Cooder's impressive debut album included material by Lead Belly ... The world of music is better because Ry Cooder is in it. He is now among a small handful of artists writing the book on how to keep ...

“You can’t spend much time in Southern California without being influenced by Mexican-American culture,” says Sam Outlaw, whose debut album takes its cues from both sides of the borde ...

Cooder said it appealed to him that he wouldn’t be starting entirely from scratch for this album. “He had already been doing these things,” Ry said. “I just adapted some of these tunes on ...

starting with his eponymous 1970 debut album and ending at 1987′s Get Rhythm, is a fine reminder of how original, refreshing and bold he was in his early recordings. IN PICTURES: Ry Cooder: 15 ...

Third Man Records is proud to present the debut album from The Haden Triplets ... beautifully by American music legend Ry Cooder. This is an album expanding on an American musical tradition.

Like much of Ry Cooder's work over the years, his new album "The Prodigal Son" draws inspiration from old songs, often by long-forgotten artists. For example, "You Must Unload" was originally ...

When it comes to musical genres, Ry Cooder can play just about anything — and does. From rock ‘n’ roll to country to Dixieland jazz, Cooder has mastered multiple genres on many albums.

The Rising Sons set quickly (an album that came out 25 years after the Sons broke up confirms that they were still ascending the learning curve). At 18, Ry Cooder was a studio musician ...

Slide guitar virtuoso Ry Cooder and blues musician ... the Piedmont blues covers album Get On Board: The Songs Of Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee, featuring Cooder on vocals, guitar, mandolin ...

Ry Cooder, who over the course of fifty years has become one of the most singular musicians in America, has a new record, “Election Special,” a collection of songs with a political cast ...

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