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Jeff Bates Bio

If anyone knows the full spectrum of the American dream, it's Jeff Bates. He was raised in a humble rural environment by adoptive parents. "We didn't have much, and didn't know there was much to have," he chuckles. "We were poor. But I had a great mama and daddy, and lots of love — and I think that right there can set you up for just about anything."

His astonishing voice and dogged work ethic helped him make his way up through those honky-tonks and finally to Nashville — but along the way, he developed a crippling methamphetamine addiction that sapped his spirit, alienated him from those he loved and finally landed him in jail. "I don't want to see anyone get tangled up with meth," he says. "And if they do, I want them to know there's hope. I know, because I've been there."

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