Wednesday, February 17, 2010

Ryan Bingham to Perform "The Weary Kind" at the Roundhouse on Thursday

Country singer and Hobbs native Ryan Bingham will be honored 12:15 p.m. Thursday at the Capitol Rotunda — which is 15 minutes after the session ends. Bingham and T Bone Burnett, co-wrote "The Weary Kind," a song featured in the film Crazy Heart. The song won the 2010 Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song and an Academy Award nomination in the same category. Bingham will be joined Thursday by songwriter David Manzanares and other local musicians who appeared in Crazy Heart.