The Railbenders are an American country band formed in Denver, Colorado in 2000 by Jim Dalton and Tyson Murray.
[3] The Railbenders have opened for Willie Nelson, ZZ Top, Peter Frampton, The Doobie Brothers Kenny Rogers, Charlie Daniels and Nickel Creek.
[4][5] In 2007, The Railbenders performed at the Stagecoach Country Music Festival in Indio, CA, where they opened a stage that featured Emmylou Harris, Kris Kristofferson, Junior Brown, John Doe, Drive-By Truckers, and Alejandro Escovedo.
The members of The Railbenders all listened to punk rock growing up which they believe explains their musics harder edge.
Many of the band's songs include the common themes of whiskey, women and Colorado.