RYAN BINGHAM AND THE DEAD HORSES
Posted on June 29th, 2007 by ekko
On occasion, I may like me some Dwight Yoakam or Hank Williams, Jr., but for the most part roadhouse country ain’t my thang. I like alt-country, though, in doses. (Usually doses of Drive-By Truckers or Whiskeytown.) Maybe that’s why I’ve taken a shine to Ryan Bingham and The Dead Horses, who fall somewhere between twang and blues. Just barely breaking his midtwenties, ex-bull rider Bingham tells tales you’d expect to hear in a saloon from e a wizened, heavily wrinkled man with a missing thumb. Authentic-sounding and dusty, Bingham’s latest, “Dead Horses†(produced
by Marc Ford of the Black Crowes) is classic singer-songwriter Americana, a modern-day version of the young Waylon or Willie.
This album deserves a much wider audience. Let’s help it get one!
Long Way From Georgia-Ryan Bingham
Comment By: Stu
June 29th, 2007 at 3:36 pm
I’m not really a Hank, Jr. fan either, but when the entire bar starts singing along to “Family Tradition” you gotta at least know the shoutback parts.
Good stuff – always a pleasure to hear new stuff from you.
Comment By: andy draper
June 28th, 2008 at 4:37 pm
sure would like a t-shirt.will pay for it.address is 2979 rolido #255 houston tx 77063.u guys are really good.
Comment By: ekko
June 28th, 2008 at 9:29 pm
what the fuck are you talking about?