Ryan Bingham
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Once again, we’re proud to welcome new, homegrown talent to Studio 6A. Born in Hobbs, New Mexico and raised in rural Texas towns like Spring and Stephenville, singer/songwriter Ryan Bingham struck out on his own as a teenager, making his living as a bullrider on the Texas rodeo circuit. Between gigs he entertained his buddies playing the guitar he’d learned at 17. Influenced by the Bob Dylan, Bob Wills and Southern rock tunes he heard in his uncle’s roadhouse jukebox, Bingham crafted a hardscrabble Americana sound as dusty and visceral as the dirt roads and backlots he inhabited on the circuit. After a weekly residence at a Stephenville bar and a few self-released albums and with the patronage of Texas music legend Joe Ely, Bingham signed with Lost Highway and recorded Mescalito with ex-Black Crowes guitarist Marc Ford as producer. Sharp tunes like “Bread and Water” and “Southside of Heaven,” tough production that crosses Townes Van Zandt with the Rolling Stones and Bingham’s soulful, weather-ravaged croon atrracted reams of critical acclaim and fans hungry for an update of the Americana tradition. Bingham and his band the Dead Horses now bring that update to his debut appearance on Austin City Limits.
