Brandon Rhyder
Brandon Ryder Cristina, known as Brandon Rhyder, is an American country/red dirt
singer from Carthage, Texas. He began his career after graduating from the
University of Texas at Tyler with a degree in industrial technology. His debut
album, Because She Loves Me, was released in 2001, followed by Behind the Pine
Curtain in 2003 and Conviction in 2005, produced by Walt Wilkins and marking his
rise in the Texas music scene. In 2007, he released Live on Apex Records, which
produced the single "Before I Knew Your Name" that reached Number 1 on the Texas
Country Music Chart. Rhyder co...
