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Ryland Peter Cooder (born March 15, 1947) is an American musician, songwriter, film score composer, record producer, and writer.
Oct 1, 2024 · Ry Cooder (born March 15, 1947, Los Angeles, California, U.S.) is an American guitarist and singer whose influence far outweighed his limited commercial success. Introduced to the guitar at age three, adept at the instrument by age eight, and a teenage habitué of the Los Angeles blues scene, Cooder formed the Rising Sons with Taj Mahal and ...
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- Longevity. California-based multi-instrumentalist Ryland Peter Cooder has made his mark as a musician, songwriter, film score composer, record producer and diviner of lost musical traditions.
- Technique. After a failed attempt at playing banjo with Bill Monroe and Doc Watson (“Son, you just ain’t ready,” Monroe told the teenager), Cooder applied the instrument’s tuning and three-finger-roll technique to guitar.
- Diversity. In the 1970s, as a solo artist, Cooder released a series of albums that excavated bygone musical genres. It culminated in 1979’s Bop Till You Drop, which provided him with his biggest hit, a cover of Elvis Presley’s “Little Sister.”
- 'Buena Vista Social Club' As producer of the 1997 hit album Buena Vista Social Club, Cooder revived interest in traditional Cuban music from the country’s pre-Castro era.
Oct 2, 2023 · Ry Cooder is a master multi-instrumentalist, a genius composer, and a top-notch record producer. So, let’s swoop into his life and extraordinary musical journey. Table of Contents. Life and Career. Ryland Peter Cooder was born on March 15, 1947, and showed signs of musical genius from his early years.
Jul 20, 2024 · Ryland Peter Cooder is the quintessential American Music iconoclast who spent more of his career creatively south of the border. Early American jazz and blues, Tex-Mex, Hawaiian, Cooder loved them all and delved deeply into each.
Ryland Peter Cooder 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...
May 29, 2018 · Full name, Ryland Peter Cooder; born March 15, 1947, in Los Angeles (some sources cite Santa Monica), CA; son of W. H. Cooder (an accountant); married Susan Titleman (an artist); children: Joachim (a musician).
