Ryan Bingham is a folk singer who’s actually lived the kinds of songs he sings. He started out as a bullrider on the rodeo circuit, and he’d entertain his fellow bullriders between gigs with an acoustic guitar. Bingham’s 2007 debut, Mescalito, earned him a ton of critical acclaim, as did “The Weary Kind.” He wrote that song for the film Crazy Heart and Bingham ended up winning an Oscar and a Grammy in 2010. Fear & Saturday Night, his fifth album, came out earlier this year.
Throughout his career, Bingham has shown a love for American music—blues, country, folk, and rock-and-roll–and his My KUTX playlist is a perfect blend of his styles. Listen below!
–Art Levy
Ryan Bingham’s playlist:
1. The Marshall Tucker Band – “Can’t You See”
2. Waylon Jennings – “Rainy Day Woman”
3. Muddy Waters – “Got My Mojo Working”
4. Commander Cody & His Lost Planet Airmen – “Armadillo Stomp”
5. The Rolling Stones – “Loving Cup”
6. The Jimi Hendrix Experience – “Manic Depression”
7. Freddie King – “Going Down”
8. Van Morrison – “Sweet Thing”
9. Lightnin’ Hopkins – “Shaggy Dog”
10. The Band – “The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down”
11. Jerry Jeff Walker – “London Homesick Blues”
12. Bob Dylan – “A Hard Rain’s a-Gonna Fall”