The Cardinals

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The Cardinals are the backing band of Ryan Adams, featured on the albums Cold Roses, Jacksonville City Nights, and the Adams-produced Willie Nelson album Songbird. Though credited as a solo release, the 2007 album Easy Tiger by Ryan Adams also features the Cardinals.

[edit] History

The band's line-up has changed dramatically over the years. When first performing in 2004, the band consisted of Ryan Adams (vocals, guitar), Brad Pemberton (drums), Cindy Cashdollar (lap steel guitar), JP Bowersock (guitars), and Catherine Popper (bass). They toured in late 2004 and recorded Cold Roses. Cindy Cashdollar left in 2005 and was replaced by Jon Graboff.

The band toured around the globe without Cashdollar to promote Cold Roses. During this period, the band went back to the studio to record their second album, Jacksonville City Nights. As was the case with Cold Roses, a member of the band left after the album was recored, but before it was released later in 2005. This time, JP Bowersock did not return to the stage, and was replaced by Neal Casal.

This line-up toured in 2005 and 2006. In 2006, Catherine Popper left the band and was replaced by Chris Feinstein just before the European tour in 2006. In 2007, The Cardinals joined Ryan Adams to record his new album, Easy Tiger. The producer of that album, Jamie Candiloro, was added to the line-up on piano. Ryan Adams sustained an injury while skateboarding around the time the album was released, preventing him from playing guitar on subsequent tour dates.

[edit] Discography

• Ryan Adams & The Cardinals – Cold Roses (May 2005)
• Ryan Adams & The Cardinals – Jacksonville City Nights (September 2005)
• Willie Nelson – Songbird (October 2006)
• Ryan Adams – Easy Tiger (June 2007)
• Ryan Adams & The Cardinals – Follow the Lights (October 2007)

[edit] External links

• The Cardinals official website
• Ryan Adams' official website
• Neal Casal's official website
• Jon Graboff's official website
• Live recordings by The Cardinals at the Internet Archive

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