A lot of folks in country music dress the part — cowboy boots, hats, and blue jeans — but Ryan Bingham is the real thing. After growing up in a troubled family in rural Texas, he struck out on his own in his teens, competing in rodeos (and often sleeping in his truck) and working in ranches on the southwestern border. But for all his genuine country roots, Bingham’s music, like his fellows Texans’ — and influences — Steve Earle, Jerry Jeff Walker, and Lyle Lovett — embraces blues, folk, heartland, and Southern rock, and even classic soul. In his recent appearance at the Lincoln Theater, he performed with the Texas Gentlemen, a crackerjack ensemble of highly skilled, versatile musicians who put all kinds of muscle behind his songs.