Lefty Bates

eg, 1920-2001 US, Leighton, Alabama
Musician of Blues and R&B/Soul

Lefty Bates (March 9, 1920 – April 7, 2007) was an American Chicago blues guitarist. He led the Lefty Bates Combo, and variously worked with the El Dorados, the Flamingos, Jimmy Reed, John Lee Hooker, Buddy Guy, Etta James, the Aristo-Kats, the Hi-De-Ho Boys, the Moroccos, and the Impressions. A regular on the Chicago blues scene, Bates major work was as a session musician on a multitude of recordings made in the 1950s and 1960s.Bates was married to well-known area club dancer Mary Cole Bates, who died in 2001.

Instruments

Electric guitar
Guitar

Genres

Blues
R&B/Soul
Rock
Jazz
Pop

Plays With

Al Smith Orchestra

Johnny Pate Quintet

Lefty Bates And His Band

Lefty Bates Combo

Lefty Bates Orchestra

The Apex All-Stars

Popular Tracks

Let's Jam on Black Which-a-Way Rhythm by Various Artists

Rock Alley on Guitar Star by Various Artists

Background on Guitar Star by Various Artists

Am I Blue on Soul Groovin' by Various Artists

Track list and 30sec audio provided by

Band Members

Discography

Title	Artist	Year	Type
Rock Alley / Ninety Days	Lefty Bates	1959	Single
Why Can't You Love Me / Ena	Horace M. Palm With Lefty Bates	1959	Single
I Stayed Away Too Long	Lefty Bates	1957	Album
Chicago Cha Cha / Somebody Will Understand	Lefty Bates	1957	Single
In Your Dreams	The Strollers And Lefty Bates	1957	Single
Don't Say You're Sorry / Kicking With My Stallion	Lefty Bates	1956	Album
I Dreamed A Dream / I'm Waitin	Lee Richards With Lefty Bates		Single
Am I Blue	Lefty Bates		Single

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