Ryan Embry Beaver (born March 17, 1984)
is an American country music singer-songwriter from
Emory, Texas
Emory is a city in Rains County, Texas, United States. The population was 1,239 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Rains County, Texas, Rains County. Previously known as Springville, the city and county are named after Emory Rains who w ...
. Born on March 17, 1984, and growing up in East Texas,
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/ref> Beaver moved South and began his musical career while he was attending Texas State University
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in San Marcos, Texas
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. Beaver currently lives in Nashville, Tennessee
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.
Career
Beaver's first album, ''Under the Neons'', was released on February 27, 2008.Wade Bowen
Paul Wade Bowen (born 1977) is an American Texas Country/ Red Dirt singer from Waco, Texas, United States.
Bowen was a member of the band West 84 with friend Matt Miller until 2001 when the group became known as Wade Bowen and West 84., AllMusi ...
, Brian Keane, Ben Danaher, and Paul Eason. "For A While", "Hate", and "Nobody Wants to be Alone" were the singles sent to radio respectively. "Hate" became Beaver's highest charting single to date (#2 for 3 weeks) on the Texas Music Chart and earned a "Favorite Song of 2011" nod from galleywinter.com.
Country Weekly described his lyrics as "thoughtful, introspective, and extremely well crafted" in their December 10, 2012, issue.
Beaver's first music video for "How About You" was featured on CMT Pure, CMT.com, Yallwire.com, NoDepression.com among others.
Songwriting
A BMI writer, Beaver co-wrote "Along the Way" and "More Than Willing" with Rob Baird
Rob Baird is an Americana and country music singer-songwriter, producer, and musician from Memphis, Tennessee. He released his debut album, ''Blue Eyed Angels'' (Carnival Recording Company), in 2010 and his sophomore effort, ''I Swear It's the ...
(''I Swear It's The Truth'' released on Carnival Records). He also co-wrote "Day by Day", "Make Or Break Me" and "Leavin' Stephenville" with Kyle Park
Kyle Park (born July 8, 1985) is a country music singer-songwriter, guitarist, and music producer born in Austin, Texas.
He self-released his first studio album, ''Big Time,'' in 2005, and after his second album in 2008, ''Anywhere in Texas'', ...
, the latter two appearing on Park's ''Make Or Break Me'' album released in 2011. As of 2017, Beaver is signed to the Nashville-based publishing company, SMACKSongs.SMACKSongs Extends Publishing Roster
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Discography
Albums
Music videos
References
External links
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1984 births
Living people
American country singer-songwriters
People from Hunt County, Texas
Singer-songwriters from Texas
People from Rains County, Texas
21st-century American singers
Country musicians from Texas