About
Richard Henri Gates is a singer?songwriter and co?founder of the duo/band Saluda Shoals with Cassie Verhaeghe. The project began (originally as Smoking Guns) in 2015, released a five?song EP, won regional competitions (including Wild Wing Cafe’s Last Band Standing and Palmetto Brewing’s Battle of the Bands) and earned multiple Independent Tone Award nominations. Saluda Shoals has toured the Southeast and has also been active in the Nashville live scene.
