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. Previously known as Springville, the city and county are named after Emory Rains, who was a legislator from ...
. 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
Texas State University (TXST) is a public university, public research university with its main campus in San Marcos, Texas, United States, and another campus in Round Rock, Texas, Round Rock. Since its establishment in 1899, the university has ...
in San Marcos, Texas
San Marcos () is a city and the county seat of Hays County, Texas, United States. The city is a part of the Greater Austin, Greater Austin Metropolitan Area. San Marcos's limits extend into Caldwell County, Texas, Caldwell and Guadalupe County, T ...
. Beaver currently lives in Nashville, Tennessee
Nashville, often known as Music City, is the capital and List of municipalities in Tennessee, most populous city in the U.S. state of Tennessee. It is the county seat, seat of Davidson County, Tennessee, Davidson County in Middle Tennessee, locat ...
.
Career
Wrote the #1 song " Pretty Little Poison" performed by Warren Zeiders
Warren Donald Zeiders is an American country music singer and songwriter. He has released four studio albums under Warner Records: ''Acoustic Covers'' (2021), '' 717 Tapes the Album'' (2022), ''Pretty Little Poison'' (2023), and ''Relapse'' (20 ...
. It was the first number one for both of them.
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, 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 singer-songwriters
Country musicians from Texas