YATES MCKENDREE All Star Band

YATES MCKENDREE

Born in Nashville and raised in a recording studio, multi-instrumentalist Yates

McKendree grew up hearing and playing with some of Music City’s 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

Nashville’s 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 Yates’s teenage years, he played on and engineered dozens of

recordings in his father’s (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 McClinton’s “Tall

Dark & Handsome”.

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.

In between touring and his Monday night residency at the world famous

Bluebird Cafe, Yates managed to find time to write and record another album of

original songs, deep blues and r&b. Available everywhere July 11, 2025, “Need To

Know” highlights Yates’s skills, remarkable style and taste as a multi-

instrumentalist and vocalist with an emphasis on guitar.

Because of Yates’s 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 don’t just hear it, you feel it...deeply. Yates and his band

are looking forward to playing the blues for you!

Please note: A $20 minimum per person applies to bar seating and general admission tickets. Your entire party must arrive no later than 20 minutes after your reservation time; otherwise, management reserves the right to release the seats.
Dress code: Smart casual.

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