Written by James S. Coates, III
Copyright © 2021 (BMI), all rights reserved

Produced by Michael Rabb + James Coates
Engineered, mixed + mastered by Michael Rabb at AM Studios
Graphic design by James Coates

Mark Alvis: drums, percussion
James Coates: vocals, Fender Jazzmaster electric guitar, Recording King acoustic guitar, jingle bells
Aubry Field: harmony + backing vocals
Lucas Mayne: trumpet
Michael Rabb: Wurlitzer 200A electric piano, harmony vocals
Samuel Rabb: Fender Precision Bass
Aaron Watt: saxophone

Christmas Ain't About the Money

A slow-burn country rocker featuring gin-soaked electric guitar, fiddle and Hammond B3 organ.

Make Peace

Somebody Again

The new album from Seattle singer-songwriter James Coates.

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Last Prayer - James Coates

Flower Girl - James Coates

Feels Like Love - James Coates

Don't Leave Me Standing - James Coates

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Acceptance Blues - James Coates

Singer-songwriter James Coates sings about what he knows: falling down and getting back up. His latest album One Last Ride was crafted painstakingly over five years.

The result is a deeply-personal look into the life of an artist who believes in the power of truth in music. Autobiographical lyrics are complemented by a sonic tapestry of country, folk, Americana and soul.

The instrumentation is lush, with songs dressed in the likes of reverb-soaked pedal steel, stabbing horn sections, gospel choirs and even a chamber orchestra.

But above it all sits the voice of the storyteller. Producers ditched the autotune relied on by so many artists to instead create an artifact of humanistic beauty: one songwriter and his stories, the way he wants them told.

One Last Ride is available now on all streaming platforms.

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