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.

While his own recordings have taken an unexpected literary turn, guitarist-musicologist Ry Cooder has trained his attention as a producer on the rediscovery of Latina vocalist Ersi Arvizu, one of ...

It was more than 50 years ago but Ry Cooder remembers it like it could have been last week; he was 8 years old and Johnny Cash came on the radio singing “Hey Porter.”A third-grader with a ...

Ry Cooder is on fire, his memory flicking through the years as the renowned Californian singer/guitarist recalls the first time he saw the great blues duo, Sonny Terry and Brownie McGhee.

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 ...

What Cooder’s getting at, that elusive “ it,” is the authenticity of old Los Angeles, a “nothing place,” and yet one with its own history and style. This is what he has built his work ...

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.

Ry Cooder announced his new album 'The Prodigal Son,' the acclaimed guitarist's first LP in six years, and unveiled the lead track "Shrinking Man." ...

Musician Ry Cooder explores a number of genres on his new album, which was inspired by the current economy and the protest songs of the past.

Ry Cooder will be in conversation with Los Angeles Times’ book critic David Ulin about his new book “Los Angeles Stories,” this Sunday, November 6th at Skylight Books.

Ry Cooder, “The Prodigal Son” (Fantasy/Concord Music Group). Since busting out of Santa Monica as a teen guitar wiz more than 50 years ago, guitarist, songwriter and musical explorer Cooder ...