Ry Cooder

Artist:  Ry Cooder
Birth Name:  Ryland Peter Cooder
Born:  March 15, 1947.  Los Angeles, California, USA.
Genre:  Rock, Folk, Country, Blues, World Music
Occupations:   Musician, Songwriter, Producer
Instruments:   Guitar, Mandolin, Vocals

Ry Cooder is an American Guitarist, Singer and Composer and well-know for his Slide Guitar work, his musical style including Rock, American Roots Music, Folk, Country, Blues, Soul, Gospel, Tex-Mex, Dixieland Jazz, Reggae and World Music and he has worked with many musicians including Van Morrison, Neil Young & Crazy Hose, Randy Newman, Freddy Fender, John Lee Hooker, The Chieftains, Earl Hines, The Rolling Stones, Little Feat, captain Beefheart and many more, he formed the band Little Village with Nick Lowe, John Hiatt and Jim Keltner.








Title:  Ry Cooder  (1970)
Genre:  Rock
Label:  Reprise
Rating:   *****

Title:   Into The Purple Valley  (1972)
Genre:   Rock
Label:   Reprise
Rating:   *****

Title:   Boomer's Story  (1972)
Genre:  Rock
Label:  Reprise
Rating:   *****

Title:  Paradise And Lunch  (1974)
Genre:  Rock
Label:  Reprise
Rating:   *****

Title:   Chicken Skin Music  (1976)
Genre:   Rock, Country, Blues, Tex Mex
Label:  Reprise
Rating:   *****

Title:  Jazz   (1978)
Genre:  Ragtime, Blues, Blues Rock
Label:  Warner
Rating:  *****

Title:  Bop Till You Drop   (1979)
Genre:   Blues Rock
Label:  Warner
Rating:  *****

Title:  Borderline   (1980)
Genre:   Rock
Label:  Platinum Records
Rating:   ****

Title:  Get Rhythm  (1987)
Genre:  Rock
Label:  Warner
Rating:  ****










Title:  Pull Up Some Dust And Sit Down  (2011)
Genre:   Rock
Label:  Nonesuch
Rating:  ****

Title:   Rising Sons   (2008)
Gerne:  Blues, Blues Rock
Label:  Sony
Rating:   ****

With Taj Mahal

Title:  Talking Timbuktu   (1994)
Genre:  World Music
Label:  World Circuit
Rating:  *****

Title:   Buena Vista Social Club   (1997)
Genre:  Latin, Cuban
Label:  World Circuit, Nonesuch
Rating:   *****

Title:   Crossroads:  Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (1986)
Genre:  Rock, Blues Rock, Hard Rock
Label:  Warner
Rating:   ****

Title:  The Long Riders:  Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (1997)
Genre:   Rock, Country, Blues
Rating:  *****

Artist:   Little Village
Genre:  Rock, Country Rock, Blues, Funky
Original line-up:
Ry Cooder:   Guitar, Vocals
John Hiatt:  Guitar, Piano, Vocals
Nick Lowe:  Bass, Vocals
Jim Keltner:  Drums, Percussion

Little Village is the Supergroup consisting of Ry Cooder, John Hiatt, Nick Lowe and Jim Keltner, they had performed as a group recording the John Hiatt solo album "Bring The Family" released in 1987, and released 2 singles "Solar Sex Panel" a;nd Don't Go Away Mad".

Title:  Little Village   (1992)
Genre:   Rock, Counry Rock, Blues, Funky
Label:  Reprise
Rating:  ****