The Anythings have link to country’s Dolly Parton

April 19th, 2008 admin Posted in News |

For The Anythings, music has been a big part of life since childhood — one member even got a chance to sing with a famous country star as a youngster.
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“We were at one of our shows, and one of Sam (Suiter’s) old classmates from grade school shows up to see the band and do a little reminiscing,” says Jason Yates, bass guitar player and vocalist for the band. “He’s been withholding a bit of information … how do you play music with a guy for years and years and not know that he once sang a duet with Dolly Parton?”

Yates and Suiter, guitar player and vocalist, had been playing together for more than 10 years, but this piece of information came as a shock to Yates.

Suiter had won a talent contest at a young age and had the opportunity to sing “Rocky Top” with Dolly Parton at Opryland, Yates says.

While Yates’ start in music might not have been as glamorous, he found his beginning in music from two people who were a little more influential in his life — his parents.

“My father has always been a big music fan — he would often take me to concerts,” Yates says. “My mother had an awesome record collection that I discovered at an early age.”

His first love was the piano — which he would bang on at his grandmother’s house — but he got his first bass at 17 years old and formed a band that eventually broke up.

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