David Ryan Adams, known by his stage name Ryan Adams, was born on November 5, 1974 in Jacksonville, USA. He left school at the age of 16 to devote himself to music. He first made a name for himself in the band Whiskeytown, with whom he recorded three albums in five years, before embarking on a solo career in 2000. That year, he released his first opus, Heartbreaker. Thereafter, he released a steady stream of albums, both with his new band The Cardinals (five albums between 2005 and 2010) and on his own. His modern Americana musical formula was developed on acclaimed albums such as Gold (#59 on the Billboard charts in 2001), Rock'n'Roll (#33 in 2003), Ashes & Fire (#7 in 2011), which featured three tracks by singer Norah Jones, and 1989 (#7 in 2015), on which he covered Taylor Swift's album of the same name in its entirety, released the previous year. In addition to his own career, Ryan Adams has produced albums for Willie Nelson, Jesse Malin, Jenny Lewis and Fall Out Boy. He has also collaborated with Counting Crows, Weezer, Norah Jones, America, Minnie Driver, Cowboy Junkies, Leona Naess, Toots & the Maytals, Beth Orton and Krista Polvere. He remained very active in the years that followed with the release of Prisoner in 2017, followed by Wednesdays and Big Colors, released in 2020 and 2021 respectively, after a delay due to harassment accusations. More prolific than ever, Ryan Adams delivers six albums in 2022, including Romeo & Juliet and pastiches of Bruce Springsteen's Nebraska, Bob Dylan's Blood on the Tracks and Oasis' Morning Glory. The same applies to 2024, with the four original albums 1985, Heatwave, Star Sign and Sword & Stone, as well as Blackhole, compiling previously unreleased recordings. After the release of the anniversary edition of Heartbreaker and several live albums, 2025 saw the release of the studio opus Self Portrait.
