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Ry Cooder
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American guitarist, singer and composer
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Ry Cooder, born Peter Ryland Cooder on March 15, 1947, in Los Angeles, is an American guitarist, singer, composer, and banjoist. He is a member of the group Little Village and has worked in genres including rock music, world music, blues, folk music, and film soundtracks. Cooder plays the guitar, mandolin, and voice, and speaks English. He is educated at Reed College and has one eye.
His career began in 1967. He has received Grammy Awards for his work. Cooder is the father of Joachim Cooder. His contributions to sound are categorized under films scored by him.
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It is catalogued under topics including 1947 births, 20th-century American guitarists and 20th-century American male singers.
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Film & TV
Los Angeles, California, USA
Ryland "Ry" Peter Cooder is an American prominent 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 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…
Known for
- Wim Wenders, Desperado — Self (archive footage)2020
- Linda Ronstadt: The Sound of My Voice — Self2019
- ACL Presents: Americana Music Festival 2014 — Self2014
- This Ain't No Mouse Music! — Self2014
- The People Speak — Self2009
- Talking Guitars — Self2008
- John Lee Hooker: Come and See About Me — Self2004
- Buena Vista Social Club — Self1999
- The Artist Formerly Known As Captain Beefheart — Himself1997
- The Great Music Experience | Nara City, Japan 1994 — Self1994
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- United States
- Active from
- 1947
Discography
- Ry Cooder1970
- Boomer’s Story1972
- Into the Purple Valley1972
- Paradise and Lunch1974
- Chicken Skin Music1976
- Show Time1977
- Jazz1978
- Bop Till You Drop1979
- 634 - 57891980
- Borderline1980
Member of
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 496,130
- Total plays
- 6,863,647
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Ryland "Ry" Peter Cooder (b. 1947) is a guitarist, singer and composer from the United States. He is known mostly for his slide guitar work, his passion for American roots music, and for his collaborations with the Rolling Stones, the Buena Vista Social Club and 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
Key facts
- Born
- Ryland Peter Cooder , ( 1947-03-15 ) March 15, 1947 (age 79) , Los Angeles, California , U.S.
- Origin
- Santa Monica, California , U.S.
- Genres
- Americana roots rock folk blues Tex-Mex country gospel world music
- Occupations
- Musician songwriter film score composer record producer writer
- Instruments
- Guitar bass mandolin mandola tiple bouzouki banjo slide guitar
- Years active
- 1967–present
- Labels
- Warner Bros. Nonesuch Elektra Rising Son Reprise
- Website
- RyCooder.com
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Peter
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Los Angeles
- Child
- Joachim Cooder
- Occupation
- record producer
- Educated at
- Reed College
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Genre
- Americana
- Instrument
- guitar
- Official website
- rycooder.com
- Image
- Ry Cooder playing.jpg
Show 8 more facts
- date of birth
- 1947-03-15
- medical condition
- one-eyed
- Commons category
- Ry Cooder
- start of work period
- 1967-00-00
- related category
- Category:Films scored by Ry Cooder
- name in native language
- Ryland Peter Cooder
- short name
- Ry Cooder
- member of
- Little Village
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Encyclopedic overview
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.
Cooder's solo work draws upon many genres. He has played with John Lee Hooker, Captain Beefheart, Taj Mahal, Gordon Lightfoot, Ali Farka Touré, Eric Clapton, the Rolling Stones, Van Morrison, Neil Young, Randy Newman, Linda Ronstadt, Vishwa Mohan Bhatt, David Lindley, the Chieftains, Warren Zevon, Manuel Galbán, the Doobie Brothers, Little Feat, and Carla Olson and the Textones (on record and film). He formed the band Little Village, and produced the album Buena Vista Social Club (1997), which became a worldwide hit; Wim Wenders directed the documentary film of the same name (1999), which was nominated for an Academy Award in 2000.
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