Ry Cooder

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.

Known For: Sound

Born: Los Angeles, California, USA, 1947-03-15

Died: null

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1970	Ry Cooder: How Can a Poor Man Stand Such Times and Live?		0
2	1980	The Long Riders	Wedding Band Guitar Player (uncredited)	67
3	1982	Randy Newman: Live at the Odeon	Self	0
4	1988	Ry Cooder & The Moula Banda Rhythm Aces: Let's Have a Ball	Himself	100
5	1990	Motion and Emotion: The Road to 'Paris, Texas'	Self	0
6	1990	Motion and Emotion: The Films of Wim Wenders	Self	0
7	1992	John Lee Hooker and Friends 1984-1992		0
8	1994	Ry Cooder & David Lindley: Live at the Fillmore Auditorium	guitar, vocals	100
9	1994	The Great Music Experience \| Nara City, Japan 1994	Self	48
10	1997	The Artist Formerly Known As Captain Beefheart	Himself	0
11	1999	Buena Vista Social Club	Self	75
12	2003	Warren Zevon: Keep Me in Your Heart	Self	0
13	2004	John Lee Hooker: Come and See About Me		57
14	2008	Talking Guitars	Self	0
15	2014	This Ain't No Mouse Music!	Self	70
16	2014	ACL Presents: Americana Music Festival 2014	Self	0
17	2019	Linda Ronstadt: The Sound of My Voice	Self	76
18	2020	Wim Wenders, Desperado	Self (archive footage)	77

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1962	The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson	Self	75
2	1974	Rockpalast		100
3	1975	Austin City Limits	Self	62

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