Editing Ryan Adams (section)

===The Cardinals (2005–2009)===
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The year 2005 saw Adams join with backing band [[Ryan Adams and the Cardinals|the Cardinals]] to produce two albums, ''[[Cold Roses]]'' and ''[[Jacksonville City Nights]]''. ''Cold Roses'', a double album, included backing vocals from [[Rachael Yamagata]] on three songs; "Let It Ride", "Cold Roses" and "Friends".  His second album of the year, ''Jacksonville City Nights'', featured a duet with [[Norah Jones]] on "Dear John". As well as releasing two albums with The Cardinals, Adams released the solo album ''[[29 (album)|29]]'' late in the year.
[[File:The Cardinals08.jpg|thumb|left|Adams live with The Cardinals in November 2008]]
Adams befriended [[Phil Lesh]] of the [[Grateful Dead]], after first meeting him at the [[Jammys]] awards in New York in 2005. The two performed [[Jerry Garcia]] and [[Robert Hunter (lyricist)|Robert Hunter]]'s Grateful Dead classic, "Wharf Rat". Adams performed at subsequent outings of [[Phil Lesh and Friends]], including a two-night stand at [[Red Rocks Amphitheatre]] outside of [[Denver]], Colorado and on New Year's Eve 2005 at the Bill Graham Event Center in San Francisco. Throughout 2006, Lesh's live performances included compositions by Adams, including several from ''Cold Roses'' ("Cold Roses", "Let It Ride", and "Magnolia Mountain").

Adams produced [[Willie Nelson]]'s album ''[[Songbird (Willie Nelson album)|Songbird]]'', while he and The Cardinals performed as Nelson's backing band.  The album was released in October 2006.  He also opened for Nelson at the [[Hollywood Bowl]] later that fall, a show that featured [[Phil Lesh]] on bass and multiple [[Grateful Dead]] songs.  Late in 2006, Adams experimented with [[hip hop music]], adding to his web site 18 albums worth of new recordings under various pseudonyms, featuring humorous and nonsensical lyrics, as well as covers of two [[Bob Dylan]] songs ("[[Isis (song)|Isis]]" and "[[You're a Big Girl Now]]").

Adams released his ninth album on June 26, 2007, titled ''[[Easy Tiger]]''.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://main.losthighwayrecords.com/news.aspx?bid=1795 | title = Easy tiger | date = March 30, 2007 | access-date = April 11, 2007 | publisher = [[Lost Highway Records]] |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070927212352/http://main.losthighwayrecords.com/news.aspx?bid=1795 <!-- Bot retrieved archive --> |archive-date = September 27, 2007}}</ref> The album includes many tracks which were debuted during 2006's tours, as well as other older tracks which were previously unreleased.

On October 23, 2007, Adams released ''[[Follow the Lights]]'', an EP featuring three new songs: "Follow the Lights","Blue Hotel" and "My Love for You Is Real", along with live studio versions of other previously released songs and a cover of Alice in Chains' "Down In A Hole".<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.nme.com/news/ryan-adams/31208 | title = Ryan Adams reveals details of new EP | publisher = [[NME]]/[[IPC Media]] | date=September 18, 2007 | access-date=September 21, 2007}}</ref> Adams also appeared as a guest musician on Cowboy Junkies' 2007 album and DVD ''[[Trinity Revisited]]'', a 20th-anniversary re-recording of their classic album ''[[The Trinity Session]]''. In 2007 Adams co-wrote a song with Australian singer-songwriter [[Krista Polvere]] for her debut record ''Here Be Dragons''; he also played guitar and piano on the album, which was recorded in New York.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ozmusicscene.com/krista-polvere-turns-heads/|title=Krista Polvere Turns Heads|date=September 1, 2007|publisher=OzMusicScene|access-date=December 28, 2008|url-status=usurped|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120722160135/http://crushable.com/entertainment/krista-polvere-turns-heads/|archive-date=July 22, 2012}}</ref>

A new album with The Cardinals, ''[[Cardinology]]'' was released on October 28, 2008.<ref>{{cite web | title=CARDINALOGY | url=http://www.losthighwayrecords.com/artist/detail.aspx?nid=2264&aid=58| date=September 17, 2008 | access-date=September 17, 2007 | publisher=[[Lost Highway Records]]}}</ref><ref name="Planet Sound News">{{cite web|url=http://www.teletext.co.uk/planetsound/news/0ae6ad7ede8fe28759c93300625c31f9/Exclusive+Ryan%27s+new+LP.aspx|title=Exclusive: Ryan's new LP|date=September 15, 2008|publisher=Teletext Planet Sound News|access-date=September 17, 2008|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080920033354/http://www.teletext.co.uk/planetsound/news/0ae6ad7ede8fe28759c93300625c31f9/Exclusive+Ryan's+new+LP.aspx|archive-date=September 20, 2008}}</ref> Adams has also announced plans to release a book, entitled ''[[Infinity Blues]]''.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.contactmusic.com/news.nsf/article/ryan%20adams%20debut%20novel%20to%20be%20published_1078635|title=Ryan Adams debut novel to be published |date=August 28, 2008 |publisher=[[Contact Music]] |access-date=September 18, 2008}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2008/08/ryan-adams-already-defensive-about-forthcoming-boo.html|title=Ryan Adams already defensive about forthcoming book|last=Bowen|first=Rebecca|date=August 29, 2008|magazine=[[Paste (magazine)|Paste]]|access-date=September 18, 2008}}</ref> According to [[Lost Highway Records|Lost Highway]] chairman, Luke Lewis, there will be an "anthology" release in 2009, featuring several new songs.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/entertainmentNews/idUSTRE49O05H20081025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081029070946/http://www.reuters.com/article/entertainmentNews/idUSTRE49O05H20081025|url-status=dead|archive-date=October 29, 2008|title=Ryan Adams finds groove with band the Cardinals|last=Cohen|first=Jonathan|date=October 24, 2008|work=[[Reuters]]|access-date=October 28, 2008}}</ref>

On January 14, 2009, Ryan Adams announced that he was quitting the Cardinals after their final show on March 20, 2009, at the Fox Theatre in [[Atlanta]].  Adams cited hearing loss due to [[Ménière's disease]] as well as disillusionment with the music industry, the media and audience behavior as reasons for his decision.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fasterlouder.com.au/news/international/16659/Ryan_Adams_tells_FL_Im_not_quitting|title=Ryan Adams tells FL "I'm not quitting"|date=January 20, 2009|publisher=Faster Louder|access-date=February 24, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121006230055/http://www.fasterlouder.com.au/news/international/16659/Ryan_Adams_tells_FL_Im_not_quitting|archive-date=October 6, 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nme.com/news/ryan-adams/42069|title=Ryan Adams quits The Cardinals|date=January 14, 2009|publisher=[[NME]]|access-date=January 14, 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/269613/ryan-adams-taking-hiatus-from-music|title=Ryan Adams Taking Hiatus From Music?|last=Cohen|first=Jonathan|date=January 14, 2009|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|access-date=January 14, 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.relix.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=3635&Itemid=3635|title=Ryan Adams Saga Continues|date=January 15, 2009|publisher=[[Relix]]|access-date=January 15, 2009}}</ref> He also stated that he has been working on two new books, in addition to ''Infinity Blues''.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/news/148460--ryan-adams-is-quitting-music-says-ryan-adams |title=Ryan Adams Is Quitting Music, Says Ryan Adams |last=Dombal |first=Ryan |date=January 14, 2009 |publisher=[[Pitchfork Media]] |access-date=January 14, 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20090118205758/http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/news/148460--ryan-adams-is-quitting-music-says-ryan-adams |archive-date=January 18, 2009 }}</ref> The second book, released in the fall of 2009, is entitled ''Hello Sunshine''. Preorders of ''Hello Sunshine'' were shipped on August 18 by publisher Akashic Books.