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Ry Cooder
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Los Angeles, United States (March 15, 1947 – present)
Ryland “Ry” Peter Cooder (born on March 15, 1947) is a guitarist, singer and composer from the United States.
He is known for his slide guitar work, his interest in the American roots music, and for his collaborations with musicians from many countries
Born in Los Angeles, California, Cooder first attracted attention in the 1960s, playing with Captain Beefheart and the Magic Band, after previously having worked with Taj Mahal in The Rising Sons.
He was a guest session guitarist on various recording sessions with The Rolling Stones in 1968 and 1969, and Cooder’s contributions appear on the Stones’ 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 authored 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 gritty slide guitar for the infamous 1970 movie Performance, which contained Mick Jagger’s first solo single, “Memo From Turner” on which Cooder played guitar. This soundtrack is a great stand alone recording, with the Stones, Randy Newman, Buffy Sainte-Marie, Merry Clayton, The Last Poets.
He is known for his slide guitar work, his interest in the American roots music, and for his collaborations with musicians from many countries
Born in Los Angeles, California, Cooder first attracted attention in the 1960s, playing with Captain Beefheart and the Magic Band, after previously having worked with Taj Mahal in The Rising Sons.
He was a guest session guitarist on various recording sessions with The Rolling Stones in 1968 and 1969, and Cooder’s contributions appear on the Stones’ 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 authored 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 gritty slide guitar for the infamous 1970 movie Performance, which contained Mick Jagger’s first solo single, “Memo From Turner” on which Cooder played guitar. This soundtrack is a great stand alone recording, with the Stones, Randy Newman, Buffy Sainte-Marie, Merry Clayton, The Last Poets.
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ohh1972 wrote:
Annoying person but really great musician. ;)
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razzu wrote:
accomplished blueness
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ARGBDude wrote:
real great music
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jduross2 wrote:
Ry's 1 of my heroes; he has an eerie ability to evoke the time and mood of whatever tune he turns his attention to..one of a kind
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Crustclock wrote:
the top tracks should include some of his covers.
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sidligt wrote:
Some blues don't sound right unless it sounds like a slow armpit fart.
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garisgood wrote:
anybody here ever been to paris, texas? just a few houses as you wizz by on 287, thats all it is. cant believe someone would write a song about it
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davidboner wrote:
For those whose listening and drinking habits are intertwined.... http://www.last.fm/group/Drinking+Music
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le_laughing_man wrote:
love the stuff he did for Southern Comfort
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messo wrote:
I was wondering if he has made anything with similar feel to it as the Paris, Texas soundtrack? Any suggestions?
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Mad_Millsey wrote:
Ry is touring with Nick Lowe this year! "Quiet Please... The New Best Of Nick Lowe" - press kit here with free download. http://www.propermusic.com/epk/prpcd036.html
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GavinBane wrote:
One of my favorite guitar players and producers. I'm still hooked on his earliest music. His trilogy of albums of American roots music and blues are his best. Those albums are Ry Cooder (1970), Into the Purple Valley (1972) and Boomer's Story (1972). His soundtrack to the film the Long Ryders is his finest soundtrack and even tops Paris Texas. Ry recently produced and played on an album of civil rights era songs sung by Mavis Staples. It's a great album for anyone who likes gospel inspired soul music. Ry started off playing slide guitar and mandolin in Taj Mahal Band and the self titled album "Taj Mahal" (1968) on Columbia Records is about the most electrifying album of country blues you'll ever hear.
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mecomike wrote:
yeah i like. :-)
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messo wrote:
I read an interview today with one of my heroes, Doug McCombs from Tortoise, where he said his sideproject Brokeback was inspired by Ry Cooder's Paris, Texas soundtrack, so of course I had to check it out. And now I'm a Ry Cooder fan too :)
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JoFresh wrote:
Derek Trucks is dropping a new project that’s been in the works for too long. The album is called Already Free and has an ill Dylan cover and several collaborations including Susan Tedeschi and others. Check it http://www.myspace.com/thederektrucksband
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briealeida wrote:
Wow. I bought one of his albums and loved it. Then I came here and, well, he's different than I pictured. lol. Amazing nonetheless!
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LondonLouis wrote:
It's a shame that so little of Cooder's work is actually available through Last.fm as full tracks. I hope someone gets the business model sorted, so that the likes of Cooder find it worth making themselves more fully available.
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SmilinSkullRing wrote:
I, Flathead is a great album.
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hgeithus wrote:
I thinks it's going to work out fine = wonderful slide guitar.
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Mario_Tennis wrote:
paradise and lunch is excellent!
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- Jul 11 Ry Cooder Edinburgh Festival Theatre, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
- Jul 11 Ry Cooder Philharmonic Hall, Liverpool, United Kingdom
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