Ryan Adams (real name - David Ryan Adams) is a prolific American alt-country/rock singer and songwriter. He was born on November 5, 1974. Jacksonville, North Carolina.

David was raised by his mother and grandmother, Adams dropped out of school at age 16 and performed with several local bands before moving to Raleigh and forming the band Whiskeytown.

Adams made his solo debut in 2000, with “Heartbreaker” (also produced by Ethan Johns). In 2001, Adams released “Gold”, a sprawling 16-song album with a limited edition five-song bonus disc. Unlike Adams' previous work the album adopted less of a country style, going on to sell 364,000 copies and making “Gold” Adams' best-selling album to-date. The album earned Adams two Grammy Award nominations in 2002; "Best Male Rock Vocal" for "New York, New York" and "Best Rock Album". Adams also received a nomination the same year for "Best Male Country Vocal" for his version of Hank Williams' "Lovesick Blues" from the tribute album “Timeless”. Gold's "When the Stars Go Blue" has been covered by The Corrs and Bono, Tyler Hilton and Tim McGraw.

2005 saw Adams join with backing band The Cardinals to produce two albums, “Cold Roses” and “Jacksonville City Nights”. “Cold Roses”, a double album, included backing vocals from Rachael Yamagata on three songs; "Let It Ride," "Cold Roses" and "Friends." His second album of the year, “Jacksonville City Nights”, featured a duet with Norah Jones on "Dear John." As well as releasing two albums with The Cardinals, Adams released the solo album 29 late in the year.

Adams has also produced albums by Jesse Malin and Willie Nelson and contributed to the albums of artists including Beth Orton, The Wallflowers, Minnie Driver, Counting Crows, America and Cowboy Junkies. He also appeared on CMT's Crossroads TV show with Elton John.

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