1947-03-1579 years, 7 months, and 23 days old
Place of birth:
Los Angeles, California, USA
Adult:
No
Gender:
Male
Biography
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 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.
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Best Credits: 25
| Title | ||||||
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The Long Riders | Wedding Band Guitar Player (uncredited) | 6.675 | 1980-05-16 | 2.4547 | ||
Buena Vista Social Club | Self | 7.469 | 1999-06-04 | 1.7576 | ||
The Artist Formerly Known As Captain Beefheart | Himself | 0 | 1997-08-19 | 0.7271 | ||
John Lee Hooker: Come and See About Me | Self | 7.4 | 2004-06-01 | 0.5072 | ||
Talking Guitars | Self | 0 | 2008-05-01 | 0.7339 | ||
The Great Music Experience | Nara City, Japan 1994 | Self | 4.8 | 1994-05-20 | 0.5077 | ||
Motion and Emotion: The Road to 'Paris, Texas' | Self | 0 | 1990-04-25 | 0.8184 | ||
Randy Newman: Live at the Odeon | Self | 0 | 1982-10-01 | 0.9301 | ||
Ry Cooder: How Can a Poor Man Stand Such Times and Live? | 0 | 1970-12-03 | 0.5205 | |||
Ry Cooder & David Lindley: Live at the Fillmore Auditorium | guitar, vocals | 10 | 1994-04-27 | 0.9659 |