Lefty Bates, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
TweetLefty Bates
American Chicago blues guitarist
Date of Birth: 09-Mar-1920
Place of Birth: Leighton, Alabama, United States
Date of Death: 07-Apr-2007
Profession: guitarist
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Pisces 
About Lefty Bates
- Lefty Bates (March 9, 1920 – April 7, 2007) was an American Chicago blues guitarist.
- He led the Lefty Bates Combo and worked with the El Dorados, the Flamingos, Jimmy Reed, John Lee Hooker, Buddy Guy, Etta James, the Aristo-Kats, the Hi-De-Ho Boys, the Moroccos, and the Impressions.
- A regular on the Chicago blues scene, his major work was as a session musician on numerous recordings in the 1950s and 1960s.Bates was married to the locally well-known club dancer Mary Cole Bates, who died in 2001.
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