Grady Yates

A Thousand Horses

Self-Release

History and humanity combine and compliment the musicianship and lyrics in this release, “A Thousand Horses,” filled with life and breath, inspiration, and soul. Grady Yates is not a man aspiring to become famous in the music world. He’s simply a man well qualified to be called “wordsmith” and who hangs with some of the most talented musicians in way-North Texas.

The title song comes with a prelude explaining the facts behind the lyrics, the story of the 1847 U.S. Cavalry’s attack in Palo Duro Canyon on the remaining free tribes in Texas and the subsequent slaughter of the Indians’ thousand horses for which the calvary had no use. Razor-sharp rhythms, picture-perfect phrasing, and livid librettos make every one of the 13 songs included unique in itself.

Fellow songwriter Byron Dowd said, “I’ve always looked at Grady as the timeless type of writer, definitely Guy Clark and Townes Van Zandt inspired. His songs could have been written yesterday or 45 years ago. His lyrics are warm and inviting, something I’d enjoy listening to while spending time with old friends around a campfire.

“Grady pours his heart into what he writes. I respect that, and that is what I believe draws folks into his music. Plus, he is just one hell of a good guy…not to mention a great fisherman,” Dowd concluded.

“A Thousand Horses” is available at Yates’ concerts, will be on ITunes April 10, or by -mail to hyates@bwdmail.net