Ryan Bingham is an American singer-songwriter and actor. He has released few numbers of studio albums and one live album, which span over multiple genres and gained lots of critical acclaim.
He was born on 31 March 1981 in Hobbs, New Mexico, USA. He was fascinated by music when he played the guitar gifted by his mother when he was 16, which eventually led him to walk the path in the music field professionally. The 40-year-old musician stands at the height of 5 ft 10 in or 177.8 cm.
At the age of 40, he has decided to divorce after 12 years of his marriage with his director wife. Learn more about him here!
Ryan Bingham Divorcing His Wife, Anna Axster, After 12 Years Of Marriage
Ryan Bingham has decided to walk away from his marriage with his director wife, Anna Axster, with him reportedly filing a divorce from Anna.
According to court documents obtained by The Blast, the singer submitted the divorce papers on 29 June 2021. It is unclear what reasons led them to part ways, and it is also unknown if he filed for joint or sole custody of their children.
Just six months ago, Ryan opened up about life with Anna and their kids, along with feeling “whole,” he told Express.co.uk, “Having children will do that for you. When I met my wife, we were both vagabonds, just roaming around the country.”
“Then we got a place in LA, and it was the first time I ever had my name on a lease. I had an address! That was big to me,” Ryan continued. “When we got the keys and went inside, I just cried. I felt secure, finally.”
In another interview with The Great Discontent, Bingham stressed, “My wife is probably the biggest supporter.” And he further emphasized his wife to act on behalf of his best interest. However, what led Ryan to file for a divorce still remains a mystery.
Ryan Bingham with his wife, Anna Axster (©: Express)
Ryan had been married to writer and director Anna Axster for 12 years, from 2009 to 2021. Axster has directed several of Bingham’s music videos, including Southside of Heaven and Bread and Water in 2007. In March 2015, Bingham announced that he and his former wife were expecting their first child together during a performance in Austin, Texas. They now are parents to three children and currently reside in Los Angeles, California.
Together, Axster and Bingham organized the inaugural Western Music Festival in Luckenbach in 2019 and planned the 2021 event after it was canceled in 2020 due to the recent pandemic lockdown. They also launched their own label together, Axster Bingham records, when his former records management dropped Bingham.
Bingham appeared for an interview with gromygoods.com back in 2015 and talked about being a dad after the birth of his first child together. He shared that he was little concerned about leaving his daughter as he himself will be indulged in his tour’s performances. While he may be a bit of a protective dad for his daughter, he said that he would allow her to do what she wanted when asked if she would be allowed to get a tattoo.
Ryan and Anna tied the knot in 200 with an adorable and fun backyard wedding in Malibu. And it was quite a beautiful and colorful wedding with all the decorations and flowers in the ceremony venue as their big day was attended by several of their family and friends.
Net Worth And Career Of Ryan Bingham
Ryan Bingham is currently touring across USA and has 2 upcoming concerts. His next concert is at Germania Insurance Amphitheater in Austin, and later, he will be performing in an unknown venue in Park City.
Prior to the upcoming tours, he has already performed his initial 2021 tour at the Whitewater Music Amphitheater in New Braunfels for three days, from 25 June to 27 June.
Bingham began playing in small bars and honky-tonks across the West, landing him in Los Angeles, California. He then signed his first record deal with Lost Highway Records (UMG) in 2007. He made his first major debut with Mescalito in October 2007 with The Dead Horse and later released Roadhouse Sun with the same band in 2009.
The success of his third studio album with The Dead Horse, Junky Star, closely followed his contribution to the soundtrack, The Weary Kind, of the movie Crazy Heart, which earned Bingham and his co-writer T Bone Burnett a Grammy, an Oscar, and a Golden Globe. Bingham parted ways with Lost Highway Records and The Dead Horse to release his fourth studio album, Tomorrowland, on his own Axster Bingham Records Label, which he with his now-ex-wife Anna Axster on their own. Some of the other albums released under the label include Fear and Saturday Night, Live, and American Love Song, as of 2019.
His songs releases include Southside of Heaven, Bread and Water, Dylan’s Hard Rain, and such.
Ryan had some rough days when he was young. He used to usually shuffle around a lot due to relatively hard family conditions. Although he was fascinated by music, he left his guitar and eventually picked it up when he joined the rodeo circuit as a bull rider in his teens. He then began to play local gigs in West Texas and eventually succeeded in landing his own identity through music.
Who Are Ryan Bingham Parents?
Ryan Bingham’s parents’ name is not known as of now, though it seems that Ryan himself comes from English, Scottish, Irish, Welsh, French, remote Dutch, and Italian descent. His ethnicity is reported after a short review from his maternal and paternal ancestors.
Well, it is not known if it was the aftermath of his parent's death or his passion that drove him to feature himself as a musician professionally. His childhood was still a bit hard for him at the time. While growing up, he eventually lost his mother, who drank her to death, and his father, who committed suicide.
While roaming around with his mother’s gift, a guitar, which he got when he was 16, he eventually found himself recording in studios and releasing some albums of his own. Bingham also recorded a single Never Far Behind from his Tomorrowland album in remembrance of his parents.