Living Long Living Good

Ty Bates was born in Atlanta, Georgia and grew up in the south side suburbs. Like most country singers that grew up in the “Bible Belt”, Ty started singing in church. Church stages led to other stages and it didn't take long before singing became his life. Ty knew he was serious about the music when he quit playing basketball to sing. When asked if he ever looked back, he says, "No never, pretty sure that even though making a living at this life has not been easy, it sure beats anything else I can imagine, there's nothing like the feeling you get hearing a crowd cheer for you after a song."