NEED TO KNOW is from the Grammy™ winning traditional blues musician, vocalist and songwriter dedicated to the music he loves the most: straight-up Traditional Blues
His latest album released July 11th as a follow on to BUCHANAN LANE, his #1 charting and critically-acclaimed debut LP. Produced by Kevin McKendree and featuring 13 tunes, among them 4 original compositions, 2 of which are co-writes with Nashville Songwriter's Hall of Fame inductee and multi-Grammy winner Gary Nicholson. Born in Nashville and raised in a recording studio, multi-instrumentalist Yates McKendree grew up hearing and playing with many great musicians. Self taught from the age 3, music came to him naturally.

Although in his early 20's, his experience as a professional musician goes back 10+ years. That early experience includes playing regularly in some of Nashville’s most notable venues (The Bluebird Cafe, The Ryman Auditorium, 3rd & Lindsley). It also includes North American and European tours and multiple appearances on national television (Imus In The Morning, CBS Mornings). In 2023 and into 2024, Yates toured with Brian Setzer's Rockabilly Riot to universal exclaim. During Yates’s high school years, he played on and engineered many recording projects; 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.”

The Yates McKendree Quartet currently on tour features: Yates (guitar/keys/vocals), Kevin McKendree (keyboards), Griffin Photoglo (drums) and Robert Frahm (guitar.)