Ryan Bingham Joins Forces With Jamey Johnson for Powerful Cover of The Band’s Hit Song “It Make No Difference”

Thanks to the massively popular show Yellowstone, Ryan Bingham watched as his stardom grew with each new episode. But even before landing on television, Bingham was no stranger to the spotlight as he released numerous studio albums, with his last, American Love Song, hitting shelves in 2019. Outside of his time on Yellowstone and in the recording studio, Bingham recently joined forces with Jamey Johnson to celebrate The Band and cover one of their hit songs “It Makes No Difference.” 

Over the last several weeks, Bingham and Johnson shared the road with the Life Is a Carnival: A Musical Celebration of Robbie Robertson. The tour featured not only the two singers but other acts like Don Was, John Medeski, and even Mike Campbell. While fans loved watching the singers on stage, not compared to when they covered “It Makes No Difference.” And thankfully, that performance made its way online. 

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Ryan Bingham Started Playing For Fun

First released on their 1975 studio album Northern Lights – Southern Cross, the song gained praise as Robertson was considered one of the top songwriters in rock. Over the years, singers like Solomon Burke and Rey Anastasio also covered the song. But for Bingham and Johnson, fans loved watching the singers take a trip back to the 1970s. Comments included, “The entire night was so amazing!  Spectacular show with a fabulous vibe all around from start to finish.  So fortunate to have been there and experience it live.”

Although a household name, Bingham once struggled to find his footing in the music industry. Recalling what it was like when starting out, he told Fort Worth how most of the bars he played at were empty.  “It was really just; it was my friends. I never really had high expectations of being able to play music for a living or even really performing it for anybody. We were just making up fun songs on the road and a lot of times we’d just end up in the parking lot sitting on the tailgate of the truck and drinking a few beers and I would just sing these songs for my buddies that wanted to hear ’em.”  

While only playing for fun at first, Bingham turned that passion into a career that continues today.

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