The Cardinals are the backing band of Ryan Adams, featured on the albums Cold Roses, Jacksonville City Nights, and Follow the Lights. Though credited as a solo Ryan Adams release, the 2007 album Easy Tiger also features the Cardinals, as does the Willie Nelson album Songbird. Regarding the band's name, Adams states that he: "suggested the Cardinals because it was my high school football team, I thought it would be very funny, considering those people wanted to beat the shit out of me. I'd go to school with Danzig shirts on. My nickname at school was literally 'Satanic.' I fucking really wanted to play football."[1]