Greg Bates hit it big with his song "Did It For the Girl" when he was only 24 years old. But for a guy who was born and raised around Nashville, he probably feels like that kind of success was always meant to be. Out on tour, Greg paid a visit to the KEAN 105 Afternoon Show to pay us a visit, and sing a song for us in studio.

The first part of our conversation with Greg Bates, I asked how things have been over the past year, and he tells us, "It's going really well. You know, it's been fun. We had a big hit last year with "Did It For the Girl", and it's been fun to kind of ride that wave a little bit, and get out and see the country, and go play some country music for some fans...it's always fun to have a song on the charts, and it's always fun to be able to come out and play some music.". I also asked if he prefers working in the studio over playing live shows, but Bates finds positive attributes to both sides of sharing his music. He says, "I like both for different reasons. I love being a studio rat and kinda locking myself in a room with no windows, and working on that end of things...it's a lot of fun to do that, knowing we've got to pull it off live, too. But it's fun to come out on a bus and hang out with my band and come out here and kinda screw around and make some music.". Take a listen to part 1 of Greg Bates' visit to the KEAN studios.

Greg Bates Interview - Part 1

 

His first single radio release hit the top 5 on the Billboard Country charts, and here it is. Check out the music video for Greg Bates' hit single, "Did It For the Girl":

Greg Bates - Did It For The Girl

In the second part of Greg Bates' visit to the KEAN Afternoon Show, I asked him if he was getting tired of hearing and playing "Did It For the Girl", and he "It will always be my favorite song in the whole wide world. That song, I never get sick of it. It will always be special to me."

Greg brought his guitar with him to the studio, and played his second single, "Fill In the Blank" for the Afternoon Show audience. Take a listen to it here:

Greg Bates Interview - Part 2

We're glad Greg could take some time to pay us a visit in Abilene, and hope he will make his way back to town sometime soon! You can keep track of the latest Greg Bates news, information and live shows by checking in with his official website. And if you haven't yet, be sure to "Like" him on Facebook and follow Bates on Twitter, too.

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