Crystal Yates Is A Singer You’ll Hear A Lot More From In The Future

There are two great things about working at Classic Country KXRB (well, more than two, but for our purposes here...).

Of course, listening to the greatest real Country Music ever recorded, from all the great Hank's to Buck, Conway, Merle, George and Alan.  Crank it up!

And secondly, finding newer artist's who haven't gone the way of what most of the new country music has become.  The newer artist's who 'keep it real country' and have a sound that isn't afraid to be, well, country.

Which brings me to a young lady named Crystal Yates.

You may be familiar with her, but I wasn't.  But I'm glad I am now!

First, give a listen (and a look) to her new single 'Goodbye Letter', and then we'll learn a little more about her.

Now then, who is this Crystal Yates?  Well, I went to her website and read the following:

As a child growing up in the tiny town of Niceville, Florida, McKinney transplant and country singer-songwriter Crystal Yates couldn't avoid the twangy sounds of country music even if she had wanted to. "My mom says I could sing 'Why Don't You Love Me' by Hank Williams before I could say my ABCs," explains the powerfully-voiced, dark-haired singer.

Although the classic canons of Merle Haggard and George Jones had been memorized in her younger days as she also began delving into the work of Shel Silverstein, it was her first musical purchase of an early Whitney Houston album that laid out the roadmap of classic country storytelling and bold vocals that she's followed ever since.

Hmm...I love reading those names...Haggard, Jones, Williams, Silverstein.  And judging by 'Goodbye Letter', we'll be hearing and finding out a lot more about Crystal Yates in the future!