Prolific and mercurial singer/songwriter Ryan Adams was born David Ryan Adams on
November 5, 1974 in Jacksonville, North Carolina. His rise to stardom began with
the band Whiskeytown in 1994. The group managed two albums, Faithless Street and
Strangers Almanac, before dissolving. A collaboration with Emmylou Harris
followed before Adams went solo in 2000 with Heartbreaker. His second album,
2001’s Gold, propelled him to fame. After producing Jesse Malin's debut release
(The Fine Art Of Self Destruction), the two formed punk-rock group The Finger,
dabbling in a new genre of music ...