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{{short description|American soul musician from Georgia (born 1980)}}
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'''Ryan Christopher Shaw''' (born December 25, 1980) is an American ] musician from ]. He is part of the soul-revival movement in music<ref name=":0"/> and has been nominated for a ] three times, in the category of Best Traditional R&B Performance.

'''Ryan Shaw''' is a ]ian from ], USA.


==Biography== ==Biography==
Shaw is from ].<ref name=":1"/> He learned to sing at the Free Church of God in Christ of ]<ref name=":0"/> and began singing harmony in a church choir at age five.<ref name=":1"/> In a 2007 interview, Shaw stated "My church was very traditional, and for a long time the only songs I learned were gospel songs."<ref name=":0"/>
Ryan Shaw was born in Decatur, Georgia and grew up in a deeply religious Pentecostal family. He began singing in church at the age of five and later formed a family group with his four brothers called the Shaw Boys. "We didn't listen to secular or pop music either in or out of our house," he explains. "So my early musical influences are all from the gospel world—singers like Darryl Coley, Keith Brooks, James Moore, and the Pace Sisters."


Shaw won a spot in a gospel musical at ], and in 1998 he dropped out of college to take part in ]'s play '']''. At the end of the play's run he began doing ] covers in New York, joining the group Fabulous Soul Shakers in 2004. He recorded a demo in 2006, won the ear of ], and was signed to said label. The album, ''This is Ryan Shaw'', mixes new material with covers of songs by ], ], and ]. He was the opening act for the Van Halen tour 07-08.
After briefly attending Georgia State University, Ryan successfully auditioned for the gospel musical A Good Man Is Hard to Find (Part II). In 1998, he joined the cast of I Know I've Been Changed, written and directed by Tyler Perry (Diary of a Mad Black Woman). Ryan came to New York with this production and performed to sold-out crowds at the Beacon Theater.


At the end of 2009, Shaw reached some fame in the Netherlands with his single ''It Gets Better'', which peaked at number 2 on the single top 100 charts. On May 15, 2012 Ryan Shaw released ''Real Love'' on Dynotone Records.
After the closing of I Know I've Been Changed, Ryan joined the resident cast of the Motown Café on West 57th Street where he performed Detroit soul favorites by the Four Tops and Marvin Gaye. Later he found another steady gig with a group that he says played "just about anything from the Fifties and Sixties that you could dance to - Frank Sinatra and Nat King Cole, Stax and Motown, Dion & the Belmonts, you name it."


In 2013, Shaw made his debut on ], playing ] in ].<ref name=":1"/> In June 2015, Shaw advanced from the auditions to Judge Cuts Week on ] of '']''. However, in July 2015, he was eliminated from the competition during Judge Cuts Week 2.<ref>{{Cite episode |title=Judge Cuts 2 |episode-link= |url= <!--|access-date=July 21, 2015--> |series=America's Got Talent |series-link= |first= |last= |network=NBC |station=] |location=Green Bay, Wisconsin |date=July 21, 2015 |season= |series-no= |number= |minutes= |time=8:04pm |transcript= |transcript-url= |quote= |language=}}</ref> In 2018, Shaw played Judas in the ]/] production of '']''.<ref> {{dead link|date=December 2024}}</ref>
"With my church background, a lot of this material was new to me. But when I saw how those songs affected people, I began to understand how their own memories and emotions were invested in the music. Now that was pretty cool."


==Awards and nominations==
The more Ryan heard of the sounds of the Fifties, Sixties, and Seventies, the more aware he became of the missing ingredients in contemporary music. "I'm into chords, melodies, lyrics, arrangements - I'm into music in all its aspects. It seems like the late Eighties were the last time we really had all these elements in Black music, with artists like Anita Baker and Luther Vandross. By the mid-Nineties, we were down to two chords and a drum loop."
===Grammy Award===

{{award table}}
In 2004 Ryan was recruited into the Fabulous Soul Shakers, a vocal group specializing in classic soul and doo-wop. Johnny Gale, the group's guitarist, is a New York music veteran who's worked with everyone from Hank Ballard to the Ramones. Deeply impressed by Ryan's talent, Johnny urged his old friend Jimmy Bralower to check him out. As a percussionist and drum programmer, Jimmy was among the city's most in-demand session players, having worked with superstars like Madonna, Peter Gabriel, and Steve Winwood.
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|2008
One night in 2006, Bralower came down to hear Ryan sing at a small Lower East Side club...and was blown away by what he heard. He and Johnny Gale invited Ryan back to Jimmy's basement studio on Long Island where they quickly cut four of Ryan's featured numbers with the Soul Shakers including "Do the 45" and "I Found a Love."
|"I Am Your Man"

|Best Traditional R&B Vocal Performance
The collaboration proved to be heaven-sent. Ryan carefully chose from dozens of suggested songs and shaped his own interpretations as Jimmy and Johnny "powered up" the original arrangements with muscular bass and drums while adding a guitar riff here or some handclaps there.
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Even as they reinvented such nuggets as Jackie Wilson's "I'll Be Satisfied" and Bobby Womack's "Lookin' For A Love," the team created new original songs that meshed seamlessly with the old ones. "The core songwriting values of that period are so strong and so timeless that even many of the non-hit soul records of the Sixties sound like 'hits' today," says Jimmy. "Those are the values we adhered to in writing and recording songs like 'Nobody' and 'We Got Love.'"
|2011

|"In Between"
Their efforts did not go unrewarded. "Nobody" is now the first single from This Is Ryan Shaw while "We Got Love" was prominently featured in January 2007 promos for the ABC network television series "Brothers and Sisters."
|Best Traditional R&B Vocal Performance

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"The strength of his own writing shows that Ryan Shaw isn't just a great singer" Jimmy Bralower declares. "He's a real artist, he's got something to say, and he's going to be around for a long, long time."
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|2014
|"Yesterday"
|Best Traditional R&B Vocal Performance
|{{nom}}<ref name="grammy"/>
|}


==Discography== ==Discography==
*''This Is Ryan Shaw'' (], 2007) #22 ] Heatseekers *''This Is Ryan Shaw'' (2007) #22 ] Heatseekers
*''It Gets Better'' (2010)
*''Real Love'' (2012)
*''Imagining Marvin'' (2020)


==References== ==References==
* at Allmusic.com * at Allmusic.com
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<ref name=":0">{{cite web |last1=Himes |first1=Geoffrey |title=Singers Grounded by Sacred Roots |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2007/08/05/arts/music/05hime.html |website=The New York Times |access-date=30 July 2020 |date=5 August 2007}}</ref>

<ref name=":1">{{cite web |last1=Henderson |first1=Kathy |title=Ryan Shaw on His Road from Grammy-Nominated Soul Singer to Playing Stevie Wonder in Motown |url=https://www.broadway.com/buzz/171034/ryan-shaw-on-his-road-from-grammy-nominated-soul-singer-to-playing-stevie-wonder-in-motown/ |website=Broadway.com |access-date=30 July 2020 |language=en |date=8 August 2013}}</ref>
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American soul musician from Georgia (born 1980) For the rugby league player, see Ryan Shaw (rugby league).

Ryan Shaw
Ryan Shaw in 2007.Ryan Shaw in 2007.
Background information
Birth nameRyan Shaw
Born (1980-12-25) December 25, 1980 (age 44)
OriginDecatur, Georgia
GenresR&B
Soul
Years active1998–present
LabelsRED, Columbia, Razor & Tie, OneHaven, Dynotone
Websiteryanshaw.com
Musical artist

Ryan Christopher Shaw (born December 25, 1980) is an American soul musician from Georgia. He is part of the soul-revival movement in music and has been nominated for a Grammy three times, in the category of Best Traditional R&B Performance.

Biography

Shaw is from Decatur, Georgia. He learned to sing at the Free Church of God in Christ of Atlanta, Georgia and began singing harmony in a church choir at age five. In a 2007 interview, Shaw stated "My church was very traditional, and for a long time the only songs I learned were gospel songs."

Shaw won a spot in a gospel musical at Georgia State University, and in 1998 he dropped out of college to take part in Tyler Perry's play I Know I've Been Changed. At the end of the play's run he began doing Motown covers in New York, joining the group Fabulous Soul Shakers in 2004. He recorded a demo in 2006, won the ear of Columbia Records, and was signed to said label. The album, This is Ryan Shaw, mixes new material with covers of songs by Wilson Pickett, Bobby Womack, and Jackie Wilson. He was the opening act for the Van Halen tour 07-08.

At the end of 2009, Shaw reached some fame in the Netherlands with his single It Gets Better, which peaked at number 2 on the single top 100 charts. On May 15, 2012 Ryan Shaw released Real Love on Dynotone Records.

In 2013, Shaw made his debut on Broadway, playing Stevie Wonder in Motown: The Musical. In June 2015, Shaw advanced from the auditions to Judge Cuts Week on season 10 of America's Got Talent. However, in July 2015, he was eliminated from the competition during Judge Cuts Week 2. In 2018, Shaw played Judas in the Regent's Park Open Air Theatre/Lyric Opera of Chicago production of Jesus Christ Superstar.

Awards and nominations

Grammy Award

Year Nominee / work Award Result
2008 "I Am Your Man" Best Traditional R&B Vocal Performance Nominated
2011 "In Between" Best Traditional R&B Vocal Performance Nominated
2014 "Yesterday" Best Traditional R&B Vocal Performance Nominated

Discography

  • This Is Ryan Shaw (2007) #22 Billboard Heatseekers
  • It Gets Better (2010)
  • Real Love (2012)
  • Imagining Marvin (2020)

References

  1. ^ Himes, Geoffrey (August 5, 2007). "Singers Grounded by Sacred Roots". The New York Times. Retrieved July 30, 2020.
  2. ^ Henderson, Kathy (August 8, 2013). "Ryan Shaw on His Road from Grammy-Nominated Soul Singer to Playing Stevie Wonder in Motown". Broadway.com. Retrieved July 30, 2020.
  3. "Judge Cuts 2". America's Got Talent. Green Bay, Wisconsin. July 21, 2015. Event occurs at 8:04pm. NBC. WGBA-TV.
  5. ^ "Ryan Shaw". Grammy.com. May 19, 2020. Retrieved July 30, 2020.

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