Ryan Adams (born David Ryan Adams on November 5, 1974) is an alt-country and rock and roll singer-songwriter from Jacksonville, North Carolina. Adams dropped out of high school at age 16 to work in a shoe shop and make music. He formed a band named Whiskeytown in 1994; they disbanded in 1999 having released two full albums, Faithless Street and Strangers Almanac. Adams went on to put out his first solo record, Heartbreaker, in 2000. After a long delay, in 2001 Whiskeytown's third album Pneumonia was finally issued. In 2002, Ryan contributed backing vocals on Butterfly In Reverse, from the Counting Crows album, Hard Candy; after Adam Duritz (Counting Crows lead singer) appeared on the album Gold. Ryan is highly prolific, and in 2005 released one double album and two regular albums: Cold Roses,
Álbumes
| 1 | Voices | 29 |
| 2 | 29 | 29 |
| 3 | Do Miss America | Rock N Roll |
| 4 | Argument With David Rawlings Concerning Morrissey | Heartbreaker |
| 5 | Imminent Galactic War | Orion |
| 6 | By Force | Orion |
| 7 | 1974 | Rock N Roll |
| 8 | Come pick me up | Heartbreaker |
| 9 | Strawberry Wine | 29 |
| 10 | Ghorgon Master Of War | Orion |
| 11 | Let Go | Ryan Adams |
| 12 | To be the one | Heartbreaker |
| 13 | Elizabeth, You Were Born to Play That Part | 29 |
| 14 | Sweet Lil Gal (23rd-1st) | Heartbreaker |
| 15 | Fire Away | Orion |
| 16 | The Drugs Not Working | Rock N Roll |
| 17 | The Sadness | 29 |
| 18 | To be young (is to be sad, is to be high) | Heartbreaker |
| 19 | Feels Like Fire | Ryan Adams |
| 20 | Why do they leave | Heartbreaker |