The Levi’s Pioneer Sessions have been pretty top-notch of late. We were fans of Ryan Bingham before his song and appearance in Crazy Heart made him a household name. If you don’t have his album, Mescalito in your collection, do yourself a favor and pick it up.

Bingham rolled out a haunting take on “That’s How Strong My Love Is” for Levi’s Pioneer Sessions. The song, made famous by Otis Redding, has been included on many mix cd’s I’ve made over the years, and, heard Bingham’s take, I’m sure his will be included on future compilations I create for friends.

Download: Ryan Bingham – “That’s How Strong My Love Is”

Ryan Bingham will release his next album, Junky Star (September 7, 2010) on Lost Highway Records. You can stream new material from the forthcoming release here.