Ry Cooder

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Ryland "Ry" Peter Cooder (born 15 March 1947) is a US guitarist, singer and composer. He is known for his slide guitar work, his interest in blues-rock, roots music from his native North America, and, more recently, for his collaborations with traditional musicians from many countries. Cooder's solo work has been an eclectic mix, taking in dust bowl folk, blues, Tex-Mex, soul, gospel, rock, and much else. He has collaborated with many important musicians, including The Rolling Stones, Van Morrison, Neil Young & Crazy Horse, Earl Hines, Little Feat, Captain Beefheart, The Chieftains, John Lee Hooker, Pops, Mavis Staples, Gabby Pahinui, Flaco Jiménez, Ibrahim Ferrer (Buena Vista Social Club), Freddy Fender and Ali Farka Touré. He formed the Little Village supergroup with Nick Lowe, John Hiatt, and Jim Keltner. Cooder was ranked 8th on Rolling Stone magazine's list of "The 100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time." A 2010 ranking by Gibson placed him at #32. Description above from the Wikipedia article Ry Cooder, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Born:

Mar 15, 1947 In Los Angeles, California, USA

Movie/TV Credits:

5

First Appeared:

In the movie The Long Riders 1980-05-16

Latest Project:

Movie Talking Guitars 2008-05-01