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Ryan Bingham, Abraham Chavez Theatre, El Paso, TX, 11/4/26

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robslob
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Completely blown away by this great, great country artist last night.  Anyone who knows me knows I'm not much of a country music fan, but Bingham is a huge exception.  I just love this guy.  He doesn't have much of a voice, but like Dylan, he brings the songs home with his emotional delivery.  And he's a magnificent writer with a huge array of great tunes.  Bingham is an excellent guitarist, and he plays both acoustic and electric.  He's got a large and great band which includes two other guitar players, fiddle and keyboards.  Bingham had a couple of surprises which you wouldn't expect from a country artist:  He opened with The Doors' Roadhouse Blues.  And late in the second set he delivered a sterling Whipping Post.  I didn't time it, but it had to be a 2-1/2 hour show:  Two 45 minute sets with a 30 minute intermission, then a 30 minute encore.  Maybe half of the encore was Bingham alone onstage with an acoustic.  It was great.  I was disappointed in the turnout, couldn't have been more than 500 people there at the very most out of a 2,500 seat theatre.  But it was a crowd of very hard core and very enthusiastic Bingham fans.  I'd go see this guy anytime.  Video to come, once I get around to it.  


 
Posted : November 5, 2026 10:45 am
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