Biography

Singer/songwriter Samuel Beam, who rose to prominence with a blend of whispered vocals and softly homespun indie folk, chose the moniker Iron & Wine after coming across a dietary supplement named "Beef Iron & Wine" while working on a film. Raised in South Carolina, Beam received his bachelor's degree in art from Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond and later his Master of Fine Arts degree from Florida State University Film School. Although Beam would later expand his sound to include electric instruments and rich, lush textures, he was firmly exploring the former style when several of his lo-fi recordings caught the ear of Jonathan Poneman, co-owner of Sub Pop Records. The songs had been recorded in Beam's bedroom without the aid of studio flourishes, but Poneman nevertheless requested that additional material be sent to the label for submission, and Beam responded by sending two CDs in the mail — both of them full-length albums. Poneman considered releasing them both, but instead slimmed down the set to 12 songs and released it in September 2002 as The Creek Drank the Cradle. The similarly themed The Sea & the Rhythm EP followed in 2003.

Top Albums
1. Sing Into My..	2. The Shepherd..	3. Our Endless ..	4. Around the W..	5. Kiss Each Ot..
6. The Creek Dr..	7. In the Reins..	8. Woman King -..	9. Ghost On Gho..	10. The Sea &..
11. Walking Far ..	12. Kiss Each Ot..	13. Archive Seri..	14. Forever Youn..	15. Flightless B..
16. Boy With a C..	17. Live at Loll..	18. Call Your Bo..

Top Songs
	Name	Album	Time	Price
1.	This Must Be the Place	Sing Into My Mouth	3:31	$1.29
2.	Flightless Bird, American Mouth	Shepherd's Dog	4:01	$0.99
3.	No Way Out of Here	Sing Into My Mouth	4:38	$1.29
4.	Boy With a Coin	Shepherd's Dog	4:05	$0.99
5.	Such Great Heights	Such Great Heights - EP	4:10	$0.99
6.	Forever Young (From NBC's Parent..	Forever Young (From NBC'..	4:21	$1.29
7.	Naked As We Came	Our Endless Numbered Days	2:32	$0.99
8.	Trapeze Swinger	Around the Well (Bonus Trac..	9:31	$0.99
9.	Flightless Bird, American Mouth	Flightless Bird, American M..	4:03	$0.99
10.	Bullet Proof Soul	Sing Into My Mouth	4:39	$1.29
11.	Love Vigilantes	Around the Well (Bonus Trac..	3:26	$0.99
12.	Such Great Heights	Around the Well (Bonus Trac..	4:11	$0.99
13.	Each Coming Night	Our Endless Numbered Days	3:27	$0.99
14.	Upward Over the Mountain	Creek Drank the Cradle	5:56	$0.99
15.	Magnolia	Sing Into My Mouth	3:51	$1.29
16.	Anyday Woman	Sing Into My Mouth	2:50	$1.29
17.	Ab's Song	Sing Into My Mouth	1:19	$1.29
18.	Jezebel	Woman King - EP	5:07	$0.99
19.	Passing Afternoon	Our Endless Numbered Days	4:00	$0.99
20.	Sodom, South Georgia	Our Endless Numbered Days	4:59	$0.99
21.	Sunset Soon Forgotten	Our Endless Numbered Days	3:20	$0.99
22.	Coyote	Sing Into My Mouth	5:05	$1.29
23.	Am I a Good Man	Sing Into My Mouth	3:47	$1.29
24.	You Know More Than I Know	Sing Into My Mouth	3:29	$1.29
25.	Tree By the River	Kiss Each Other Clean (Delu..	3:58	$1.29

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