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==Background==

==Background==

Reared on a dairy farm near Ripon in Fond du Lac County in southeastern [[Wisconsin]], the middle child of his father's second marriage, Greg Ryder was exposed to a musical environment from his earliest years fostered by his mother and a maternal uncle. In 1971, he came to Vail in Eagle County, Colorado, because of his interest in [[skiing]] as well as music.<ref name=dherald>{{cite web|url=http://www.gregryder.com/press.html|title=Leanne Goebel, Greg Ryder: Press Review|publisher=''Durango Herald', November 27, 2007|accessdate=June 30, 2013}}</ref> In 1979, he and his wife, Julie Ellen Ryder (born c. 1952), relocated to Durango, where they still reside.<ref name=strater/> His wide range of music defies easy classification:  "I'm not afraid to write about the injustice in the world; about heartache, and about human mortality. None of my songs [is] written for mass markets. I write what I know ..."<ref name=ryderbio>{{cite web|url=http://www.gregryder.com/bio.html|title=Greg Ryder: Bio|publisher=gregryder.com|accessdate=June 30, 2013}}</ref> Ryder lists [[Gordon Lightfoot]] and [[Bob Dylan]] as major influences in his own music.<ref name=artistinfo>{{cite web|url=http://www.sonicbids.com/2/EPK/?epk_id=168542|title=Artist Information|publisher=sonicbids.com|accessdate=June 30, 2013}}</ref>

Reared on a dairy farm near Ripon in Fond du Lac County in southeastern [[Wisconsin]], the middle child of his father's second marriage, Greg Ryder was exposed to a musical environment from his earliest years fostered by his mother and a maternal uncle. In 1971, he came to Vail in Eagle County, Colorado, because of his interest in [[skiing]] as well as music.<ref name=dherald>{{cite web|url=http://www.gregryder.com/press.html|title=Leanne Goebel, Greg Ryder: Press Review|publisher=''Durango Herald', November 27, 2007|accessdate=June 30, 2013}}</ref> In 1979, he and his wife, Julie Ellen Ryder (born c. 1952), relocated to Durango, where they still reside.<ref name=strater/> His wide range of music defies easy classification:  "I'm not afraid to write about the injustice in the world; about heartache, and about human mortality. None of my songs [is] written for mass markets. I write what I know ..."<ref name=ryderbio>{{cite web|url=http://www.gregryder.com/bio.html|title=Greg Ryder: Bio|publisher=gregryder.com|accessdate=June 30, 2013}}</ref> Ryder lists Gordon Lightfoot and [[Bob Dylan]] as major influences in his own music.<ref name=artistinfo>{{cite web|url=http://www.sonicbids.com/2/EPK/?epk_id=168542|title=Artist Information|publisher=sonicbids.com|accessdate=June 30, 2013}}</ref>

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A lifetime of singing has helped him hone a voice that is reminiscent of [[Marty Robbins]]. In fact, but for a wider nose and blue eyes, Ryder resembles the country and western crooner who wrote and sang ballads like "El Paso."<br>  

A lifetime of singing has helped him hone a voice that is reminiscent of [[Marty Robbins]]. In fact, but for a wider nose and blue eyes, Ryder resembles the country and western crooner who wrote and sang ballads like "El Paso."<br>  

When Ryder sings the audience listens and enjoys. ... [[Hoagy Carmichael]], [[Hoyt Axton]], and Marty Robbins must smile from their cowboy heaven. It isn't the magic juice that makes Greg Ryder sound great. It's the passion of a singer and songwriter who knows exactly what moves him and stirs his soul. ...<ref name=dherald/></blockquote>

When Ryder sings the audience listens and enjoys. ... Hoagy Carmichael, Hoyt Axton, and Marty Robbins must smile from their cowboy heaven. It isn't the magic juice that makes Greg Ryder sound great. It's the passion of a singer and songwriter who knows exactly what moves him and stirs his soul. ...<ref name=dherald/></blockquote>

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