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      Ry Cooder

      Ry Cooder

      Highest Rated: 94% Paris, Texas (1984)

      Lowest Rated: 29% The End of Violence (1997)

      Birthday: Mar 15, 1947

      Birthplace: Los Angeles, California, USA

      Long before he had become the musician of choice to score Walter Hill films, as well as a frequent collaborator of German director Wim Wenders, Ry Cooder had established himself as a virtuoso of fretted instruments (i.e., banjo, Mexican tiple, Middle Eastern saz), backing the likes of Gordon Lightfoot, the Rolling Stones, Randy Newman and Neil Young. Particularly renowned for his blues-flavored slide guitar he allegedly inspired Duane Allman, resulting in the distinctive sound of the early Allman Brothers albums. As much a musicologist as a musician, with interests and expertise that run a wide gamut of musical history and genres, Cooder has sought out and championed such local styles as calypso, Hawaiian "slack-key" guitar (recording with Gabby Pahinui), Tex-Mex, gospel, country, jazz and the bedrock Cuban rhythm 'son', among others, in a diversified series of albums beginning with "Ry Cooder," his 1970 solo debut.

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      Ry Cooder BUENA VISTA SOCIAL CLUB, Ibrahim Ferrer, Compay Segundo, Ry Cooder, Orlando Cachao Lopez, 1999. BUENA VISTA SOCIAL CLUB, Joachim Cooder, Ry Cooder, 1999, riding on streets of Havana, Cuba BUENA VISTA SOCIAL CLUB, Ibrahim Ferrer, Compay Segundo, Ry Cooder, Orlando Cachao Lopez, 1999.

      Filmography

      Movies

      Credit
      46% 61% My Blueberry Nights Original Music $866.8K 2007
      92% 90% Buena Vista Social Club Self,
      Music Mixer,
      Music Recordist
      $7.0M 1999
      80% 64% Primary Colors Original Music $39.0M 1998
      29% 43% The End of Violence Original Music $283.0K 1997
      42% 51% Last Man Standing Original Music $18.1M 1996
      No Score Yet 36% Alamo Bay Original Music - 1985
      38% 56% Brewster's Millions Original Music - 1985
      94% 93% Paris, Texas Original Music - 1984
      77% 75% Southern Comfort Original Music - 1981
      81% 73% The Long Riders Original Music - 1980

      TV

      Credit
      No Score Yet No Score Yet Great Performances Music Performer 2016
      64% No Score Yet Conan Music Performer 2014
      No Score Yet 58% Saturday Night Live Music Performer 1976