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.
Jeff Bates was born in Bunker Hill, Mississippi, a community in Marion County.
Bates signed to RCA Records Nashville in 2003, releasing his debut single, "The Love Song" in December 2002.
Bates co-produced the album with David Malloy, Kenny Beard, and Scott Hendricks.
40 for Mediabase, which is used by Bob Kingsley's "Country Top 40" show), and Bates was dropped from RCA's roster.
To feed the drug habit, he sold everything he owned and then resorted to stealing, including a guitar from his friend Kenny Beard.