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Jeff Bates
Jeff Bates started putting out music in the late 1980s with his debut album 'Edge of the Wilderness.' A song from that record, 'A New Beginning,' became a...
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Hands On Man
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I Can't Write That
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I Wanna Make You Cry
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Long, Slow Kisses
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One Second Chance
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A New Beginning
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Already Spent
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Country Enough
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Designated Drinker
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Dreaming
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Good People
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Heat At Play
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I Hurt So Bad
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Leave The Light On
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Lovin' Like That
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Make Me Weak
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Jeff Bates started putting out music in the late 1980s with his debut album 'Edge of the Wilderness.' A song from that record, 'A New Beginning,' became a notable track for him. He worked with musicians like guitarist Mark Harmon and bassist Michael Coffey.
His albums include 'Breathless' from 1991, 'Sleeping with Giants' from 1994, and 'The Color of Grace' from 2002. Other songs in his catalog are 'Already Spent,' 'Country Enough,' and 'Good People.'
In the early 2000s, he faced some professional difficulties related to plagiarism claims. He later returned to performing and recording, with releases like 'Mosaic' in 2010 and 'Love Divine' in 2015.
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