THE MAN BEHIND THE MUSIC.03 / THE SONGWRITER
Country isn’t
a costume.
It’s a life.
Raised around the family farm in Rochester, Texas, Wes Ryan knows the world he writes about. The work. The people. The small-town details that stay with you long after you leave.
He wrote his first song at 34 while raising three children as a single father. More than two decades later, that same personal approach is still at the heart of his writing. A longtime country-club DJ and BMI songwriter, he brings a lifetime of listening—and living—to every lyric.
Based in Abilene, Wes makes music on his own terms, pairing an independent spirit with modern production and a deep respect for the craft of a well-written song.
Wes Ryan