“Headliners held its first singer/songwriter night. The guitar strumming was smooth, and the songwriting was witty. The best lyrics I heard were from Yates, singing about a Canadian coffee waitress: ‘It’d be fun to kiss you in French/It’d be fun to tickle you in French/Sure wish I knew French.’” -- Otis R. Taylor, Jr., The State, Columbia, SC, 4/30/2004 “Steeped in the barbed lyrical tradition of Elvis Costello and Randy Newman, Yates is a clever songsmith with an indelibly off-kilter sense of humor. His songs are simple and folk-based and, much like Newman before him, he sings from the heart, generally about what he sees. His simple, strumming style blends perfectly with his straightforward vocal delivery, incorporating the witty words with sweet, simple melodies that’ll stick in your head like peanut butter to the roof of your mouth.” -- Pat Wall, Free Times, Columbia, SC, 3/31/2004 “Any songwriter bold enough to namecheck himself in song is immediately worth your attention. Phil Yates…put(s) his clever craft and composition to use as a singer-songwriter.” -- Kevin Foster Langston, Free Times, Columbia, SC, 12/17/2003 | |
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| 2007-08-12 (328 days) | Speedbumps |
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| 2006-10-12 (632 days) | Phil Yates |
| Betty Soo | |
| 2006-03-16 (842 days) | Jerry Peterson |
| Phil Yates | |
| 2006-01-25 (892 days) | Phil Yates |
| Martha Berner | |
| Back Room Sessions! | |
| 2005-11-22 (956 days) | Phil Yates |
| 2005-08-21 (1049 days) | Dan Huber |
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| Jeff Ray | |
| Micah Walk | |