Big John Bates

Big John Bates is a Canadian singer, songwriter and guitarist. He cofounded and performed in Annihilator writing the first and highest selling album, Alison Hell. As the creator of Big John Bates & the Voodoo Dollz (the first touring rock'n'roll burlesque show in the world) he put out four critically acclaimed full-length LPs and two DVDs on various labels. Following that were three albums he released with a string section, the Noirchestra, where he delved into a Gothic Americana sound.