Jeff Bates

Including several delinquent youths, at least two singers battling addiction and one jealous rage that ended in murder.

How many of these do you remember?

Jeff Bates has spent plenty of time refuting claims that he sounds like country singer (and fellow Mississippi native) Conway Twitty. But for his latest album, he decided to embrace it.

Jeff Bates fans won't have to wait much longer for new music from the singer. The Mississippi native has announced that his Conway Twitty tribute album, 'Me and Conway,' will be available on Nov. 11 on Sony RED / Red River Entertainment.

Jeff Bates is no stranger to adversity. The 50 year old has battled many personal and professional struggles throughout his life, including overcoming a powerful drug addiction just as his country music career was taking off.

Hank Cochran was one of the most prolific and successful songwriters to call Nashville home. The man who penned "Make the World Go Away," "The Chair," "I Fall to Pieces" and "Don't Touch Me" was celebrated Wednesday night (April 25), with the premiere of "Hank Cochran: Livin' For a Song" at the Nashville Film Festival...

Exercise more and eat less -- that may be the most common New Year's resolution, but that's not exactly what we heard when we asked about the resolutions of some of country's brightest stars! Here are a few of our favorite celebrity plans for 2011: Jaron and the Long Road to Love: "To end the long road to love...

The Inspirational Country Music Awards have announced their nominees, and several of country's biggest names have made the list. Carrie Underwood and Craig Morgan lead the pack with nominations in three major categories each: Inspirational Song of the Year, Video of the Year and Mainstream Country Artist...

Trace Adkins' highly-anticipated new album, 'Cowboy's Back in Town,' hits stores nationwide on August 17. The 11-track album is filled with the kind of music Trace's fans have come to expect from the country superstar -- crowd pleasing rompers mixed with heartfelt ballads, all delivered with honesty that resonates through his booming baritone...

Congratulations are in order for Jeff Bates and his wife, Kelly, who welcomed their first child on Monday (April 12). Brianna Nadine Bates made her entrance into the world two and a half weeks early at Nashville's Baptist Hospital at 11:11 PM, weighing 6 pounds, 5 ounces and measuring 19 1/2 inches long...