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 ...

Rosanne Cash has announced a limited run of special shows honoring her father’s music alongside Ry Cooder. The shows, titled Cash and Cooder on Cash: The Music of Johnny Cash, will take place ...

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 ...

"I'll never forget it." Ry Cooder is talking about his first encounter with a guitar, more than 50 years ago. The guitar was a three-quarter-size four-string tenor. Cooder was 4 years old, well into a ...

Rhino's Double-CD The UFO Has Landed: The Ry Cooder Anthology Includes 34 Songs From The Virtuoso Guitarist's Eclectic Career Available October 28 From Rhino Records LOS ANGELES -- Rhino takes a joy ...

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 ...

Martin Chilton is a former Culture Editor for The Telegraph. He was formerly Sports Editor and a columnist for the Evening Standard. Prior to this Martin has edited music books and magazines 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 ...