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Ryan Bingham

George Ryan Bingham (born March 31, 1981) is an American actor, singer, songwriter, and guitarist whose music spans multiple genres.[3][4] He is currently based in Los Angeles.[5] As of 2019, Bingham has released six studio albums and one live album, the last four of which were released under his own label, Axster Bingham Records.[6][7][8][9]

Ryan Bingham
Bingham performing in 2010
Born
George Ryan Bingham

(1981-03-31) March 31, 1981 (age 42)
EducationWestfield High School
Occupations
  • Singer
  • songwriter
  • musician
Years active2007–present
Spouse
(m. 2009; div. 2021)
Children3
AwardsFull list
Musical career
OriginAustin, Texas, U.S.
Genres
Instrument(s)
  • Vocals
  • guitar
  • harmonica
  • keyboard
Labels
Websiteryanbingham.com

Originally from Hobbs, New Mexico, Bingham grew up across the Southwestern United States. He joined the rodeo circuit as a bull rider in his teens.[10] Bingham learned music on a guitar gifted to him by his mother at age 16, initially playing after rodeos for his friends.[11] Eventually, he began playing in small bars and honky tonks across the West, landing him in Los Angeles. Bingham signed his first record deal with Lost Highway Records (UMG) in 2007.[12]

After receiving critical acclaim for his first two studio releases on Lost Highway Records, 2007's Mescalito and 2009's Roadhouse Sun, Bingham went on to collaborate with Grammy-winning producer T Bone Burnett on the soundtrack for the 2009 acclaimed film Crazy Heart, including notably cowriting and 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,[13] as well as a Grammy Award for "Best Song Written for a Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media" in 2011.[14] The Americana Music Association also honored Bingham with the organization's top award in 2010 as "Artist of the Year".[15]

Bingham's most recent album, American Love Song, was released on February 15, 2019. A ballad from that album, "Wolves", was inspired in part by the March For Our Lives students who were dealing with grown men and women questioning their integrity on social media.[16] The song was also featured on the TV series Yellowstone.[17] Bingham sang "Wolves" as the series' character, Walker, whom he plays on the show.[18]

In April 2019, Bingham partnered with Live Nation to launch his own music festival, The Western. The inaugural event took place over two days in Luckenbach, Texas.[19]

Early life Edit

Bingham was born in Hobbs, New Mexico. His family relocated to the Midland–Odessa area of West Texas, before eventually moving to Houston. He attended high school primarily in Houston at Westfield High School.

Bingham's mother purchased his first guitar when he was 16 years old. Although he was fascinated by music, he left his guitar dormant in his closet. Roughly a year later, Bingham hitchhiked back west to Laredo, Texas, in hopes of landing a job with his father, carrying the guitar with him on the trip. Bingham's father enjoyed having neighbors over on their porch to drink beer, and one of them taught him a classical Mariachi song called "La Malaguena" in segments. Though he loved playing the song, it was the only one he would learn during his time in Laredo.

He relocated to Stephenville, Texas. There, he began learning more music while also riding on the rodeo team at Tarleton State University. It was in Stephenville that he would write arguably his most well-known hit "Southside Of Heaven" in a trailer house. He also began to play local gigs there, namely a local golf course and a few small bars.

While in Stephenville, Bingham had a friend who caught wind of a job in Paris, France, with the Wild West Show at the Disney Resort. He bought a one-way ticket with $100 in his pocket. Upon arrival, he was informed that the manager with whom he had a mutual friend was no longer with the company, and he found himself stranded with his guitar and old rigging bag from his rodeo days. Luckily, he found some friends-of-friends within the Disney programs and began playing music in local parks for tips.

Eventually, he saved enough money to get back to Texas and moved in with a rodeo buddy near Fort Worth. His friend had a brother (Matthew "Papa" Smith) that cut hair during the day and played drums as a hobby. After an introduction and impromptu gig at an empty bar in Fort Worth, he and Papa would go on to be the founding members of Ryan Bingham and the Dead Horses.[20] Marc Ford of the Black Crowes was one of the few people in the bar that night. He approached Bingham after the gig with an offer to record an album.[21][22]

Career Edit

After issuing self-released "Wishbone Saloon" and "Dead Horses", the latter distributed by Lone Star Music, Bingham was signed to Lost Highway Records, which 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."[23] Bingham spent several years on the rodeo circuit. He began bull riding in his late teens.[24][25]

Bingham's former band, The Dead Horses, was composed of Matthew "Papa" Smith (drums), Corby Schaub (guitar and mandolin) and Marc Ford's son Elijah (bass). The bass player on Mescalito was Jeb Venable (a.k.a. Jeb Stuart), with Joe Allen credited as well, plus a contribution from John Bazz on upright bass. Bingham appeared with the Drive-by Truckers on Austin City Limits in October 2007. The first single from Mescalito, titled "Southside of Heaven", was released on November 30, 2007. The second single was entitled "Bread and Water".

On June 2, 2009, Ryan Bingham and The Dead Horses released their second studio 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". The song was co-written by Bingham and producer, T Bone Burnett. Bingham also played a small role in the film. On January 17, 2010, Bingham was awarded the Golden Globe for Best Original Song for "The Weary Kind". The song also won the 2010 Academy Award for Best Original Song,[26][27] the 2010 Grammy award for Best Song Written for a Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media,[28] as well as Song of the Year at the 9th Annual Americana Music Association awards.[29]

Bingham rejoined 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[30] & in the Top 10 on the Billboard Rock Album Chart,[31] making Junky Star Bingham's highest charting and most successful release to date.

In 2012, Bingham parted ways with the Dead Horses and record label Lost Highway Records to release his fourth studio album, Tomorrowland, on his own Axster Bingham Records label.[32] Bingham co-produced the album with musician/producer Justin Stanley. The first single released from Tomorrowland was "Heart of Rhythm". Both the single and the official lyric video debuted on Americansongwriter.com on July 30, 2012.[33] Bingham's second Tomorrowland single "Guess Who's Knockin" debuted on rollingstone.com on September 6, 2012.[34] The official music video for "Guess Who's Knocking" premiered on pastmagazine.com October 4, 2012.[35]

In 2013, Bingham's song "For Anyone's Sake" appeared in the closing credits of the feature film Joe, starring Nicolas Cage. Bingham wrote the song for the film, and it was released as part of the film's original soundtrack in April 2014.[36][37] In the same year, Bingham also wrote and recorded "Until I'm One With You", the theme song for FX TV drama series The Bridge. The song is Bingham's first screen track since his Academy Award win for best theme song in 2010. "Until I'm One With You" was released as a digital single on Bingham's own Axster Bingham Records label on June 25, 2013.[38]

In 2014, Bingham starred opposite Imogen Poots in the independent film A Country Called Home, directed and co-written by his wife, Anna Axster. Bingham also wrote and recorded the film's title track "A Country Called Home". The song was released digitally through Bingham's own label, Axster Bingham Records, on May 6, 2016.[39]

Bingham's fifth studio album Fear and Saturday Night was recorded mostly live at Plyrz Studio outside of Los Angeles, California.[40] The album was co-produced by Jim Scott and released through Axster Bingham Records on January 20, 2015. The album's first single "Radio" was released on December 9, 2014. In a 2016 interview with Rolling Stone magazine, Bingham shared, "'Radio' is a song I wrote about the thoughts, memories, and emotions that roll through my mind. The radio that's constantly playing in your head, night and day."[41]

On August 6, 2016, Bingham recorded his first live album, Ryan Bingham Live, at Whitewater Amphitheater in New Braunfels, Texas. The album was released on October 21, 2016. The entire Whitewater Amphitheater show was also filmed and streamed live by Amazon Music.[42]

Bingham released a song titled "Back By the River" on The Musical Mojo of Dr. John: A Celebration of Mac and his Music, in 2016.[43]

In 2018–2020, Bingham has a guest role in the contemporary Western television show, Yellowstone, as Walker, an itinerant ranch hand.[18][44][45]

In December 2018, Bingham announced that he would be releasing his sixth studio album American Love Song in February 2019.

In March 2020, Bingham began posting various covers and released songs on his Youtube channel in a series known as the Cantina Sessions throughout the COVID-19 Pandemic, he continued such until the end of 2020.

Reception Edit

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."[46]

 
Ryan Bingham & Joe Ely – Antone's during SXSW 2008 – Austin, TX.

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."[47]

PopMatters review of Tomorrowland awarded the album with 8 out of 10 stars. Greg M. Scwartz, writing for PopMatters wrote, that "The one-time pro rodeo rider turned Texas troubadour has blues, country, and Americana influences that are certainly still there. But at his core, Bingham has always been a rock 'n' roller and Tomorrowland features him rocking at his best."[48]

Tomorrowland was also reviewed by Nico Isaac from Paste (magazine). Isaac wrote: "Tomorrowland is like a good, ol' fashioned rock anthem of kiss-my-asschaps autonomy... One thing's for sure Tomorrowland- the album and the red-blooded, rattlesnake-eating rebellious attitude—is no place for the weary kind."[32]

Personal life Edit

Ryan's mother drank herself to death and his father died by suicide. Bingham's "Never Far Behind" from his Tomorrowland album is about his parents.[49][50]

He announced at his performance in Austin, Texas, on March 5, 2015, that he and his wife were expecting their first child in the summer of 2015. Bingham's song "Broken Heart Tattoo" from Fear and Saturday Night is a reflection about what he would like to say to his unborn child.[51]

On June 29, 2021, Bingham filed for divorce from his wife, Anna Axster, after 12 years of marriage. In September 2021, it was revealed that the couple's former Topanga Canyon home was sold for $2.45 million. The home was originally purchased by the couple in 2013 for $1.36 million. Bingham and Axster have three children together.[52][53]

Since April 2023, Bingham and his fellow Yellowstone co-star Hassie Harrison have been in a relationship.[54]

Discography Edit

Studio albums Edit

Title Album details Peak chart positions
US Country
[55]
US
[56]
US
Folk

[57]
US
Rock

[58]
US
Indie

[59]
Mescalito
Roadhouse Sun
  • Release date: June 2, 2009
  • Label: Lost Highway
  • Formats: LP, CD, music download, streaming
17 65
Junky Star
  • Release date: August 31, 2010
  • Label: Lost Highway
  • Formats: LP, CD, music download, streaming
2 19 8
Tomorrowland
  • Release date: September 18, 2012
  • Label: Axster/Bingham
  • Formats: LP, CD, music download, streaming
7 36 16 8
Fear and Saturday Night
  • Release date: January 20, 2015
  • Label: Axster/Bingham
  • Formats: LP, CD, music download, streaming
47 3 9 7
American Love Song
  • Release date: February 15, 2019[60]
  • Label: Axster Bingham
  • Formats: LP, CD, music download, streaming
12 124 4 18 4
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Live albums Edit

Title Album details
Ryan Bingham Live
  • Release date: October 21, 2016
  • Label: Axster Bingham
  • Formats: LP, CD, music download, streaming

Extended plays Edit

Title Album details Peak positions
US Country
[55]
iTunes Live: SXSW
  • Release date: March 18, 2011
  • Label: Lost Highway Records
  • Formats: CD, music download
64
Title Album details Peak positions
US Country
[55]
Watch Out For The Wolf
  • Release date: August 11, 2023
  • Label: Thirty Tigers
  • Formats: CD, Vinyl, music download

Singles Edit

Title Year Peak positions Album
US Country Digital
[61]
US Bubbling
[62]
"Southside of Heaven" 2007 Mescalito
"The Weary Kind"[63] 2010 11 16 Crazy Heart (soundtrack)
"Depression" Junky Star
"The Wandering" 2012
"Heart of Rhythm" Tomorrowland
"Until I'm One with You"[38] 2013
"Broken Heart Tattoos"[64] 2014 Fear and Saturday Night
"Radio"[65]
"Hands of Time"[66] 2015
"Wolves”[67] 2018 American Love Song
"Jingle and Go"[68] 2019
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Other charted songs Edit

Title Year Peak positions Album
US Country Digital
[61]
"Hallelujah"[69] 2010 9 Junky Star

Music videos Edit

Year Video Director
2007 "Southside of Heaven" Anna Axster
2008 "Bread and Water"
2009 "Country Roads"
"Snake Eyes"
2010 "The Weary Kind" Danny Clinch
2012 "Heart of Rhythm" Anna Axster
2012 "Guess Who's Knocking"
2015 "Radio"
2018 "Wolves” Ryan Bingham

Filmography Edit

Film Edit

For film roles, he is credited as Ryan Bingham unless otherwise noted.

Year Title Role Notes
2009 Crazy Heart[70] Tony
2015 Jackie & Ryan[70] Cowboy's Brother
A Country Called Home[70] Jack credited as composer and actor
2016 Ryan Bingham Live[70] Himself TV special
2017 Hostiles[70] Sergeant Malloy
The Life & Songs of Kris Kristofferson[70] Himself TV special
Outlaw: Celebrating the Music of Waylon Jennings[70] Himself TV special

Television Edit

Year Title Role Notes
2008–2012 The Tonight Show with Jay Leno[70] Himself 4 episodes; Guest
2009–2010 Late Show with David Letterman[70] Himself 3 episodes; Guest
2012 Good Morning America[70] Himself 1 episode; musical guest
2018–present Yellowstone[70] Walker 23 episodes

Awards and nominations Edit

Academy Awards Edit

Year Category Nominated work Result
2010 Best Original Song "The Weary Kind" (Shared with T Bone Burnett) Won

Americana Music Association Edit

Year Category Nominated work Result
2010 Artist of the Year Himself Won

Critics' Choice Movie Awards Edit

Year Category Nominated work Result
2010 Best Song "The Weary Kind" (Shared with T Bone Burnett) Won

Golden Globe Awards Edit

Year Category Nominated work Result
2010 Best Original Song "The Weary Kind" (Shared with T Bone Burnett) Won

Grammy Awards Edit

Year Category Nominated work Result
2011 Best Song Written for Visual Media "The Weary Kind" (Shared with T Bone Burnett) Won

Satellite Awards Edit

Year Category Nominated work Result
2009 Best Original Song "The Weary Kind" (Shared with T Bone Burnett) Won

Screen Actors Guild Awards Edit

Year Category Nominated work Result
2021 Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series Yellowstone Nominated

World Soundtrack Awards Edit

Year Category Nominated work Result
2010 Best Original Song Written Directly for a Film "The Weary Kind" (Shared with T Bone Burnett) Won

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External links Edit

  • Bingham's official website
  • from CountryMusicPride.com
  • Los Angeles Times article on Bingham
  • Ryan Bingham at IMDb

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This article is about the singer For the fictional character see Up in the Air 2009 film The Dead Horses redirects here For other uses see Dead Horse disambiguation George Ryan Bingham born March 31 1981 is an American actor singer songwriter and guitarist whose music spans multiple genres 3 4 He is currently based in Los Angeles 5 As of 2019 Bingham has released six studio albums and one live album the last four of which were released under his own label Axster Bingham Records 6 7 8 9 Ryan BinghamBingham performing in 2010BornGeorge Ryan Bingham 1981 03 31 March 31 1981 age 42 Hobbs New Mexico U S EducationWestfield High SchoolOccupationsSinger songwriter musicianYears active2007 presentSpouseAnna Axster m 2009 div 2021 wbr Children3AwardsFull listMusical careerOriginAustin Texas U S GenresAmericana 1 roots rock 2 Instrument s Vocals guitar harmonica keyboardLabelsLost Highway Axster BinghamWebsiteryanbingham wbr comOriginally from Hobbs New Mexico Bingham grew up across the Southwestern United States He joined the rodeo circuit as a bull rider in his teens 10 Bingham learned music on a guitar gifted to him by his mother at age 16 initially playing after rodeos for his friends 11 Eventually he began playing in small bars and honky tonks across the West landing him in Los Angeles Bingham signed his first record deal with Lost Highway Records UMG in 2007 12 After receiving critical acclaim for his first two studio releases on Lost Highway Records 2007 s Mescalito and 2009 s Roadhouse Sun Bingham went on to collaborate with Grammy winning producer T Bone Burnett on the soundtrack for the 2009 acclaimed film Crazy Heart including notably cowriting and 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 13 as well as a Grammy Award for Best Song Written for a Motion Picture Television or Other Visual Media in 2011 14 The Americana Music Association also honored Bingham with the organization s top award in 2010 as Artist of the Year 15 Bingham s most recent album American Love Song was released on February 15 2019 A ballad from that album Wolves was inspired in part by the March For Our Lives students who were dealing with grown men and women questioning their integrity on social media 16 The song was also featured on the TV series Yellowstone 17 Bingham sang Wolves as the series character Walker whom he plays on the show 18 In April 2019 Bingham partnered with Live Nation to launch his own music festival The Western The inaugural event took place over two days in Luckenbach Texas 19 Contents 1 Early life 2 Career 3 Reception 4 Personal life 5 Discography 5 1 Studio albums 5 2 Live albums 5 3 Extended plays 5 4 Singles 5 5 Other charted songs 5 6 Music videos 6 Filmography 6 1 Film 6 2 Television 7 Awards and nominations 7 1 Academy Awards 7 2 Americana Music Association 7 3 Critics Choice Movie Awards 7 4 Golden Globe Awards 7 5 Grammy Awards 7 6 Satellite Awards 7 7 Screen Actors Guild Awards 7 8 World Soundtrack Awards 8 References 9 External linksEarly life EditBingham was born in Hobbs New Mexico His family relocated to the Midland Odessa area of West Texas before eventually moving to Houston He attended high school primarily in Houston at Westfield High School Bingham s mother purchased his first guitar when he was 16 years old Although he was fascinated by music he left his guitar dormant in his closet Roughly a year later Bingham hitchhiked back west to Laredo Texas in hopes of landing a job with his father carrying the guitar with him on the trip Bingham s father enjoyed having neighbors over on their porch to drink beer and one of them taught him a classical Mariachi song called La Malaguena in segments Though he loved playing the song it was the only one he would learn during his time in Laredo He relocated to Stephenville Texas There he began learning more music while also riding on the rodeo team at Tarleton State University It was in Stephenville that he would write arguably his most well known hit Southside Of Heaven in a trailer house He also began to play local gigs there namely a local golf course and a few small bars While in Stephenville Bingham had a friend who caught wind of a job in Paris France with the Wild West Show at the Disney Resort He bought a one way ticket with 100 in his pocket Upon arrival he was informed that the manager with whom he had a mutual friend was no longer with the company and he found himself stranded with his guitar and old rigging bag from his rodeo days Luckily he found some friends of friends within the Disney programs and began playing music in local parks for tips Eventually he saved enough money to get back to Texas and moved in with a rodeo buddy near Fort Worth His friend had a brother Matthew Papa Smith that cut hair during the day and played drums as a hobby After an introduction and impromptu gig at an empty bar in Fort Worth he and Papa would go on to be the founding members of Ryan Bingham and the Dead Horses 20 Marc Ford of the Black Crowes was one of the few people in the bar that night He approached Bingham after the gig with an offer to record an album 21 22 Career EditAfter issuing self released Wishbone Saloon and Dead Horses the latter distributed by Lone Star Music Bingham was signed to Lost Highway Records which 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 23 Bingham spent several years on the rodeo circuit He began bull riding in his late teens 24 25 Bingham s former band The Dead Horses was composed of Matthew Papa Smith drums Corby Schaub guitar and mandolin and Marc Ford s son Elijah bass The bass player on Mescalito was Jeb Venable a k a Jeb Stuart with Joe Allen credited as well plus a contribution from John Bazz on upright bass Bingham appeared with the Drive by Truckers on Austin City Limits in October 2007 The first single from Mescalito titled Southside of Heaven was released on November 30 2007 The second single was entitled Bread and Water On June 2 2009 Ryan Bingham and The Dead Horses released their second studio album titled Roadhouse Sun via Lost Highway Records It was once again produced by Marc Ford nbsp Ryan Bingham from his 2009 release Roadhouse SunBingham performed two songs for the soundtrack of the movie Crazy Heart including I Don t Know and the theme song The Weary Kind The song was co written by Bingham and producer T Bone Burnett Bingham also played a small role in the film On January 17 2010 Bingham was awarded the Golden Globe for Best Original Song for The Weary Kind The song also won the 2010 Academy Award for Best Original Song 26 27 the 2010 Grammy award for Best Song Written for a Motion Picture Television or Other Visual Media 28 as well as Song of the Year at the 9th Annual Americana Music Association awards 29 Bingham rejoined 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 30 amp in the Top 10 on the Billboard Rock Album Chart 31 making Junky Star Bingham s highest charting and most successful release to date In 2012 Bingham parted ways with the Dead Horses and record label Lost Highway Records to release his fourth studio album Tomorrowland on his own Axster Bingham Records label 32 Bingham co produced the album with musician producer Justin Stanley The first single released from Tomorrowland was Heart of Rhythm Both the single and the official lyric video debuted on Americansongwriter com on July 30 2012 33 Bingham s second Tomorrowland single Guess Who s Knockin debuted on rollingstone com on September 6 2012 34 The official music video for Guess Who s Knocking premiered on pastmagazine com October 4 2012 35 In 2013 Bingham s song For Anyone s Sake appeared in the closing credits of the feature film Joe starring Nicolas Cage Bingham wrote the song for the film and it was released as part of the film s original soundtrack in April 2014 36 37 In the same year Bingham also wrote and recorded Until I m One With You the theme song for FX TV drama series The Bridge The song is Bingham s first screen track since his Academy Award win for best theme song in 2010 Until I m One With You was released as a digital single on Bingham s own Axster Bingham Records label on June 25 2013 38 In 2014 Bingham starred opposite Imogen Poots in the independent film A Country Called Home directed and co written by his wife Anna Axster Bingham also wrote and recorded the film s title track A Country Called Home The song was released digitally through Bingham s own label Axster Bingham Records on May 6 2016 39 Bingham s fifth studio album Fear and Saturday Night was recorded mostly live at Plyrz Studio outside of Los Angeles California 40 The album was co produced by Jim Scott and released through Axster Bingham Records on January 20 2015 The album s first single Radio was released on December 9 2014 In a 2016 interview with Rolling Stone magazine Bingham shared Radio is a song I wrote about the thoughts memories and emotions that roll through my mind The radio that s constantly playing in your head night and day 41 On August 6 2016 Bingham recorded his first live album Ryan Bingham Live at Whitewater Amphitheater in New Braunfels Texas The album was released on October 21 2016 The entire Whitewater Amphitheater show was also filmed and streamed live by Amazon Music 42 Bingham released a song titled Back By the River on The Musical Mojo of Dr John A Celebration of Mac and his Music in 2016 43 In 2018 2020 Bingham has a guest role in the contemporary Western television show Yellowstone as Walker an itinerant ranch hand 18 44 45 In December 2018 Bingham announced that he would be releasing his sixth studio album American Love Song in February 2019 In March 2020 Bingham began posting various covers and released songs on his Youtube channel in a series known as the Cantina Sessions throughout the COVID 19 Pandemic he continued such until the end of 2020 Reception EditBingham 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 46 nbsp Ryan Bingham amp Joe Ely Antone s during SXSW 2008 Austin TX 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 47 PopMatters review of Tomorrowland awarded the album with 8 out of 10 stars Greg M Scwartz writing for PopMatters wrote that The one time pro rodeo rider turned Texas troubadour has blues country and Americana influences that are certainly still there But at his core Bingham has always been a rock n roller and Tomorrowland features him rocking at his best 48 Tomorrowland was also reviewed by Nico Isaac from Paste magazine Isaac wrote Tomorrowland is like a good ol fashioned rock anthem of kiss my asschaps autonomy One thing s for sure Tomorrowland the album and the red blooded rattlesnake eating rebellious attitude is no place for the weary kind 32 Personal life EditRyan s mother drank herself to death and his father died by suicide Bingham s Never Far Behind from his Tomorrowland album is about his parents 49 50 He announced at his performance in Austin Texas on March 5 2015 that he and his wife were expecting their first child in the summer of 2015 Bingham s song Broken Heart Tattoo from Fear and Saturday Night is a reflection about what he would like to say to his unborn child 51 On June 29 2021 Bingham filed for divorce from his wife Anna Axster after 12 years of marriage In September 2021 it was revealed that the couple s former Topanga Canyon home was sold for 2 45 million The home was originally purchased by the couple in 2013 for 1 36 million Bingham and Axster have three children together 52 53 Since April 2023 Bingham and his fellow Yellowstone co star Hassie Harrison have been in a relationship 54 Discography EditStudio albums Edit Title Album details Peak chart positionsUS Country 55 US 56 USFolk 57 USRock 58 USIndie 59 Mescalito Release date October 2 2007 Label Lost Highway Formats LP CD music download streaming Roadhouse Sun Release date June 2 2009 Label Lost Highway Formats LP CD music download streaming 17 65 Junky Star Release date August 31 2010 Label Lost Highway Formats LP CD music download streaming 2 19 8 Tomorrowland Release date September 18 2012 Label Axster Bingham Formats LP CD music download streaming 7 36 16 8Fear and Saturday Night Release date January 20 2015 Label Axster Bingham Formats LP CD music download streaming 47 3 9 7American Love Song Release date February 15 2019 60 Label Axster Bingham Formats LP CD music download streaming 12 124 4 18 4 denotes releases that did not chartLive albums Edit Title Album detailsRyan Bingham Live Release date October 21 2016 Label Axster Bingham Formats LP CD music download streamingExtended plays Edit Title Album details Peak positionsUS Country 55 iTunes Live SXSW Release date March 18 2011 Label Lost Highway Records Formats CD music download 64Title Album details Peak positionsUS Country 55 Watch Out For The Wolf Release date August 11 2023 Label Thirty Tigers Formats CD Vinyl music downloadSingles Edit Title Year Peak positions AlbumUS Country Digital 61 US Bubbling 62 Southside of Heaven 2007 Mescalito The Weary Kind 63 2010 11 16 Crazy Heart soundtrack Depression Junky Star The Wandering 2012 Heart of Rhythm Tomorrowland Until I m One with You 38 2013 Broken Heart Tattoos 64 2014 Fear and Saturday Night Radio 65 Hands of Time 66 2015 Wolves 67 2018 American Love Song Jingle and Go 68 2019 denotes releases that did not chartOther charted songs Edit Title Year Peak positions AlbumUS Country Digital 61 Hallelujah 69 2010 9 Junky StarMusic videos Edit Year Video Director2007 Southside of Heaven Anna Axster2008 Bread and Water 2009 Country Roads Snake Eyes 2010 The Weary Kind Danny Clinch2012 Heart of Rhythm Anna Axster2012 Guess Who s Knocking 2015 Radio 2018 Wolves Ryan BinghamFilmography EditFilm Edit For film roles he is credited as Ryan Bingham unless otherwise noted Year Title Role Notes2009 Crazy Heart 70 Tony2015 Jackie amp Ryan 70 Cowboy s BrotherA Country Called Home 70 Jack credited as composer and actor2016 Ryan Bingham Live 70 Himself TV special2017 Hostiles 70 Sergeant MalloyThe Life amp Songs of Kris Kristofferson 70 Himself TV specialOutlaw Celebrating the Music of Waylon Jennings 70 Himself TV specialTelevision Edit Year Title Role Notes2008 2012 The Tonight Show with Jay Leno 70 Himself 4 episodes Guest2009 2010 Late Show with David Letterman 70 Himself 3 episodes Guest2012 Good Morning America 70 Himself 1 episode musical guest2018 present Yellowstone 70 Walker 23 episodesAwards and nominations EditAcademy Awards Edit Year Category Nominated work Result2010 Best Original Song The Weary Kind Shared with T Bone Burnett WonAmericana Music Association Edit Year Category Nominated work Result2010 Artist of the Year Himself WonCritics Choice Movie Awards Edit Year Category Nominated work Result2010 Best Song The Weary Kind Shared with T Bone Burnett WonGolden Globe Awards Edit Year Category Nominated work Result2010 Best Original Song The Weary Kind Shared with T Bone Burnett WonGrammy Awards Edit Year Category Nominated work Result2011 Best Song Written for Visual Media The Weary Kind Shared with T Bone Burnett WonSatellite Awards Edit Year Category Nominated work Result2009 Best Original Song The Weary Kind Shared with T Bone Burnett WonScreen Actors Guild Awards Edit Year Category Nominated work Result2021 Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series Yellowstone NominatedWorld Soundtrack Awards Edit Year Category Nominated work Result2010 Best Original Song Written Directly for a Film The Weary Kind Shared with T Bone Burnett WonReferences Edit iTunes album review iTunes September 18 2012 Greg M Schwartz October 23 2012 PopMatters com review Gold Scott March 30 2008 Raw and Genuine LA Times Retrieved June 27 2019 Hajek Daniel From Rodeo To Radio Ryan Bingham s Wild Ride NPR org NPR Retrieved June 27 2019 LanHam Tom March 2019 Ryan Bingham is happier out of Hollywood spotlight SFExaminer Retrieved June 21 2019 Isaac Nico September 17 2012 Ryan Bingham Tomorrowland Paste Magazine Retrieved June 27 2019 Horowitz Hal January 20 2015 Ryan Bingham Fear and Saturday Night American Songwriter Retrieved June 27 2019 Skinner Jared November 28 2016 Ryan Bingham Ryan Bingham Live PopMatters com Retrieved June 27 2019 Beaugez Jim February 12 2019 How Ryan Bingham s Album American Love Song Addresses Border Politics RollingStone Magazine Retrieved June 27 2019 Schlanger Talia June 3 2019 Ryan Bingham s Rugged And Raw American Love Song NPR org NPR Retrieved June 27 2019 Essmaker Tina January 15 2013 Ryan Bingham MUSICIAN SONGWRITER The Great Discontent Retrieved June 27 2019 Deusner Stephen June 4 2009 Ryan Bingham amp the Dead Horses Roadhouse Sun Paste Magazine Retrieved June 27 2019 2010 ACL Festival Ryan Bingham Official Bio Archived April 23 2011 at the Wayback Machine Kennedy Gerrick February 13 2011 Grammy Awards Ryan Bingham nabs a trophy still puts on pants one leg at a time Los Angeles Times Retrieved July 5 2011 Talbott Chris September 9 2010 Ryan Bingham Wins Big at Americana Awards USA Today Retrieved July 5 2011 dead link Newman Melinda November 29 2018 Ryan Bingham on His Haunting New Song Wolves and Launching His Own Music Festival Exclusive Billboard Billboard Magazine Retrieved June 27 2019 Yellowstone S1E7 Soundtrack A Monster Is Among Us What Song Retrieved June 27 2019 a b Yellowstone Season 1 TV Series Paramount Network Retrieved June 22 2019 Rascoe Rachel April 19 2019 Faster Than Sound Ryan Bingham Warms Up His Western Festival Austin Chronicle Retrieved June 28 2019 Ryan Bingham Interviewed by 3DotMag YouTube Ryan Bingham Conquers Fear and Loathing to Rock the American Dream PopMatters com December 2 2015 Retrieved February 23 2019 100 The 100th Episode Celebration w Ryan F ing Bingham from wellRED podcast Stitcher com Ryan Bingham s website quoting the magazine article Binghammusic com July 9 2014 Retrieved July 27 2014 McCartney Kelly Pop Matters website interview with Ryan Bingham Popmatters com Retrieved July 27 2014 Artists Artists A to Z Ryan Bingham Biography Great American Country Gactv com June 27 2014 Archived from the original on February 11 2012 Retrieved July 27 2014 Oscar nominations announced ew com 2010 Archived from the original on February 5 2010 Retrieved February 2 2010 Jeff Bridges Ryan Bingham T Bone Burnett Win Oscars for Crazy Heart cmt com March 8 2010 Retrieved March 8 2010 Ryan Bingham Grammy com May 22 2018 ARTISTRY WINS DURING 9th ANNUAL AMERICANA MUSIC ASSOCIATION HONORS amp AWARDS Ryan also played at the ACL festival in 2011 Sesac com September 10 2010 Retrieved September 13 2010 Billboard Music Charts News Photos amp Video Billboard com Billboard Music Charts News Photos amp Video Billboard com a b Ryan Bingham Tomorrowland Pastemagazine com September 17 2012 Premiere Ryan Bingham Heart of Rhythm Lyric Video Americansongwriter com July 30 2012 Song Premiere Ryan Bingham Guess Who s Knocking Rolling Stone September 6 2012 Video Premiere Ryan Bingham Guess Who s Knocking Pastemagazine com October 4 2012 Joe Original Motion Picture Soundtrack by Jeff McIlwain amp David Wingo Itunes apple com April 8 2014 Joe Amazon com a b Phil Gallo Ryan Bingham Pens Theme For FX s Bridge First Screen Track Since Oscar Win Billboard com 06 25 13 A Country Called Home Single by Ryan Bingham Itunes apple com May 6 2016 Ryan Bingham Returns with Fear and Saturday Night No Depression nodepression com Archived from the original on March 18 2015 Retrieved January 15 2022 Watch Ryan Bingham s Intense Live Radio Video Rolling Stone September 30 2016 Song Premiere Ryan Bingham crowd favorite Sunrise off new live album Ftw usatoday com October 18 2016 Press Play New Music Tulsaworld com Retrieved September 14 2016 Yellowstone Season 2 TV Series Paramount Network Retrieved June 22 2019 Yellowstone Season 3 TV Series Paramount Network Retrieved September 20 2020 Easlea Daryl BBC Music Review of Ryan Bingham Mescalito Bbc co uk Archived from the original on July 23 2012 Retrieved February 17 2020 Mescalito Ryan Bingham Review Rolling Stone Archived from the original on January 14 2009 Retrieved July 27 2014 Ryan Bingham Tomorrowland lt PopMatters www popmatters com Archived from the original on 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Bingham Billboard Retrieved March 25 2022 a b c d e f g h i j k Ryan Bingham IMDb Retrieved March 24 2022 External links Edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Ryan Bingham Bingham s official website Review of Roadhouse Sun from CountryMusicPride com Los Angeles Times article on Bingham Interview with LoneStarMusic com Ryan Bingham at IMDb Ryan Bingham Crazy Heart Soundtrack A Guitar Felt A Lot Better In My Hands Than A Shovel The European Magazine Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Ryan Bingham amp oldid 1179437045, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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