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Ry Cooder
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American guitarist, singer and composer
Person · Open Library
- Born
- 15 March 1947
- Works
- 6
Top works
- The prodigal son
- Two long riders
- Buena Vista Social Club
- Buena Vista Social Club
- Streets of Fire
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Film & TV
Sound · Los Angeles, California, USA
Ryland "Ry" Peter Cooder is an American prominent guitarist, singer and composer. He is known for his slide guitar work, his interest in blues-rock, roots music from his native North America, and for his collaborations with traditional musicians from many countries. Cooder's solo work has been an eclectic mix, taking in dust bowl folk, blues, Tex-Mex, soul, gospel, rock, and much else. He has…
Known for
- Wim Wenders, Desperado — Self (archive footage)2020
- Linda Ronstadt: The Sound of My Voice — Self2019
- ACL Presents: Americana Music Festival 2014 — Self2014
- This Ain't No Mouse Music! — Self2014
- The People Speak — Self2009
- Talking Guitars — Self2008
- John Lee Hooker: Come and See About Me — Self2004
- Buena Vista Social Club — Self1999
- The Artist Formerly Known As Captain Beefheart — Himself1997
- The Great Music Experience | Nara City, Japan 1994 — Self1994
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- United States
- Active from
- 1947
Discography
- Ry Cooder1970
- Boomer’s Story1972
- Into the Purple Valley1972
- Paradise and Lunch1974
- Chicken Skin Music1976
- Show Time1977
- Jazz1978
- Bop Till You Drop1979
- 634 - 57891980
- Borderline1980
Member of
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 496,130
- Total plays
- 6,863,647
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Ryland "Ry" Peter Cooder (b. 1947) is a guitarist, singer and composer from the United States. He is known mostly for his slide guitar work, his passion for American roots music, and for his collaborations with the Rolling Stones, the Buena Vista Social Club and many other musicians from countries all around the world. Born in Los Angeles, California on 15th March 1947, Cooder first attracted attention in the 1960s, playing with Captain Beefheart & his Magic Band, after having worked with Taj
Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
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Key facts
- Born
- Ryland Peter Cooder , ( 1947-03-15 ) March 15, 1947 (age 79) , Los Angeles, California , U.S.
- Origin
- Santa Monica, California , U.S.
- Genres
- Americana roots rock folk blues Tex-Mex country gospel world music
- Occupations
- Musician songwriter film score composer record producer writer
- Instruments
- Guitar bass mandolin mandola tiple bouzouki banjo slide guitar
- Years active
- 1967–present
- Labels
- Warner Bros. Nonesuch Elektra Rising Son Reprise
- Website
- RyCooder.com
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Wikidata facts
- Official website
- rycooder.com
- Image
- Ry Cooder playing.jpg
Show 6 more facts
- date of birth
- 1947-03-15
- Commons category
- Ry Cooder
- start of work period
- 1967-00-00
- name in native language
- Ryland Peter Cooder
- short name
- Ry Cooder
- member of
- Little Village
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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.
Cooder's solo work draws upon many genres. He has played with John Lee Hooker, Captain Beefheart, Taj Mahal, Gordon Lightfoot, Ali Farka Touré, Eric Clapton, the Rolling Stones, Van Morrison, Neil Young, Randy Newman, Linda Ronstadt, Vishwa Mohan Bhatt, David Lindley, the Chieftains, Warren Zevon, Manuel Galbán, the Doobie Brothers, Little Feat, and Carla Olson and the Textones (on record and film). He formed the band Little Village, and produced the album Buena Vista Social Club (1997), which became a worldwide hit; Wim Wenders directed the documentary film of the same name (1999), which was nominated for an Academy Award in 2000.