Craig Yates

Craig Yates...guitarist for Trey Jewell has been playing music since he was 5 years old. Coming from a family of Gospel quartets and country pickers, Craig was exposed to everything from Glenn Miller to Hank Williams to Led Zeppelin.(the latter being his own choice). Formally trained on Piano and Saxophone, Craig was'nt satisfied. He wanted a little more grit in his music..hence the guitar and an overdriven Marshall. His first paying gig was in the sixth grade. "We all played a bunch of Kiss and Aerosmith songs at a school function, set off a bunch of smoke bombs for stage effect/made us all sick as dogs. Needles to say..it was a very short first gig." Over the years Craig has played with several cover and original bands in the Nashville and Memphis areas. He is now looking forward to touring with Trey Jewell and the Roaddogs in '08.