It's a hot July afternoon in Montebello, a small town outside Los Angeles, where a private backyard party is taking place for Ry Cooder's latest album, "Chávez Ravine." People are enjoying drinks ...

For Ry Cooder, records were not only a first love, but an escape.As a boy growing up in Santa Monica, Calif. in the 1950's, listening to records was a lens into a wider world. He says the first ...

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 ...

Ersi Arvizu was on vacation in Hawaii a few years ago when she heard that some guy named Ry Cooder was looking for her. She got the news from colleagues who knew her from her long-gone glory days ...

Veteran musician Ry Cooder largely avoids politics on his new gospel music-centric album, 'The Prodigal Son,' which emphasizes empathy, and great guitar work News Home Page ...

Ry Cooder’s first live record in thirty-five years reflect some of his concerns over the past three decades or so.

***** 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… ...

Ry Cooder has been telling stories with his guitar for the past five decades. Starting in the 1960’s, his work with Captain Beefheart, Randy Newman, The Rolling Stones and others brought slide ...

For Ry Cooder, the Buena Vista Social Club was just the overture. With some very fine musicians, and a little help from Bill Clinton, he has produced two more great Cuban albums. Philip Sweeney ...

Ry Cooder’s openness to musical exploration where egos were left at the door must have been an incredible apprenticeship. “Definitely,” Joachim says. “And that’s how I grew up.