Biography

Lawson Bates grew up in the hills of Tennessee, where music, family, and his faith in Jesus were instrumental in his background. At eighteen, he began working in Nashville with award winning instrumentalist and producer Andy Leftwich on his first solo album, “Freedom Sure Ain’t Free. The album featured two original titles. In 2015, he released the single “I Thought I Had Problems” raising awareness and support for Samaritan’s Purse global disaster relief fund. He released his second single, “I Will Always” in 2016, which quickly climbed the iTunes country charts and landed all the way at number one on Amazon traditional country charts. He released his first full country album in fall 2016 of which he wrote eight of the twelve songs on the album. He released two new Christmas songs in Dec, 2017. His single “One + One” has climbed near top of charts since it’s release and has quickly become a staple love song at weddings. He released the single “Song For A Girl” in 2019 and also performed at the legendary Grand Old Opry in Nashville. In 2022 Lawson released “American Dream” which debuted number two on the country charts. Lawson wrote/co-wrote on all twelve tracks on “American Dream” and his current single “Crazy Love” features his wife Tiffany Espensen Bates. Lawson has also starred with his parents and 18 siblings in the UpTV hit reality television series Bringing Up Bates.