Jazz musician Ry Cooder's bio, concert & touring information, albums, reviews, videos, photos and more.

2. Tattler – Paradise & Lunch (1974) Released on the 1974 record, Paradise and Lunch, the track ‘Tattler’ is proof that when the slide comes off, Ry Cooder’s rhythm guitar mojo is still second to none ...

Paradise and Lunch Ry Cooder Reprise 1974 His magnificent fourth album bursting with classic performances -- "I'm a Fool For a Cigarette," "Mexican Divorce," "Jesus on the Mainline.".

In 1974, he released the exuberant Paradise And Lunch, which included a spirited cover of All Over Now, the Bobby Womack song Cooder described as "the best rock record ever heard".

His breakthrough was Into The Purple Valley, which explored blues, country, gospel and calypso. Paradise And Lunch, one of my favourites from his early career, featured blues and folk.

Cooder renewed his onslaught on Paradise and Lunch and Chicken Skin Music, albums that defined his approach for years afterwards.

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.

Rosanne Cash has announced a limited run of special shows honoring her father’s music alongside Ry Cooder. The shows, titled Cash and Cooder on Cash: The Music of Johnny Cash, will take place ...

Veteran roots musician Ry Cooder sings of aiming to live more responsibly in the track 'Shrinking Man' from his soon-to-be-released album 'The Prodigal Son.' ...

Simply sign up to the Life & Arts myFT Digest -- delivered directly to your inbox. Ry Cooder’s recent albums have musically documented forgotten moments in American social history, so it is no ...