Iron wine biography

American musician (born 1974)

Musical artist

Samuel Ervin Beam^[2] (born July 26, 1974), better known by his stage name Iron & Wine, is an American singer-songwriter.

Iron wine biography

He has released six studio albums, several EPs and singles, as well as a few download-only releases, which include a live album (a recording of his 2005 Bonnaroo performance). He occasionally tours with a full band.^[3]

The name Iron & Wine is taken from a dietary supplement named "Beef, Iron & Wine" that he found in a general store while shooting a film.^[4]

Early life

Beam was raised in Chapin, South Carolina, where his father worked in land management and his mother was a schoolteacher.

When he was a child, his family took regular trips to the country, where his grandfather ran a farm. He attended Seven Oaks Elementary School and Chapin High School. While home from college, he was a waiter at California Dreaming restaurant in Columbia.

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