Biography

"Jessie, without a doubt, is one of the best voices and entertainers to come out of Nashville for a long time."
- Lee Williams, CMA Broadcaster of the Year

Jessie Lee Cates has established herself as a major force on the indie Country scene, winning the 2016 IMEA Country Female Artist of the Year award, scoring an International #1 song, "Behind Your Back," (Ramgatie Top-40) and back-to-back Top-5 hits in Europe ("Scotland" and "Let Your Country Out"), generating over 100,000 radio playlist adds on 2,500 stations around the globe, performing live on two TV shows, giving over a dozen major radio interviews, and garnering rave reviews from Country Grrrl, Queens of Country, Dusty Gus Americana Review and dozens of other blogs, publications and DJs.

Jessie Lee's songs are available on iTunes, Amazon and CD Baby. Links for all of these can be found on the artist's homepage: www.jessieleecates.com

Country DJs and critics around the globe have been floored by JLC, her radio singles, and her debut CD.

"Jessie has more than her foot in the door of this industry; she's taking it over by STORM!! Keep this artist at the top of your 'must watch' list because I expect nothing but big things for her in the future."
- Dixie McCorkell, TSP Country Radio

"As for the artists to lead this next generation of country music, Jessie Lee Cates is one to name."
- Queens of Country

"Vivid, colorful, lyrical. Great performance, charismatic singer."
- Eagle Country Radio

"Awesome!"
- Rudy Minnaert, Terneuzen FM

"Amazing"
- John De Burgh, CMR Radio

"Stunning"
- Jackie Blair, Country Music & Dance Magazine

"Jessie Lee demands attention from the stage. She's a charismatic entertainer with a comfortable appeal."
- David Gordon Tygart, Performing Writer

"Jessie, without a doubt, is one of the best voices and entertainers to come out of Nashville for a long time."
- Lee Williams, CMA Broadcaster of the Year

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It's 3 a.m. and you've put in eight long hours of your 12-hour shift churning out power steering pumps on the assembly line. Maybe you're thinking about a comfortable bed and a good day's sleep, or maybe you;re trying to remember what the sun looks like. But if you're Jessie Lee Cates, you're thinking about the perfect word to finish off the first verse of your newest ballad. You're wondering if you'll get offered another record deal - this time with a label that won't go under before you're recorded your first song. You;re determined to find a way out of the factory and onto the stage. And you will succeed.

Born and raised in Hamblen County, Tennessee, Jessie Lee was determined to use her God-given vocal talents to enrich others' lives with her music. She took second place at Kelly Pickler's Kellioke Contest in Knoxville and sang her songs at well-known Tennessee festivals such as the Foothills Fall Festival, where she opened for Jason Aldean, and at the East Tennessee Farm Relief Concert, where she shared the stage with Aaron Tippin. While performing in a local pub, she was discovered by radio veteran Mike Hammond and was soon playing at some of Nashville's best-known venues, including Tootsie's and Puckett's. A pending deal with Equity Records fell through when the label collapsed, but Jessie Lee was undaunted, working on her songwriting skills as she worked the night shift on a factory assembly line.

Returning to Nashville in 2012, Jessie Lee brought her modern-classic-country-with-a-twist style to new fans and new venues, playing at Performing Writer's well-respected songwriter showcase and earning an invite to Loretta Lynn's Ranch, where she received a tremendous welcome from a wildly enthusiastic crowd. In November 2013, she released her debut album, Let Your Country Out, on her own small label, Wayward Rose Records. The CD features the anthemic title cut, "Let Your Country Out," "The Boot," an unusual, uptempo look at life "under the heel," and "Scotland," a celebration of her Scots-Irish roots and the only modern Country song to feature the bagpipes. It's not your mother's Country, but every mother, father, brother or sister who tunes in on radio will leave the "dial" right where it is - hanging on every word sung straight from the soul of Jessie Lee Cates.

Fore more information about Jessie Lee Cates, visit: www.jessieleecates.com To contact management, e-mail: harpethmm@gmail.com