Ry Cooder

Ryland Peter "Ry" Cooder (born March 15, 1947) is an American guitarist,
singer and composer. He is known for his slide guitar work, his interest in
roots music from the United States, and, more recently, his collaborations
with traditional musicians from many countries. His solo work has been
eclectic, encompassing folk, blues, Tex-Mex, soul, gospel, rock, and ... read more

UK's hardest working band aim for No 1

The Workers put out new version of the classic Let's Work Together to capture the spirit of the trade union movementVillage People never managed a lineup like this: the W...
Posted 21 November 2011 12.01am — Comment on this

Luke Roberts - Big Bells

A sparse, modern troubadour update on Ry Cooder’s heatwave-shimmer soundtrack to Wim Wenders’ Paris, Texas. Read the full story on DrownedinSound.com...
Posted 7 November 2011 9.07am — Comment on this

David Bromberg and Ry Cooder

The release of new albums by two masters of roots music this summer flew pretty much under the radar. Both David Bromberg and Ry Cooder have churned out album after album...
Posted 1 November 2011 1.30pm — Comment on this

Ry Cooder: Pull Up Some Dust And Sit Down, CD review

Stunning songs of protest from American guitar legend Ry Cooder.
Posted 3 September 2011 12.58pm — Comment on this

Ry Cooder: Pull Up Some Dust and Sit Down – review

(Nonesuch)After completing his epic California Trilogy, with its stories of life in his home state in the 40s and 50s, Ry Cooder returns with a solo project that is as re...
Posted 1 September 2011 9.31pm — Comment on this

'Smokey Joe's Caf' saxophonist Gil Bernal dies

He has worked with Spike Jones, Lionel Hampton and Ry Cooder.
Posted 27 July 2011 3.43pm — Comment on this

The F

Our music team pick the songs or albums, old or new, they just can't turn offThe Wild Swans Glow in the Dark The Merseysiders' 1982 Zoo Records single The Revolutionary S...
Posted 14 July 2011 10.50pm — Comment on this

Hail, Hail, Rock'n'Roll

When I listen to the Buena Vista Social Club album now, I'm struck by its closeness. It is music that presses up against you, that fills the room ...Many, many moons ago,...
Posted 7 July 2011 11.15pm — Comment on this

Richard Youngs Releases 'Amplifying Host' on July 18

Amplifying Host finds *Richard Youngs* wandering the guitar desert somewhere between *Ry Cooder's* Paris, Texas score and *Neil Young's* work on Dead Man. Yet the randoml...
Posted 27 May 2011 2.21pm — Comment on this

Ry Cooder

I’m a firm believer that sometimes you find songs and sometimes songs find you. This one in particular found me last week while in New Orleans—at about 10:30 ...
Posted 13 May 2011 9.01pm — Comment on this

tuesday morning updates

Blog Stoned said...Bootlegs:-Jack Bruce - The Picturedrome, Holmfirth 2011-The Beatles - Backyard Spool http://blogstoned.blogspot.comJohnny Farfisa said...NYMPHOM...
Posted 22 March 2011 9.14am — Comment on this

Ticket Stub: Ry Cooder in Sausalito, July ’74

I love Ry Cooder’s music in almost all of its many guises, as you may already know, so I was thrilled to find this terrific in-studio set lurking in Wolfgang’...
Posted 12 January 2011 6.58pm — Comment on this

sunday afternoon updates

jofel said...The five best harmonica songs- J. Geils Band : Whammer Jammer- Canned Heat : On The Road Again- Neil Young : Heart Of Gold- Bob Dylan : Just Like A Woma...
Posted 28 November 2010 3.23pm — Comment on this

Robert Francis: Before Nightfall | CD review

(Atlantic)His father, according to Francis's website, is the "eccentric owner of one of the largest collections of sheet music in the US", while his mother grew up one of...
Posted 25 November 2010 11.00pm — Comment on this

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