# This Is Ryan Shaw

- Link: https://www.timprobst.com/2007/07/19/this-is-ryan-shaw/
- Published: 2007-07-19T22:40:04-05:00
- Author: Tim Probst

![This Is Ryan Shaw](https://i0.wp.com/www.sstxo.com/ryan_shaw/RyanShaw_300x250.
jpg?resize=300%2C250 "This Is Ryan Shaw")

We were back in Chicago over the 4th of July holiday to visit our families and friends.
One of the nice things about going back to Chicago is that we actually get to listen
to good radio stations like [WXRT](http://www.wxrt.com). Well, on one of our drives,
one song just blew me away. Why hadn’t I heard this great new song on the stations
in Saint Louis? It turns out the song was called [_Nobody_](http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?playlistId=251119564&s=143441&i=251119568)
by a new artist named Ryan Shaw. When we got back home, I downloaded the album, 
[_This Is Ryan Shaw_](http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?id=251119564&s=143441),
and have been listening to it ever since. Ryan reminds me a lot of the old time 
soul singers like Marvin Gaye and Al Green. He’s a really good mixture of old school
soul mixed in with new school rhythms. _Nobody_ is a perfect example of that.

I’m not sure what it is that draws me to his music. Maybe it was all of those summers
spent at Probst Glass and Screen Shop listening to the oldies station with my dad
and Bobby, or maybe it’s just because he’s a really great artist. Whatever it is,
the album is definitely worth a listen. Check it out when you have a chance.