July 4 at 2:30 PM on Crossroads Stage
July 4 at 5:50 PM on Buick GMC of Beaverton Blues Stage

Born in Nashville and raised in a recording studio, multi-instrumentalist Yates McKendree grew up hearing and playing with many great musicians. Self-taught from the age of three, music came to him naturally.

Although just 21 years old, his experience as a professional musician goes back more than a decade. That early experience includes playing regularly in some of Nashville’s most notable venues, such as The Bluebird Cafe, The Ryman Auditorium, 3rd & Lindsley. It also includes North American and European tours and multiple appearances on national television like Imus In The Morning and CBS Mornings.

During McKendree’s high school years, he played on and engineered many recording projects; most notably for Delbert McClinton and John Hiatt, who told Rolling Stone Magazine, “Yates was our secret ingredient.” In January 2020, McKendree earned a GRAMMY Award for his role as an engineer and a musician on Delbert McClinton’s Tall Dark & Handsome.

His debut LP Buchanan Lane on the Qualified Records label released in October 2022 to critical acclaim worldwide. The album features both classic tunes and four original compositions, two of which McKendree co-wrote with stellar Nashville Songwriter Hall of Fame 2022 inductee and multi-GRAMMY winner Gary Nicholson. Produced with his father, Kevin McKendree, Buchanan Lane highlights Yates’ skills, remarkable style and taste as a multi-instrumentalist and vocalist with an emphasis on guitar.