bates has been kicking around the music circut for over 25 years and has survived personal demons along the way to achieve a level of success that many artists dream of. Over the course of a half-hour, Jeff talked with us about a variety of topics and was particularly passionate about the music industry
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Jeff Bates - Riverbank

The beautiful thing about country music is it's ability to reflect real emotions and are true to life. "Riverbank" from Jeff Bates is one of those songs. See what Roughstock had to say about the new single.
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Does Being a Country Music Artist = Wealth?

One of the biggest misconceptions that fans often make about musicians is that because they have recorded a CD and have a song or two out on the radio, they must be wealthy. Jeff Bates recently ran into that epiphany and told a great story about it.