David Ryan Adams (born November 5, 1974) is a prolific American alt-country/rock singer-songwriter from Jacksonville, North Carolina. Raised by his mother and grandmother, Adams dropped out of school at age 16 and performed with several local bands before moving to Raleigh and forming the band Whiskeytown. Three albums and five years later Adams went solo, releasing Heartbreaker in 2000. A longtime resident of New York City, Adams is best known for his song "New York, New York," which appeared on his 2001 release Gold. He has since released four more solo albums and three albums with backing band The Cardinals, the latest of which, Easy Tiger, was released on June 25, 2007. Adams has also produced albums by Jesse Malin and Willie Nelson and contributed to the albums of artists including Toots and the Maytals, Beth Orton, The Wallflowers, Minnie Driver, Counting Crows, America and Cowboy Junkies. He also appeared on CMT'