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 | Starlite Diner | 29 |
| 2 | Anybody Wanna Take Me Home | Rock N Roll |
| 3 | Dear Chicago | Demolition |
| 4 | Note To Self Don't Die | Rock N Roll |
| 5 | Hey Parker, It's Christmas | The Year They Recalled Santa Claus (As Told By Kevin & Bean) |
| 6 | Elizabeth, You Were Born to Play That Part | 29 |
| 7 | Amy | Heartbreaker |
| 8 | This Is It | Rock N Roll |
| 9 | Wish You Were Here | Rock N Roll |
| 10 | (Argument with David Rawlings concerning Morrissey | Heartbreaker |
| 11 | So Alive | Rock N Roll |
| 12 | Shadows | Ryan Adams |
| 13 | Am I Safe | Ryan Adams |
| 14 | Do Miss America | Rock N Roll |
| 15 | Let Go | Ryan Adams |
| 16 | She Wants to Play Hearts | Demolition |
| 17 | Jesus (Don't Touch My Baby) | Demolition |
| 18 | The Drugs Not Working | Rock N Roll |
| 19 | Damn, Sam (I love a woman that rains) | Heartbreaker |
| 20 | Fire Away | Orion |