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Ryland Peter Cooder (born March 15, 1947) is an American musician, songwriter, film score composer, record producer, and writer. He is a multi-instrumentalist but is best known for his slide guitar work, his interest in traditional music, and his collaborations with traditional musicians from many countries.
Pull Up Some Dust and Sit Down is the fourteenth studio album by American singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Ry Cooder.It was released by Nonesuch Records on August 30, 2011, and written and produced by Cooder, who recorded its songs at Drive-By Studios, Ocean Studios, and Wireland Studios in California.
Bop Till You Drop is Ry Cooder's eighth album, released in 1979. The album was the first digitally recorded major-label album in popular music, recorded on a digital 32-track machine built by 3M. [2] [3]
A successor to his 2012 album Election Special, and Cooder's first album in six years, The Prodigal Son seeks a return to the Gospel-infused spirit of his early career. . Notably, the album features covers of the songs of the likes of Blind Alfred Reed, the Pilgrim Travelers and the Stanley Brothers alongside three original composi
Ry Cooder - guitar, vocals, arrangements; Van Dyke Parks - keyboards; Flaco Jiménez - accordion; Steve Douglas - saxophone; Jorge Calderón - bass guitar; Buell Neidlinger - acoustic bass on 2, 6, 8; Jim Keltner - drums; Miguel Cruz - percussion; Bobby King, Terry Evans, Arnold McCuller, Willie Greene Jr. - backing vocals; Larry Blackmon ...
Crossroads is the soundtrack to the 1986 film starring Ralph Macchio, Joe Seneca and Jami Gertz, inspired by the legend of blues musician Robert Johnson.. The film was written by John Fusco and directed by Walter Hill and featured an original score by Ry Cooder.
Reviewing the album for AllMusic, Brett Hartenbach said: "Even more than usual, Cooder refuses to recognize borders – geographical or musical – presenting "Stand By Me" as a gospel song with a norteño arrangement, or giving the Jim Reeves country-pop classic, "He'll Have to Go," a bolero rhythm, featuring the interplay of Flaco Jimenez's accordion and Pat Rizzo's alto sax.
Show Time is the sixth album and first live album by guitarist Ry Cooder, produced by Cooder and released on the Warner Bros. record label in January [citation needed] 1977. Track listing [ edit ]