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Ryland “Ry” Peter Cooder (b. 1947) is a guitarist, singer and composer from the United States. Ry is known mostly for his brilliant slide guitar work, his passion for American roots music, and for his collaborations with The Rolling Stones as well as many other musicians from countries all around the world.
Born in Los Angeles, California on 15th March 1947, Cooder first attracted attention in the 1960s, playing with Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band, after having worked with Taj Mahal in The Rising Sons.
He was a session guitarist on various recording sessions with The Rolling Stones in 1968 and 1969; most notably Cooder’s contributions appear on the Stones’ Beggars Banquet where he shares a prominent credit with pianist, Nicky Hopkins on the back cover. He continued to appear on the suceeding albums, Let It Bleed, and (most significantly) Sticky Fingers, on which he contributed the haunting slide guitar solo to “Sister Morphine”. Cooder is reputed to have taught Keith Richards to play in open-G tuning, now a Richards hallmark, as well as to have written the open-G signature riff of “Honky Tonk Women”. He was briefly considered to fill the departed Brian Jones’ place in the Rolling Stones, but reportedly Cooder and Keith Richards did not get along very well. For some time after the sessions, Cooder accused Keith Richards of “ripping him off” musically, but now refuses to talk about his experiences with the Stones. Cooder played slide guitar for the 1970 film Performance, which contained Mick Jagger’s first solo single, “Memo From Turner” on which Cooder played guitar.
Born in Los Angeles, California on 15th March 1947, Cooder first attracted attention in the 1960s, playing with Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band, after having worked with Taj Mahal in The Rising Sons.
He was a session guitarist on various recording sessions with The Rolling Stones in 1968 and 1969; most notably Cooder’s contributions appear on the Stones’ Beggars Banquet where he shares a prominent credit with pianist, Nicky Hopkins on the back cover. He continued to appear on the suceeding albums, Let It Bleed, and (most significantly) Sticky Fingers, on which he contributed the haunting slide guitar solo to “
Sister Morphine”. Cooder is reputed to have taught Keith Richards to play in open-G tuning, now a Richards hallmark, as well as to have written the open-G signature riff of “Honky Tonk Women”. He was briefly considered to fill the departed Brian Jones’ place in the Rolling Stones, but reportedly Cooder and Keith Richards did not get along very well. For some time after the sessions, Cooder accused Keith Richards of “ripping him off” musically, but now refuses to talk about his experiences with the Stones. Cooder played slide guitar for the 1970 film Performance, which contained Mick Jagger’s first solo single, “Memo From Turner” on which Cooder played guitar.
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plothead31 wrote:
Dang this brings me back :'D
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MUSICRJ48 wrote:
everything he does is majic
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http://www.last.fm/group/70s+Warner+Bros. Please Join.
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BazG wrote:
Just got the new cd. Lovin' It.
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Debaser987 wrote:
Bad ass son'a'bitch. Forever on my top 5 guitarists of all time.
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enoughWithThis wrote:
Don't get me wrong, new album is brilliant, but the way he sings on it, it fully reminds me of John Hiatt, em I the only one? :)
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Mullington wrote:
No Banker...excellent :)
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daneeeh wrote:
your guitar sounds like ooouueeeeyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyiiiiii oiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiihhhhh oooooooooooouuuuuuuuuuuuuuu
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lesalanos wrote:
New album is brill, you heard it here...fifth? Sixth? Eventually, you heard it here
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rompemonster wrote:
Great stuff that new album, must say...
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barrospablito wrote:
Best of 2011, Top 5.
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barrospablito wrote:
New album, Pull Up Some Dust and Sit Down, is... AMAZING!
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DaddyPobbin wrote:
Fallen in love...
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Miskoks wrote:
Beautiful slide tune...
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Druid66 wrote:
Mister Slide Guitar himself, the guy who turned Keith Richards onto open-G tuning (so we're told), and a great ethnomusicologist in his own right.
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KeiONN wrote:
Ry Cooder is great!
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A1enochka wrote:
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FerociousPanda wrote:
I'm just really surprised that nothing from Show Time or The Slide Area is in the top 15. Even though these might be a little bit harder to obtain, they're well worth it.
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cchristian wrote:
New album in August! http://www.nonesuch.com/journal/ry-cooder-unveils-songs-from-discusses-forthcoming-album-truthdig-2011-05-26
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Crustclock wrote:
A gift for fans: http://famishedcandiru.blogspot.com/2011/05/ry-cooder-moula-banda-rhythm-aces-lets.html :)
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