Ryan Adams

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Born:
November 5, 1974, he's 37 and American.
Names:
Birthname: David Ryan Adams. Also releases as: Werewolph.
Snapshot:
An Artist with 36 releases, a member of 5 groups, and credited twice on others' music. 3 collaborations and 1 musical relative.

Biography

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Ryan Adams is an American singer-songwriter who dropped out of high school in order to perform with local punk bands. In spite of his punk beginnings, he eventually founded Whiskeytown and settled on alt-country as his genre of choice. The band released two acclaimed albums, Faithless Street (1995) and Stranger's Almanac (1997) before splitting in 1999. Pneumonia was released in 2001, after the band had already split.

His solo debut was Heartbreaker (2000) but, in spite of its considerable critical acclaim, sales were slow. He shifted slightly from his alt-country style for his next release Gold (2001) and earned good sales and two Grammy Award nominations. Though he released Demolition in 2002 it failed to achieve the same commercial success of its predecessor. His prolific writing meant that the songs were stacking up and he had enough material to release Rock N Roll and the double EP collection Love Is Hell pt.1 and Love Is Hell pt. 2 in 2003. In 2005 he released three albums, the lachrymose double disc Cold Roses and Jacksonville City Nights (both recorded as Ryan Adams and the Cardinals) and 29.

His most recent release was 2007's Easy Tiger which debuted at No.7 on the Billboard charts and featured in many other charts around the world. Though billed as a solo effort it was recorded with the Cardinals who share songwriting credits.

Pictures

Ryan Adams - Diesel - Backstage - Fall 08 MBFW Getty Images

Diesel - Backstage - Fall 08 MBFW

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Celebrities Arrive At The Late Show With David Letterman

Ryan Adams - End Of The Road Festival Getty Images

End Of The Road Festival

Ryan Adams - End Of The Road Festival Getty Images

End Of The Road Festival

Ryan Adams - End Of The Road Festival Getty Images

End Of The Road Festival

Ryan Adams - G Star - Backstage - Fall 08 MBFW Getty Images

G Star - Backstage - Fall 08 MBFW

Ryan Adams - First Night Of Ryan Adams UK Tour Getty Images

First Night Of Ryan Adams UK Tour

Music

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Genres

Alternative, Singer-Songwriter. Vote on Genres

Discography

78 releases – 36 under his own name, 41 in other groups and 2 credits on others' music Edit
III/IV III/IV 2010 (Play) Buy mp3
Orion Orion 2010
Easy Tiger Easy Tiger 2007 (Play) Buy mp3
29 29 2005 (Play) Buy mp3
Love Is Hell Love Is Hell 2004 (Play) Buy mp3
Rock N Roll Rock N Roll 2003 (Play) Buy mp3
Demolition Demolition 2002 (Play) Buy mp3
Collaborations, Groups and Family
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Ryan Adams

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In the News

( 4 stories between 20th January 2009 and 11th October 2011 )

Exclusive New Ryan Adams Video: I Love You But

Oct, 11 2011

We are happy to bring you this exclusive acoustic video of Ryan Adams singing "I Love You But I Don't Know What To Say." For the next two days, SoundUnwound and Amazon's Ryan Adam's store are the only places DRA fans can view this video- so, spread the word! Today, Ryan Adam's first full length album of new, non-metal material since 2008's Cardinology was released. Ashes & Fire is drawing comparisons to beloved albums like Heartbreaker and Cold Roses, and heavily features the lovely stylings of Norah Jones on piano as well as Adam's wife Mandy Moore on BGVs. To shop Ryan Adam's vast catalog of music, head over to his Amazon Artist Store and pick up Ashes & Fire.

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New Music Tuesday: Ryan Adams is back with III/IV

Dec, 14 2010

Tuesday, Ryan Adams makes his triumphant return to the list of new releases with III/IV. Once the type of artist that released three records in one year (29, Cold Roses, and Jacksonville City Nights), Adams has been uncharacteristically quiet for the past year and a half. After a final concert with his touring band The Cardinals in April of 2009, Adams took some time off from music to release a few books (Infinity Blues and Hello Sunshine), get married to Mandy Moore, and become one of my favorite people on Twitter (@TheRyanAdams). III/IV was recorded in 2007 during the sessions for Easy Tiger with the Cardinals. What was supposed to be a two week stint in the studio turned into six months of creativity, resulting in Easy Tiger and now III/IV. The two-disc album features 21 previously unreleased songs. Stream the record before you buy it on Adam's MySpace page here. -Erin O.

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Ryan Adams Inspired By Dio's "Beautiful" Funeral

Jun, 12 2010

Ryan Adams described his new album, Orion, as his "first fully-realized sci-fi metal concept album," but as a very limited edition, only a few die-hard fans managed to enjoy Adams’ genre experiment for themselves. However, there’s good news for patient Ryan Adams fans: there’s a follow-up on the way, and even though it may be significantly mellower than Orion, signs are that he hasn’t quite finished with metal yet. Adams took as his inspiration the recent death of legendary rock vocalist Ronnie James Dio, who died from stomach cancer last month. Having attended the funeral, which he described as "epic, beautiful and heartwarming," Adams found himself inspired to be creative. "11 new solo tunes just came out of nowhere," he wrote on his Facebook page. "Day after Dio's funeral they just fell out. Soft mellow acoustic jams -- lots of New Orleans scenery and vibe from the trip." Adams added "I am officially very excited again," and though there's no word yet of an intended release date, his fans will soon be very excited too.

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