Cooder and his band re-imagine some of those classic blues and gospel songs he loved as boy. He discusses how his latest album 'Prodigal Son' is ultimately about reverence.

Next week, the much-loved indie lifer Bill Callahan will release his new album Gold Record. In the lead-up to the album’s release, Callahan has been doing something interesting. He’s released ...

***** Ry Cooder, Trespass soundtrack (Sire/Warner): When it comes to soundtracks, guitarist Ry Cooder is one of the masters. With Trespass, he again evokes mood and atmosphere as vividly as a direc… ...

Taj Mahal and Ry Cooder, “Get on Board: The Songs of Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee” (Nonesuch). Columbia Records signed Taj Mahal and Ry Cooder for the band the Rising Sons in 1965.

When Bonnie Raitt, Elvis Costello and Emmylou Harris are sitting in the nightclub balcony, you can bet there's a heavy-duty act onstage. Guitarist Ry Cooder making his first appearance in around ...

Joachim Cooder, the son of the L.A. blues-rock legend Ry Cooder, is making his debut as a bandleader with ‘Love On a Real Train,’ a collaborative project based around samples, programming and ...

L.A. guitar institution Ry Cooder is set to release his album “Election Special” Tuesday, a handy, nine-track blues-rock guide to this year’s presidential election.

The Prodigal Son is Ry Cooder's first solo album in six years. On it, Cooder makes more traditional American gospel music his own.

For Ry Cooder, it was never just about the 80-year-old Cubans. His new album, his first since his Havana period with the Buena Vista Social Club, already widely acclaimed by reviewers, emerges ...

Pioneering guitarist and producer Ry Cooder is teaming with one of bluegrass and country music’s most iconic couples, Ricky Skaggs and his wife Sharon White, for a one-of-a-kind concert tour ...

Ry Cooder has wandered far and wide with his guitar over the course of a distinguished career. The Californian has worked with musicians ranging from Captain Beefheart to Ali Farka Touré.

A new box set celebrates the early solo work of Ry Cooder, a superb guitarist and one of the most inventive musicians in poular music ...