George Ryan Bingham was born on March 31,1981 and is an American singer, songwriter, guitarist and actor whose music spans multiple genres.
30 Facts About Ryan Bingham
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Originally from Hobbs, New Mexico, Ryan Bingham grew up across the Southwestern United States.
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Ryan Bingham joined the rodeo circuit as a bull rider in his teens.
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Ryan Bingham learned music on a guitar gifted to him by his mother at age 16, initially playing after rodeos for his friends.
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Ryan Bingham signed his first record deal with Lost Highway Records in 2007.
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Ryan Bingham sang "Wolves" as the series' character, Walker, whom he plays on the show.
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Ryan Bingham attended high school primarily in Houston at Westfield High School.
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Ryan Bingham's mother purchased his first guitar when he was 16 years old.
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Roughly a year later, Ryan Bingham hitchhiked back west to Laredo, Texas, in hopes of landing a job with his father, carrying the guitar with him on the trip.
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Ryan 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.
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Ryan Bingham began to play local gigs there, namely a local golf course and a few small bars.
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Ryan Bingham bought a one-way ticket with $100 in his pocket.
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Ryan Bingham's friend had a brother that cut hair during the day and played drums as a hobby.
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Ryan Bingham approached Bingham after the gig with an offer to record an album.
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Ryan Bingham appeared with the Drive-by Truckers on Austin City Limits in October 2007.
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Ryan Bingham performed two songs for the soundtrack of the movie Crazy Heart, including "I Don't Know" and the theme song, "The Weary Kind".
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On January 17,2010, Ryan Bingham was awarded the Golden Globe for Best Original Song for "The Weary Kind".
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Ryan Bingham rejoined with his band the Dead Horses to release their third studio album, Junky Star, on August 31,2010.
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In 2012, Ryan Bingham parted ways with the Dead Horses and record label Lost Highway Records to release his fourth studio album, Tomorrowland, on his own Axster Ryan Bingham Records label.
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Ryan Bingham wrote the song for the film, and it was released as part of the film's original soundtrack in April 2014.
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In 2014, Ryan Bingham starred opposite Imogen Poots in the independent film A Country Called Home, directed and co-written by his wife, Anna Axster.
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Ryan Bingham wrote and recorded the film's title track "A Country Called Home".
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Ryan 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.
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In December 2018, Ryan Bingham announced that he would be releasing his sixth studio album American Love Song in February 2019.
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In March 2020, Ryan 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.
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Ryan Bingham has appeared as a guest on Bob Harris's Country Show on the BBC's Radio 2.
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Ryan Bingham's mother drank herself to death and his father committed suicide.
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Ryan Bingham 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.
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Ryan 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.
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On June 29,2021, Ryan Bingham filed for divorce from his wife, Anna Axster, after 12 years of marriage.