About This Event
Gary Nicholson is a number one hit songwriter, two time Grammy winning producer, recording artist, world traveling performer, and session guitarist. He was inducted into the Texas Heritage Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2011. There are over six hundred recordings of his songs in various genres including country, rock, blues, folk, bluegrass, and pop by Willie Nelson, Waylon Jennings, George Jones, BB King, John Prine, Chris Stapelton, Emmylou Harris, Keb Mo, Bonnie Raitt, Stevie Nicks, Guy Clark, Vince Gill, Garth Brooks, Billy Joe Shaver, Fleetwood Mac, Marty Stuart, Robert Plant, Kenny Chesney, Delbert McClinton, The Dixie Chicks, Dierks Bentley, Patty Loveless, The Mavericks, Wynonna, Trisha Yearwood, Buddy Guy, Joe Bonamassa, Brad Paisley, Michael McDonald, and the list goes on.In addition to his two Grammy winning records with Delbert McClinton, he has produced records for Billy Joe Shaver, Marcia Ball, The Judds, Wynonna, Pam Tillis, T Graham Brown, Chris Knight, Seth Walker and many others. As a guitarist he has played live and recorded with Guy Clark, Billy Joe Shaver, Asleep at the Wheel, Bobby Bare, Joe Ely, and with Delbert McClinton - participating Delberts Sandy Beaches Cruise for twenty five years. His songs have been included in many major motion pictures and television, the song Falling and Flying is featured in the Oscar winning film Crazy Heart performed by Jeff Bridges.Born in Nashville and raised in a recording studio, multi-instrumentalist Yates McKendree grew up hearing and playing with some of Music Citys greatest musicians. Self taught from the age 3, music came to him naturally. Although still just a young man of 23 years, his experience as a professional musician goes back over a decade. That early experience includes playing regularly in some of Nashvilles most notable venues (The Bluebird Cafe, The Ryman Auditorium, Third & Lindsley). It also includes North American and European tours and multiple appearances on national television (Imus In The Morning, CBS Mornings). During Yatess teenage years, he played on and engineered dozens of recordings in his fathers (Kevin McKendree) studio, The Rock House; most notably for Delbert McClinton and John Hiatt, who told Rolling Stone Magazine, Yates was our secret ingredient. In January 2020, Yates earned a Grammy Award for his role as an engineer and a musician on Delbert McClintons Tall Dark . In 2023, the award winning McKendree released his debut LP, Buchanan Lane on Qualified Records. The album was nominated for two Blues Music Awards and is a favorite among blues lovers everywhere. The success of the album led to a strong demand for live performances in North America and Europe. Yates has been hitting the road with his band ever since. Because of Yatess lifelong, intense dedication to blues and roots music, he has developed a direct line from his soul to whatever instrument he holds. When he sings and plays, you dont just hear it, you feel itdeeply. Yates and his band are looking forward to playing the blues for you!
