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RAVES FOR BILLY YATES |
"I love Billy Yates' singing... I think he's one of the best country singers out
there!" --Kenny Chesney |
"I just can't say enough about Billy Yates. I think he is a fabulous singer and a
fabulous songwriter and someone who is going to be the biggest superstar." --Sara Evans |
"When I asked the question, 'Who's Gonna Fill Their Shoes', it was before I knew about Billy Yates. When it comes to great country singers and great country songwriters they don't get any better than Billy. I guess you could say the ol' possum is a Billy Yates fan!" --George Jones |
"When it comes to Billy Yates, he's a hell of a songwriter and a hell of a singer.
Keep your eye on him... He's gonna be there." --Montgomery Gentry |
"I really think Billy Yates is going to be one of country music's new superstars
and I will be standing in his corner cheering him on. I'm a fan!" --Buck Owens |
"I've known Billy Yates for a long time and I'm gonna tell you something... The thing
I like about him is he's country, he's proud of it and he's genuine. What
you see with Billy Yates is what you get and what I see I like a lot." --Bill Anderson |
Billy Yates is the real thing baby! If he keeps singing the way he is now, he's gonna
be the one that fills the shoes of our great traditional country artists when
the time comes. I love what he's doing"! --Loretta Lynn |
:::::NEWS:::: |
April 25, 2010 GENE WATSON HEADLINES ANNUAL COUNTRIEST OF THE COUNTRY SHOW JUNE 9th in NASHVILLE! BILLY YATES ANNOUNCES GUESTS FOR ANNUAL COUNTRIEST of the COUNTRY SHOW DURING CMA FEST Nashville, TN -- Gene Watson, Jeff Bates, Julie Roberts, Jimmy Fortune, Michael Peterson, Buddy Jewell, Ray Scott, David Kroll, Calico Trail, and Michael Lonestar (from Poland) are among the artists slated to appear on Billy Yates’ COUNTRIEST of the COUNTRY show scheduled for Wednesday, June 9th at the Ernest Tubb Texas Troubadour Theater in Nashville. This year’s show will once again feature "hit songwriters in the round" with: -Paul Overstreet ("She Thinks My Tractor's Sexy" - Kenny Chesney; "When You Say Nothing At All" - Keith Whitley and Alison Krauss; "On The Other Hand", Diggin' Up Bones" and "Forever and Ever, Amen" - Randy Travis, plus countless more hits!) - Shawn Camp ("How Long Gone” - Brooks and Dunn, “Would You Go With Me”, “Firecracker”” - Josh Turner, “Two Pina Coladas” - Garth Brooks, plus more) - Even Stevens ("I Love A Rainy Night, Drivin’ My Life Away - Eddie Rabbitt, “, “Love Will Turn You Around” - Kenny Rogers plus many more). The annual event which is sponsored by the Billy Yates International Fan Club and hosted by Nashville singer/songwriter, Billy Yates began seven years ago and has now evolved into what is considered by many to be the best Country Music show during the CMA Music Festival. With so many guests, it is by far one of the best entertainment values in Nashville that week. Artists will offer merchandise for sale during the show and a meet and greet with the artists will follow the evening’s entertainment. To order your $25.00 general admission ticket(s) online go to: www.billy-yates-international-fan-club.ticketleap.com Doors open at 5:30pm and the show starts at 6:00pm. February 5, 2010 YATES ANNOUNCES EUROPEAN TOUR DATES FOR 2010 After seven years of touring Europe extensively, there seem to be no plans of slowing down. This year the award winning singer/songwriter plans more shows than ever in Countries including Spain, Germany, Holland, France, and Austria among others. He kicks off the first round of shows in just a few short days with four sold out shows in Spain, France and Germany. That tour begins February 13th in Barcelona and ends in Ecully, France. CLICK HERE FOR ALL TOUR DATES February 4, 2010 BILLY MAKES EUROPEAN CHART HISTORY AGAIN WITH NINE WEEKS AT NUMBER ONE Billy Yates has equalled the record for longest run at number 1 on the European Hotdisc chart with nine weeks at the top with his current hit, "Famous For Bein' Your Fool" from his latest "Bill's Barber Shop" CD. His own personal record was eight weeks a couple of years ago with "This Song Doesn't Rock". January 9, 2010 SAMMY KERSHAW OFFERS YATES' SONG ON HIS LATEST RECORDING Sammy Kershaw adds his name to the long list of artists who have recorded Billy Yates songs. You can find "I Ain't Fallin' For That", a song co-written by Billy Yates and producer/writer, Buddy Cannon on Kershaw's new "Better Than I Used To Be" CD at www.bighitrecords.com/store Yates has also had songs recorded by artists such as George Strait, Kenny Chesney, Sara Evans, Joe Nichols, Gary Allen among many, many more including the George Jones hits, "I 'Don't Need Your Rockin' Chair" and "Choices". December 23, 2009 YATES SET TO BREAK ANOTHER EUROPEAN RECORD Consolidating his position at number one this week in the Hotdisc chart, Billy Yates is set to be the Christmas number one if he holds on for another seven days. If he does he will automatically make it a fourth week at the top as the Christmas chart lasts for 14 days through to the new year. "Famous For Bein' Your Fool" is actually Billy's third number one record this year. No one else has ever done that in a calendar year and it's his fourth in total. Way to go, Billy! September 30, 2009 BILLY HONORS GEORGE JONES ON SPECIAL OPRY SHOW Vince Gill was the host for the recent Grand Ole Opry Country Classic's Tribute to George Jones. The event included performances by Billy Yates, Lorrie Morgan, Tanya Tucker, Jamey Johnson, and best of the Possum himself, George Jones. The evening was full of stories, laughter, and great country music! Yates performed "I Don't Need Your Rockin' Chair" and "Choices" in honor of Jones. July 24, 2009 GENE WATSON AND TRACE ADKINS RECORD YATES' SONG Trace Adkins and Gene Watson are two men who continue to carry the torch for country music. Who better, then, to sing a song titled 'We've Got A Pulse,' with lyrics confirming that country music is indeed alive and well? "Just as long as I'm alive, there will be songs about grievin' and cheatin' and drinkin' and lovin' a good woman right." "This song is an answer to the huge hit "Murder on Music Row"," Gene explains. "It was written by Jerry Salley and Billy Yates, and in one word I'd say the song is 'defiance.' There's not a better song out there that states how I feel about country music." You can find the song on Watson's "Taste Of The Truth" CD. April 30, 2009 BILLY YATES HONORS VERN GOSDIN AT THE OPRY TONIGHT A "Salute to Texas" was the planned theme at tonight's Opry Country Classics show at the Grand Ole Opry House in Nashville and Billy Yates, the Grammy-nominated singer/songwriter was scheduled to tip his hat to Texas legends, Johnny Horton, George Jones, and Willie Nelson. That was until Yates had recieved word of the death of one of his heroes, Vern Gosdin. "I hadn't heard of the news yet when he Orpy contacted me to see if I would be willing to honor Vern instead", said Yates. "I was saddened to hear that we'd lost one of the best singers of our time, but also honored to have been asked to pay tribute to one of the most soulful, heartfelt vocalists ever, in any kind of music." Yates will perform the Gosdin classic and 1989 CMA Song of the Year, "Chiseled In Stone" the 7pm CST show this evening. Also on the show are legendary artists, Jeannie Seeley, Mel Tillis, Gene Watson and more including newcomers, Emily West and Justin Moore. Learn more at www.opry.com |