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Ry Cooder. 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.
- 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.
Apr 23, 2024 · Ry Cooder (born March 15, 1947, Los Angeles, California, U.S.) is an American guitarist and singer whose influence far outweighed his limited commercial success.
- Charlie Gillett
Ry Cooder: A Pioneering Influence in Blues and Beyond. Ry Cooder, born Ryland Peter Cooder on March 15, 1947, in Los Angeles, California, is an American musician, songwriter, and record producer whose work has left a significant mark on the blues genre and American music as a whole.
Born Ryland Peter Cooder (Los Angeles, 1947), his musical travels mirror the peculiar hybrid of style that is the hallmark of an American music scene which has bequeathed the world Jazz, Rhythm ...
Apr 23, 2017 · Ryland Peter Cooder (Ry Cooder) was born in Los Angeles, California, on March 15, 1947. He is a guitarist well-known for his slide guitar style. Ry Cooder first attracted attention in the 1960s, playing with bluesman Taj Mahal in The Rising Sons, The Seeds, and Captain Beefheart and the Magic Band.
Ryland "Ry" Peter Cooder (born 15 March 1947, in Los Angeles, California) is a U.S. guitarist, singer and composer. He is known for his slide guitar work, his interest in the American roots music, and, more recently, for his collaborations with traditional musicians from many countries. He was ranked number 8 on Rolling Stone's "The 100 ...
