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Ry Cooder (born March 15, 1947) is a guitarist especially well known for his slide guitar work. He was born in Los Angeles, California.Cooder has worked as a studio musician and has also scored many film soundtracks of which perhaps the most well known is that for Paris, Texas. In recent years, Cooder has played a role in the increased appreciation of traditional Cuban music, due to his collaboration as producer in the Buena Vista Social Club ( 1997) recording, which was a worldwide hit. Wim Wenders directed a documenary film of musicians involved, Buena Vista Social Club ( 1999) which was nominated for an Academy Award in 2000.
Cooder's solo work has been an eclectic mix, taking in dustbowl folk, tex-mex , soulSoul music is fundamentally rhythm and blues, which grew out of the African-American gospel and blues traditions during the late 1950s and early 1960s in the United States. Over time, much of the broad range of R&B extensions in African-American popular m, gospelGospel music combines Christian religious lyrics with melody and rhythm that developed in tandem with early blues and jazz. Modern gospel artists have also incorporated elements from soul music, which originally arose as a secular form of gospel. Gospel m, rock and almost everything else. He has collaborated with many important musicians, including the Rolling Stones, Little FeatLittle Feat are a band who have mixed blues, R&B, country and rock and roll styles together since they formed in 1969 in Los Angeles. Formed by two former members of Frank Zappa's Mothers of Invention; songwriter and guitarist Lowell George, who also prov, the Chieftans, John Lee HookerJohn Lee Hooker ( August 22, 1917— June 21, 2001) was an influential American blues singer and guitarist, born in Clarksdale, Mississippi. Hooker's recording career began in 1948 when he had a hit single with " Boogie Chillen", performed in a half-spoken, and Gabby PahinuiCharles Philip "Gabby Pops" Pahinui ( April 22, 1921 October 13, 1980) was a slack-key guitarist. Gabby was raised in the Kaka'ako area of Honolulu in the 1920s. It was impoverished at the time, very much resembling a shanty-town with small cluttered buil. He formed the Little Village supergroup with Nick Lowe, John Hiatt and Jim Keltner.
Cooder, Ry
Cooder, Ry
Cooder, Ry
