Billy Yates To Host 'Classic Country Show' On Greased Lightning Daytime Stages During CMA Music Festival

Nashville, TN. (Top40 Charts/ CMA) - Grammy-nominated singer/songwriter, Billy Yates, has been tapped by the Country Music Association to host the ever-popular "Classic Country Show" during this year's CMA Music Festival.

The June 8th show begins at 10:30 AM at the Greased Lightning Daytime Stages at Riverfront Park in Nashville and boasts a star studded lineup of country crooners including Con Hunley, Lane Brody, Mel McDaniel, Jimmy Fortune and Bill Anderson.

"It's such an honor to have been asked by organizers of this cool event to host and also to perform. Getting to introduce some of my heroes and friends, not to mention getting to share that stage as a performer myself, is truly something that I look forward to and will undoubtedly go down as a career highlight for me", says Yates.

Billy Yates has successfully operated his own, M.O.D. Record Label for the past 6 years, promoting and marketing his smooth honky tonk style of music to country music fans around the world. His primary focus is on the European market where the Doniphan, Missouri native tours extensively with more than an average of fifty shows per year for the past 6 years.
To see Billy Yates along with this amazing lineup of country legends visit www.cmafest.com.