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Ryland Peter Cooder (born March 15, 1947) is an American musician, songwriter, film score composer, record producer, and writer. He is a multi-instrumentalist but is best known for his slide guitar work, his interest in traditional music, and his collaborations with traditional musicians from many countries.
- Buena Vista Social Club
Buena Vista Social Club is a studio album by Buena Vista...
- Rising Sons
History. The original lineup was a 17-year-old Ry Cooder...
- Borderline
Robert Christgau wrote that "Cooder's current soul/r&b...
- The Prodigal Son
The Prodigal Son is a 2018 studio album, the sixteenth to be...
- Bop Till You Drop
Bop Till You Drop is Ry Cooder's eighth album, released in...
- Boomer's Story
Boomer's Story is the third studio album by American roots...
- Buena Vista Social Club
Apr 23, 2024 · Ry Cooder, American guitarist and singer whose influence far outweighed his limited commercial success. Cooder was preoccupied with subtleties of tone and texture. He mostly recorded other people’s music and was known for his numerous collaborations. Learn more about his life, his music, and his career.
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- Longevity. California-based multi-instrumentalist Ryland Peter Cooder has made his mark as a musician, songwriter, film score composer, record producer and diviner of lost musical traditions.
- Technique. After a failed attempt at playing banjo with Bill Monroe and Doc Watson (“Son, you just ain’t ready,” Monroe told the teenager), Cooder applied the instrument’s tuning and three-finger-roll technique to guitar.
- Diversity. In the 1970s, as a solo artist, Cooder released a series of albums that excavated bygone musical genres. It culminated in 1979’s Bop Till You Drop, which provided him with his biggest hit, a cover of Elvis Presley’s “Little Sister.”
- 'Buena Vista Social Club' As producer of the 1997 hit album Buena Vista Social Club, Cooder revived interest in traditional Cuban music from the country’s pre-Castro era.
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Apr 25, 2022 · Interview. ‘The past is immaterial’: Ry Cooder and Taj Mahal, reunited after 56 years. Robin Denselow. At 75 and 80 years old, the much-loved musicians have finally re-formed to pay tribute to...
Jun 25, 2018 · By Nick Paumgarten. June 25, 2018. Ry Cooder—the guitar wizard, songwriter, film-score composer, itinerant scholar and interpreter of soulful sounds from around the world and his own back...