Ry Cooder, who over the course of fifty years has become one of the most singular musicians in America, has a new record, “Election Special,” a collection of songs with a political cast, which comes ...

The unique, concept album San Patricio is the brainchild of musicians Ry Cooder and Paddy Maloney, giants in their respective folk genres, who share a long-time friendship and an apparent interest in ...

Ry Cooder has a brand new album out - just a year after Pull Up Some Dust and Sit Down he's released Election Special. It's strange to call Cooder prolific here, because throughout the 1960s, 70s and ...

Joachim Cooder can hardly deny his family roots. Having been a percussionist from a young age on many landmark projects by his father, Ry, including The Buena Vista Social Club and A Meeting by the ...

Over the course of his illustrious career, visionary guitarist/producer Ry Cooder has been one of the most prolific and restlessly creative forces in contemporary music. For a period of over four ...

Ever since the release of his album "Into the Purple Valley" (1972), Ry Cooder has made a name for himself as a stellar guitarist, musicologist and lyricist. He's played the blues, rock 'n' roll, ...

Veteran multi-instrumentalist/musical archivist Ry Cooder follows up his concept album Chavez Ravine (Nonesuch, 2005) with another narrative, My Name is Buddy. This time, with a similarly large cast ...

Absent disabling cases of stage fright, emotional reversals, or predatory addictions, performers who withdraw from performing—who liberate themselves straight into a private life—are rare. One of the ...

Audio for the feature is no longer available. The album was released on Mar. 9, 2010. Ry Cooder has a restless ear. Throughout his four-decade musical career, he's explored the music of Mexico, Africa ...