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Ryan Hanson

don't sweat the technique

About Me

Ryan Hanson is a roots country/folk singer-songwriter from Montana. He has been heavily influenced by Bob Dylan, Townes Van Zandt, Neil Young, and Gram Parsons. He continues to write music, and has been working on promoting his new album. He has also had the pleasure to play with country music star,Neal McCoy. In the meantime he is currently writing songs for BMI.

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 2/2/2005
Band Members: ryan hanson
Influences: Our Mother The Mountain, On The Beach, New Morning, My Dad, All Things Must Pass, GP/Grevious Angel, Pet Sounds, Sunflower, Surfs Up, 20/20, Silver Tounged Devil & I, Purgatory Blues, Songs From a Room, Bruce Springsteen, Another Side Of Bob Dylan, Being There, Modest Mouse, The Misfits, A Night At The Opera, Day At The Races, Queen, Melanie, Nico, Dust Bowl Ballads, Beggars Banquet, Grateful Dead, Goodbye Yellow Brick Road, Songs Of Leonard Cohen, High Low & In Between, Nashville Skyline, The Velvet Underground and Nico, Comes a Time, Revolver, Lightnin' Hopkins, Songs Of Pain, White Album, Real Gone, For The Sake Of The Song, David Allan Coe, Mama Tried, Sticky Fingers, Exile On Mainstreet, No Code, Vs., Binural, Rebel Meets Rebel, Straight To Hell, Lovesick Broke and Driften', Cold Roses, Jacksonville City Nights, Kris Kristofferson Live At The Philharmonic, The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan, Alice's Resturant, Five Leaves Left, Leadbelly, Led Zeppelin III, Soso, Rufus Wainright, Grace, Mystery White Boy, Whats Bin Did And Whats Been Hid, Bowie Live At The Beeb, Deja Vu, 4 Way Street, Crosby Stills & Nash, Jeff Tweedy, Tapestry, Orange Blossom Special, I Feel Alright, Guitar Town, Marshall Tucker Band, Allman Brothers Band Live At The Fillmore, The Band, Rage Against The Machine, Eric B. & Rakim, Gangstarr/Guru, Kool G Rap, Del the Funky Homosapien.
Sounds Like: gram parsons, townes van zandt, bob dylan, and neil young.

Record Label: My Own Records
Type of Label: None

My Blog

a whole lot of nothing

ya, im back in montana for the summer. not alot of online time because im trying to avoid this shit. things are going well, and new songs will be up soon hopefully. other than that ive just been liste...
Posted by Ryan Hanson on Tue, 19 Jun 2007 12:02:00 PST

Gillian Welch song

Well now, boys, I'm a rollin' stone. That's what I was when I just left home. I took every secret that I'd ever known And headed for the wall Like a wrecking ball. Started down a little road of sin Pl...
Posted by Ryan Hanson on Thu, 04 May 2006 11:02:00 PST

The Law Is For The Protection Of The People

Kris Kristofferson"Billy Dalton staggered on the sidewalkSomeone said he stumbled and he fell,Six squad cars came screaming to the rescue And hauled ol' Billy Dalton off to jail.Because the law is for...
Posted by Ryan Hanson on Fri, 17 Mar 2006 07:55:00 PST