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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 Discography This Is Ryan Shaw (2007) #22 Billboard Heatseekers It Gets Better (2010) Real Love (2012) Imagining Marvin (2020)References Ryan Shaw at Allmusic.com External links Website. Discover the Ryan Shaw popular books. Find the top 100 most popular Ryan Shaw books.

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    OMG Posters

    Mitch Putnam

    THE ULTIMATE COLLECTION OF GIG POSTERS FROM TODAY’S TOP ROCK AND INDIE BANDSLaunched in 2007, OMGPosters.com has become one of the world’s favorite art blogs, showcasing thousands ...

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    How You Beat Anxiety

    Ryan Shaw

    A selfhelp guide to defeating anxiety, written by a longterm sufferer who has since beaten his demons. This book shares the ideas and techniques he used to regain control of his li...

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    Freedom by the Sword

    William A. Dobak

    The Civil War changed the United States in many wayseconomic, political, and social. Of these changes, none was more important than Emancipation. Besides freeing nearly four millio...