Sara Schwabe: The Heartbreaker sells out
If you missed getting tickets, I really can't help you with the Sold Out situation for the Ryan Adams show at the Bijou on Tuesday, but I can help distract you with a little bit of trivia about the Grammy-nominated artist.
So...throw a little Gold on the CD player, grab a High Life and some smokes and take a little tour of the life of Ryan Adams--it's almost as fun as seeing him live (well, not really).
*He is NOT Bryan Adams--although they do share a birthday and in some photos, they have almost the same hairdo.
Bryan Adams
Ryan Adams
*He was born, David Ryan Adams on November 5, 1974 (ok...he's a month younger than me. What have I done with my life??) in Jacksonville, NC.
*He's a high school dropout.
*He first started performing as a singer in a punk band, The Patty Duke Syndrome, which released a couple of tunes you might be able to find on eBay for a lot of money. Not one of which is the "Identical Cousins" theme song.
*In 1996, Ryan Adams formed a new alt-country band called Whiskeytown. They were hugely popular with all the cool people.
*Ryan Adams is a wild-man.
*In 1999, his wild-manness pretty much caused the break up of Whiskeytown. All the cool people cried...
*...and they kept crying 'til he came out with his first solo album, Heartbreaker, in 2000. Then the cool people were happy again.
*Since 2000, the prolific Ryan Adams has recorded pretty much an album a year. Here they are in order:
-2001, Gold
-2002, Demolition
-2003, Rock n Roll
-2004, Love is Hell
-2005, 29, Cold Roses and The Cardinals, the band that had been opening for him on tour. They all fell in love and made beautiful music together.
*In 2003 (we're back-tracking), Ryan Adams was nominated for a Grammy. He didn't win, but his fellow nominees included Tom Waits and Bruce Springsteen. I'd say the nomination was honor enough!
*Ryan Adams has worked with all sorts of famous people, which makes him even more brilliant. Some of his friends are Willie Nelson, Lucinda Williams, Emmylou Harris, Norah Jones, Beth Orton, Gillian Welch and David Rawlings. I'm sure he's got others, too.
*Ryan Adams dates popular girls like Parker Posey and Carrie Hamilton (Carol Burnett's daughter).
*Ryan Adams sells out venues where ever he performs--including the Bijou Theatre in Knoxville!
Comments
Ryan has an upcoming album with Willie Nelson...I can't wait. I am so sooooooooo beating myself up for not getting tickets to this concert. I guess I will just sing "Oh my sweet Carolina..." over and over and drown my sorrows away...
Posted by: Jim Clement, Jr. | July 23, 2006 10:50 PM