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Ry Cooder

Name in Native Language: "Ryland Peter Cooder" (English/EN)
Guitarist / Composer / Record Producer | * 03/15/1947 (77) | Los Angeles, California (United States of America (USA))
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, 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. Cooder was ranked at No. 8 on Rolling Stone magazine's 2003 list of "The 100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time", while a 2010 list by Gibson Guitar Corporation placed him at No. 32. In 2011, he published a collection of short stories called Los Angeles Stories. ()
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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.

Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | Music | Documentaries

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Awards & Nominations for Ry Cooder

Grammy Awards Americana Lifetime Achievement Award for Instrumentalist
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Movies with Ry Cooder as Actor(12)

Movies with Ry Cooder as Crew(25)

Sound/Original Music Composer2007 My Blueberry Nights
Sound/Original Music Composer2003 Chavez Ravine: A Los Angeles Story
Sound/Music Producer1999 Buena Vista Social Club
Sound/Musician1999 Buena Vista Social Club
Sound/Original Music Composer1998 Primary Colors
Sound/Original Music Composer1997 The End of Violence
Sound/Original Music Composer1996 Last Man Standing
Sound/Music Producer1995 Dead Man Walking
Sound/Original Music Composer1993 Geronimo: An American Legend
Sound/Original Music Composer1992 Trespass
Sound/Original Music Composer1989 Johnny Handsome
Sound/Music1988 Rabbit Ears - Pecos Bill
Sound/Music Producer1987 Extreme Prejudice
Sound/Original Music Composer1986 Crossroads
Sound/Musician1986 Crossroads
Sound/Original Music Composer1986 Blue City
Sound/Original Music Composer1985 Alamo Bay
Sound/Original Music Composer1985 Brewster's Millions
Sound/Original Music Composer1984 Streets of Fire
Sound/Original Music Composer1984 Paris, Texas
Sound/Original Music Composer1982 The Border
Sound/Music1982 The Border
Sound/Original Music Composer1981 Southern Comfort
Sound/Original Music Composer1980 The Long Riders

TV Shows/Series with Ry Cooder as Crew(1)

Sound/Music1989 Tales from the Crypt

Additional Information

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Full Name: Ryland Peter Cooder
Born: Saturday, 03/15 1947 (March) in Los Angeles, California (United States of America (USA)) (current age: 77 years + 14 days)
Zodiac sign: Pisces (Chinese zodiac sign: Pig)
Languages: English (EN)
Educated at: Reed College, Santa Monica High School
Record Label: Warner Bros. Records, Warner Records
Children: Joachim Cooder
Ry Cooder frequently works together with these people:
Walter Hill (20x, Crew)
Allan Graf (11x, Actor)
Wim Wenders (9x, Crew)
Dan Moore (6x, Crew)
Luis Contreras (5x, Actor)
Michael Germain (5x, Crew)
Scott Wilson (4x, Actor)
Peter Jason (4x, Actor)
Elmo Weber (4x, Crew)
Jay Wilkinson (4x, Crew)
Richard Donner (3x, Crew)
WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:14466, Added: 05/06/2018, Last updated: 03/12/2024