Ryan Bingham

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Ryan Bingham

Ryan Bingham promoting Crazy Heart in 2010
Background information
Birth name George Ryan Bingham
Born March 31, 1981 (1981-03-31) (age 30)
Hobbs, New Mexico, United States
Genres Rock[1], Americana
Occupations Musician
Instruments Vocals, guitar
Years active 2006–present
Labels Lost Highway
Website www.binghammusic.com

Ryan Bingham (born March 31, 1981) is an Americana[2] singer-songwriter currently based in Los Angeles, California.[3]

After garnering critical acclaim for his first two studio releases on Lost Highway Records, 2007's Mescalito and 2009's Roadhouse Sun, Ryan Bingham went on to collaborate with Grammy-winning producer T Bone Burnett on the soundtrack for the 2009 acclaimed film Crazy Heart, including notably co-penning & performing the film’s award-winning theme song "The Weary Kind". The title track earned Bingham an Academy Award, Golden Globe Award, and Critics' Choice Award for “Best Song” in 2010,[4] as well as a Grammy Award for "Best Song Written for a Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media" in 2011.[5] As a result of his monumental year, the Americana Music Association honored Bingham with the organization's top award in 2010: “Artist of the Year”.[6]

Ryan Bingham joined back up with his band The Dead Horses to release their third studio album Junky Star on August 31, 2010. The album debuted in the Top 20 on the Billboard 200 Chart[7] & in the Top 10 on the Billboard Rock Album Chart,[8] making Junky Star Bingham’s highest charting & most successful release to date.

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[edit] Personal life

Ryan Bingham was born in Hobbs, NM and grew up in Texas. He currently lives in Los Angeles, CA. Ryan enjoys bull riding, trains and whiskey. He grew up as a gypsy but has since settled down with womanfolk. [9]

[edit] Career

After issuing self released "Wishbone Saloon" and "Dead Horses", the latter distributed by Lone Star Music, Bingham was signed to Lost Highway Records, who issued his first major label debut with Mescalito on October 2, 2007, produced by former Black Crowes guitarist Marc Ford. Texas Music Magazine has opined that "Bingham talks and sings with a whiskey-and-cigarette throat that screams hard living. Hard in a way that can make a 29-year-old sound like a 50-year-old Tom Waits."[10]

Bingham spent several years on the rodeo circuit: He began bullriding in his late teens.[11] His family moved several times, from Hobbs to Spring and Stephenville, Texas.[12]

Bingham's bandmates, The Dead Horses, are Matthew Smith (drums), Corby Schaub (guitar and mandolin) and Elijah Ford (bass). The bass player on Mescalito was Jeb Stuart. They appeared with the Drive-by Truckers on the PBS show Austin City Limits in October 2007.

The first single from Mescalito, entitled "Southside of Heaven," was released on November 30, 2007. The next single was entitled "Bread and Water."

On June 2, 2009, Ryan Bingham and The Dead Horses released their second album titled Roadhouse Sun via Lost Highway Records. It was once again produced by Marc Ford.

Ryan Bingham from his 2009 release - Roadhouse Sun

Bingham performed two songs for the soundtrack of the movie Crazy Heart, including "I Don't Know," and the theme song, "The Weary Kind." In addition to these performances, Bingham wrote "The Weary Kind" and was produced by T Bone Burnett. He also had a small role in the film as Tony. On January 17, 2010, Bingham was awarded the Golden Globe for Best Original Song for "The Weary Kind" at the 2010 Golden Globe Awards. The song won Best Original Song[13] at the 2010 82nd Academy Awards,[14] as well as Song of the Year at the 9th Annual Americana Music Association awards.[15]

Bingham's third major label release, Junky Star, was released on Lost Highway Records on August 31, 2010.

[edit] Reception

Bingham has appeared as a guest on Bob Harris's Country Show on the BBC's Radio 2. Daryl Easlea, writing for the BBC's folk and country review, said "Bingham will be one of the names to drop in 2008, with an album that sounds as if it's been unearthed from 1972."[16]

Rolling Stone magazine gave Mescalito three out of five stars and wrote that Bingham "earns his sepia-toned album cover with a dusty wood-and-steel sound, and despite being twenty-five, sings like Steve Earle's dad." [17]


[edit] Discography

[edit] Studio albums

Title Album details Peak chart positions
US Country
[18]		 US
[19]		 US
Rock
[20]		 US
Heat
[21]
Mescalito — — — 37
Roadhouse Sun
  • Release date: June 2, 2009
  • Label: Lost Highway Records
  • Formats: CD, music download
 17 65 — —
Junky Star
  • Release date: August 31, 2010
  • Label: Lost Highway Records
  • Formats: CD, music download
 2 19 8 —
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

[edit] Extended plays

Title Album details Peak positions
US Country
[18]
iTunes Live: SXSW
  • Release date: March 18, 2011
  • Label: Lost Highway Records
  • Formats: CD, music download
 64

[edit] Singles

Year Single Peak positions Album
US
[22]
2010 "The Weary Kind" 116 Crazy Heart (soundtrack)
"Depression" — Junky Star
2012 "The Wandering“ (Acoustic) — "Patagonia Benefit“
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

[edit] Music videos

Year Video Director
2007 "Southside of Heaven" Anna Axster
2008 "Bread and Water"
2009 "Country Roads"
2010 "The Weary Kind" Danny Clinch

[edit] Filmography

Year Title Role Notes
2009 Crazy Heart Tony Academy Award for Best Original Song
Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song
Las Vegas Film Critics Society Award for Best Original Song
World Soundtrack Award for Best Original Song Written Directly for a Film

[edit] References

  1. ^ iTunes Official Artist Page for Ryan Bingham
  2. ^ "Ryan Bingham Biography - AOL Music". Music.aol.com. 1981-03-31. http://music.aol.com/artist/ryan-bingham/biography/677680. Retrieved 2011-03-15. 
  3. ^ Martinez, Jose (October 2010). "Ryan Bingham & The Dead Horses On the Road... Again". Venice Magazine. http://www.venicemag.com/news/index/view/282. Retrieved 5 July 2011. 
  4. ^ 2010 ACL Festival: Ryan Bingham Official Bio
  5. ^ Kennedy, Gerrick (13 February 2011). "Grammy Awards: Ryan Bingham nabs a trophy, still puts on pants 'one leg at a time'". Los Angeles Times. http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/music_blog/2011/02/grammy-awards-.html. Retrieved 5 July 2011. 
  6. ^ Talbott, Chris (9 September 2010). "Ryan Bingham Wins Big at Americana Awards". USA Today. http://www.usatoday.com/life/music/news/2010-09-09-americana-awards_N.html. Retrieved 5 July 2011. 
  7. ^ Billboard Chart: Junky Star Chart History
  8. ^ Billboard Chart: Top-Selling Rock Albums Week of September 18, 2010
  9. ^ Gold, Scott. "Raw and Genuine". http://articles.latimes.com/2008/mar/30/entertainment/ca-bingham30. LA Times. http://articles.latimes.com/2008/mar/30/entertainment/ca-bingham30. 
  10. ^ Ryan Bingham's website, quoting the magazine article
  11. ^ Pop Matters website interview with Ryan Bingham
  12. ^ Artists : Artists A to Z : Ryan Bingham Biography : Great American Country
  13. ^ "Oscar nominations announced". ew.com. 2010. http://oscar-watch.ew.com/2010/02/02/oscar-nominations-announced/. Retrieved February 2, 2010. 
  14. ^ "Jeff Bridges, Ryan Bingham, T Bone Burnett Win Oscars for Crazy Heart". cmt.com. 2010-03-08. http://www.cmt.com/news/country-music/1633370/jeff-bridges-ryan-bingham-t-bone-burnett-win-oscars-for-crazy-heart.jhtml. Retrieved 2010-03-08. 
  15. ^ "ARTISTRY WINS DURING 9th ANNUAL AMERICANA MUSIC ASSOCIATION HONORS & AWARDS, Ryan also played at the ACL festival in 2011". americanamusic.org. 2010-09-09. http://americanamusic.org/index.htm?inc=5&news_id=18823. Retrieved 2010-09-13. 
  16. ^ BBC - Folk and Country Review - Ryan Bingham, Mescalito
  17. ^ Mescalito : Ryan Bingham : Review : Rolling Stone
  18. ^ a b "Ryan Bingham Album & Song Chart History - Country Albums". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. http://www.billboard.com/#/artist/ryan-bingham/chart-history/937127?f=320&g=Albums. Retrieved January 8, 2011. 
  19. ^ "Ryan Bingham Album & Song Chart History - Billboard 200". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. http://www.billboard.com/#/artist/ryan-bingham/chart-history/937127. Retrieved January 8, 2011. 
  20. ^ "Ryan Bingham Album & Song Chart History - Rock Albums". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. http://www.billboard.com/#/artist/ryan-bingham/chart-history/937127?f=408&g=Albums. Retrieved January 8, 2011. 
  21. ^ "Ryan Bingham Album & Song Chart History - Heatseekers Albums". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. http://www.billboard.com/#/artist/ryan-bingham/chart-history/937127?f=324&g=Albums. Retrieved January 8, 2011. 
  22. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2011). Top Pop Singles 1955–2010. Record Research, Inc. p. 83. ISBN 0-89820-188-8. 

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