Ry Cooder, born in Los Angeles in 1947, is a guitarist,
composer and producer, though he gained his woeld-wide
reputation primarily as a Slide-Guitarist.
He played in Captain Beefheart's Magic Band, and has also
accompanied such artists as Gordon Lightfoot, the Rolling
Stones, Eric Clapton, Randy Newman, John Lee Hooker and
many others.
Although influenced early on by blues, he became a pioneer
in resurrecting the traditions of "World Music," a concept
that was entirely new at the time. He devoted himself to
Country and Folk music, Calypso, Hawaiian music, Gospel,
Salsa, Jazz, Ragtime and Vaudeville.
Ry Cooder has composed soundtracks for more than twenty
films, among them Wim Wenders' "Paris, Texas", and "The End
of Violence." More...
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