Ryland Peter "Ry" Cooder (born March 15, 1947) is an American musician, songwriter, film score composer, and record producer. He is a multi-instrumentalist but is best known for his slide guitar work, his interest in roots music from the United States, and his collaborations with traditional musicians from many countries.
Cooder was ranked eighth on Rolling Stone magazine's 2003 list of "The 100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time" (David Fricke's Picks). A 2010 ranking by Gibson placed him at number 32.
Lowell George explains and demonstrates basics of slide guitar playing (1977)
"China White" (backing vocals by Little Feat members).
"Is that difficult?" - Slightly ignorant German TV folks ask Little Feat's Lowell George backstage Gruga-Halle Essen to explain and demonstrate basics of slide playing and open tuning.
0:35 China White
1:49 Ry Cooder style
3:35 Open tuning demonstration
published: 22 Oct 2021
Last Man Standing OST 13 Smoke Bath Girl Upstairs¿
published: 12 Apr 2011
Ry Cooder mentions Lowell George and Session Work
Clip from the Old Grey Whistle Test February 1973
published: 17 Aug 2017
Little Feat - Dixie Chicken (with Emmylou Harris & Bonnie Raitt) Live 1977. HQ Video.
Little Feat perform Dixie Chicken with Emmylou Harris, Bonnie Raitt and Jesse Winchester Live in 1977 on 'The Midnight Special'...........I just wish it had been an extended version going into 'Tripe Face Boogie'!!!
published: 22 Nov 2009
Willin'-Little Feat w/ Ry Cooder
driving every kind of rig thats ever been made
published: 29 Nov 2011
Ry Cooder - Down In Hollywood 1/2
From "Ry Cooder & The Moula Banda Rhythm Aces: Let's Have A Ball", a film by Les Blank taped at The Catalyst, Santa Cruz, CA on March 25'th 1987. Band introduction. Nice Jim Keltner solo.
Comment from MrBillindallas:
They shot some promo pix in San Francisco on this mini-tour for a drum endorsement. The photog asked Mr. Keltner if he wanted to take his sunglasses off for some of the photos. He dryly replied, "If I took my glasses off nobody would know that it was me." Great guy - great drummer - a real pro.
Another comment from MrBillindallas:
Concert was from a two night run - the last of nine total dates on the NorCal tour. Shot on 16mm film with an audio remote truck in the alley. Movie was released in Europe but not in the US. Great band, at one of the best venues in the 'Stat...
published: 09 Jan 2008
Last Man Standing OST 17 Bathtub
published: 12 Apr 2011
Best Slide Guitar Players of All Time..🔥
🎸🔥 Get ready to slide into the world of legendary guitarists! 🎶 Our latest YouTube #shorts video, "Best Slide Guitar Players of All Time," brings you the smoothest and most soulful slide masters, as voted by the largest online community of guitar players worldwide. 🌎
From the soulful sounds of Ian Thornley to the iconic Elmore James, we've got the best slide players in the business. 🎵 Jerry Douglas and Lowell George bring their unique flair, while David Lindley and Blind Willie Johnson mesmerize with their slide magic. 🤩
Don't miss Austin Johnson and the mesmerizing Sonny Landreth, alongside the legendary Billy Gibbons and Warren Haynes. 🤘 George Harrison and Robert Johnson will leave you in awe, while Johnny Winter and Rory Gallagher crank up the heat. 🔥
Ry Cooder, Joe Walsh, and Bonni...
"China White" (backing vocals by Little Feat members).
"Is that difficult?" - Slightly ignorant German TV folks ask Little Feat's Lowell George backstage Gruga-...
"China White" (backing vocals by Little Feat members).
"Is that difficult?" - Slightly ignorant German TV folks ask Little Feat's Lowell George backstage Gruga-Halle Essen to explain and demonstrate basics of slide playing and open tuning.
0:35 China White
1:49 Ry Cooder style
3:35 Open tuning demonstration
"China White" (backing vocals by Little Feat members).
"Is that difficult?" - Slightly ignorant German TV folks ask Little Feat's Lowell George backstage Gruga-Halle Essen to explain and demonstrate basics of slide playing and open tuning.
0:35 China White
1:49 Ry Cooder style
3:35 Open tuning demonstration
Little Feat perform Dixie Chicken with Emmylou Harris, Bonnie Raitt and Jesse Winchester Live in 1977 on 'The Midnight Special'...........I just wish it had bee...
Little Feat perform Dixie Chicken with Emmylou Harris, Bonnie Raitt and Jesse Winchester Live in 1977 on 'The Midnight Special'...........I just wish it had been an extended version going into 'Tripe Face Boogie'!!!
Little Feat perform Dixie Chicken with Emmylou Harris, Bonnie Raitt and Jesse Winchester Live in 1977 on 'The Midnight Special'...........I just wish it had been an extended version going into 'Tripe Face Boogie'!!!
From "Ry Cooder & The Moula Banda Rhythm Aces: Let's Have A Ball", a film by Les Blank taped at The Catalyst, Santa Cruz, CA on March 25'th 1987. Band introduct...
From "Ry Cooder & The Moula Banda Rhythm Aces: Let's Have A Ball", a film by Les Blank taped at The Catalyst, Santa Cruz, CA on March 25'th 1987. Band introduction. Nice Jim Keltner solo.
Comment from MrBillindallas:
They shot some promo pix in San Francisco on this mini-tour for a drum endorsement. The photog asked Mr. Keltner if he wanted to take his sunglasses off for some of the photos. He dryly replied, "If I took my glasses off nobody would know that it was me." Great guy - great drummer - a real pro.
Another comment from MrBillindallas:
Concert was from a two night run - the last of nine total dates on the NorCal tour. Shot on 16mm film with an audio remote truck in the alley. Movie was released in Europe but not in the US. Great band, at one of the best venues in the 'States, the last two nights of the mini-tour they were truly on fire. One venue was so small the band filled the stage and the dance floor.
Setlist for the two nights in Santa Cruz:
3-24-87 Santa Cruz, CA (the Catalyst):
Showtime
Little Sister
Smack Dab In The Middle
Lets Have A Ball
Me and Frank
unknown title [Spanish lyrics]
Hell Have To Go
If Walls Could Talk
Jesus on The Mainline
How Can A Poor Man Stand Such Times & Live?
One Meatball
Atom Bomb
Teeny Weeny Bit of Your Love
Why Dont You Try Me?
Down In The Boondocks
The Things That Make You Rich Make Me Poor
Crazy Bout An Automobile (Every Woman I Know)
encores:
Chain Gang
Down In Hollywood
Goodnight Irene
3-25-87 Santa Cruz, CA (the Catalyst):
Smack Dab In The Middle
Lets Have A Ball
unknown title [Spanish lyrics]
Hell Have To Go
If Walls Could Talk
Jesus On The Mainline
How Can A Poor Man Stand Such Times & Live?
One Meatball
Atom Bomb
Teeny Weeny Bit of Your Love
Down In Mississippi
instrumental
The Things That Make You Rich Make Me Poor
Crazy Bout An Automobile (Every Woman I Know)
Chain Gang
Down In Hollywood
Goodnight Irene
Band:
Ry Cooder: guitar, vox
Jim Keltner: drums
Van Dyke Parks: keys
Jorge Calderon: bass
Flaco Jimenez: accordion
Miguel Cruiz: percussion
Steve Douglas: sax
George Bohannon: trombone
Singers:
Bobby King: tenor
Terry Evans: baritone
Arnold McCuller: tenor
Willie Green Jr: bass
From "Ry Cooder & The Moula Banda Rhythm Aces: Let's Have A Ball", a film by Les Blank taped at The Catalyst, Santa Cruz, CA on March 25'th 1987. Band introduction. Nice Jim Keltner solo.
Comment from MrBillindallas:
They shot some promo pix in San Francisco on this mini-tour for a drum endorsement. The photog asked Mr. Keltner if he wanted to take his sunglasses off for some of the photos. He dryly replied, "If I took my glasses off nobody would know that it was me." Great guy - great drummer - a real pro.
Another comment from MrBillindallas:
Concert was from a two night run - the last of nine total dates on the NorCal tour. Shot on 16mm film with an audio remote truck in the alley. Movie was released in Europe but not in the US. Great band, at one of the best venues in the 'States, the last two nights of the mini-tour they were truly on fire. One venue was so small the band filled the stage and the dance floor.
Setlist for the two nights in Santa Cruz:
3-24-87 Santa Cruz, CA (the Catalyst):
Showtime
Little Sister
Smack Dab In The Middle
Lets Have A Ball
Me and Frank
unknown title [Spanish lyrics]
Hell Have To Go
If Walls Could Talk
Jesus on The Mainline
How Can A Poor Man Stand Such Times & Live?
One Meatball
Atom Bomb
Teeny Weeny Bit of Your Love
Why Dont You Try Me?
Down In The Boondocks
The Things That Make You Rich Make Me Poor
Crazy Bout An Automobile (Every Woman I Know)
encores:
Chain Gang
Down In Hollywood
Goodnight Irene
3-25-87 Santa Cruz, CA (the Catalyst):
Smack Dab In The Middle
Lets Have A Ball
unknown title [Spanish lyrics]
Hell Have To Go
If Walls Could Talk
Jesus On The Mainline
How Can A Poor Man Stand Such Times & Live?
One Meatball
Atom Bomb
Teeny Weeny Bit of Your Love
Down In Mississippi
instrumental
The Things That Make You Rich Make Me Poor
Crazy Bout An Automobile (Every Woman I Know)
Chain Gang
Down In Hollywood
Goodnight Irene
Band:
Ry Cooder: guitar, vox
Jim Keltner: drums
Van Dyke Parks: keys
Jorge Calderon: bass
Flaco Jimenez: accordion
Miguel Cruiz: percussion
Steve Douglas: sax
George Bohannon: trombone
Singers:
Bobby King: tenor
Terry Evans: baritone
Arnold McCuller: tenor
Willie Green Jr: bass
🎸🔥 Get ready to slide into the world of legendary guitarists! 🎶 Our latest YouTube #shorts video, "Best Slide Guitar Players of All Time," brings you the smooth...
🎸🔥 Get ready to slide into the world of legendary guitarists! 🎶 Our latest YouTube #shorts video, "Best Slide Guitar Players of All Time," brings you the smoothest and most soulful slide masters, as voted by the largest online community of guitar players worldwide. 🌎
From the soulful sounds of Ian Thornley to the iconic Elmore James, we've got the best slide players in the business. 🎵 Jerry Douglas and Lowell George bring their unique flair, while David Lindley and Blind Willie Johnson mesmerize with their slide magic. 🤩
Don't miss Austin Johnson and the mesmerizing Sonny Landreth, alongside the legendary Billy Gibbons and Warren Haynes. 🤘 George Harrison and Robert Johnson will leave you in awe, while Johnny Winter and Rory Gallagher crank up the heat. 🔥
Ry Cooder, Joe Walsh, and Bonnie Raitt deliver soul-stirring performances, and George Thorogood's slide skills will leave you wanting more. 🎸 But wait, the crown jewel of slide guitarists awaits – none other than Duane Allman, taking the number one spot! 🥇
Who do you think should be on this list? Let us know in the comments, and get ready to be inspired by the finest slide guitarists in history! 🌟🎶
#SlideGuitarMasters #LegendarySlidePlayers #GuitarHeroes #SoulfulSounds #SlideMagic #IconicGuitarists #ViralReel #GuitarCommunityLove #GuitarMagic #SlideIntoTheGroove #justinjohnson 🎸🎶🔥
🎸🔥 Get ready to slide into the world of legendary guitarists! 🎶 Our latest YouTube #shorts video, "Best Slide Guitar Players of All Time," brings you the smoothest and most soulful slide masters, as voted by the largest online community of guitar players worldwide. 🌎
From the soulful sounds of Ian Thornley to the iconic Elmore James, we've got the best slide players in the business. 🎵 Jerry Douglas and Lowell George bring their unique flair, while David Lindley and Blind Willie Johnson mesmerize with their slide magic. 🤩
Don't miss Austin Johnson and the mesmerizing Sonny Landreth, alongside the legendary Billy Gibbons and Warren Haynes. 🤘 George Harrison and Robert Johnson will leave you in awe, while Johnny Winter and Rory Gallagher crank up the heat. 🔥
Ry Cooder, Joe Walsh, and Bonnie Raitt deliver soul-stirring performances, and George Thorogood's slide skills will leave you wanting more. 🎸 But wait, the crown jewel of slide guitarists awaits – none other than Duane Allman, taking the number one spot! 🥇
Who do you think should be on this list? Let us know in the comments, and get ready to be inspired by the finest slide guitarists in history! 🌟🎶
#SlideGuitarMasters #LegendarySlidePlayers #GuitarHeroes #SoulfulSounds #SlideMagic #IconicGuitarists #ViralReel #GuitarCommunityLove #GuitarMagic #SlideIntoTheGroove #justinjohnson 🎸🎶🔥
"China White" (backing vocals by Little Feat members).
"Is that difficult?" - Slightly ignorant German TV folks ask Little Feat's Lowell George backstage Gruga-Halle Essen to explain and demonstrate basics of slide playing and open tuning.
0:35 China White
1:49 Ry Cooder style
3:35 Open tuning demonstration
Little Feat perform Dixie Chicken with Emmylou Harris, Bonnie Raitt and Jesse Winchester Live in 1977 on 'The Midnight Special'...........I just wish it had been an extended version going into 'Tripe Face Boogie'!!!
From "Ry Cooder & The Moula Banda Rhythm Aces: Let's Have A Ball", a film by Les Blank taped at The Catalyst, Santa Cruz, CA on March 25'th 1987. Band introduction. Nice Jim Keltner solo.
Comment from MrBillindallas:
They shot some promo pix in San Francisco on this mini-tour for a drum endorsement. The photog asked Mr. Keltner if he wanted to take his sunglasses off for some of the photos. He dryly replied, "If I took my glasses off nobody would know that it was me." Great guy - great drummer - a real pro.
Another comment from MrBillindallas:
Concert was from a two night run - the last of nine total dates on the NorCal tour. Shot on 16mm film with an audio remote truck in the alley. Movie was released in Europe but not in the US. Great band, at one of the best venues in the 'States, the last two nights of the mini-tour they were truly on fire. One venue was so small the band filled the stage and the dance floor.
Setlist for the two nights in Santa Cruz:
3-24-87 Santa Cruz, CA (the Catalyst):
Showtime
Little Sister
Smack Dab In The Middle
Lets Have A Ball
Me and Frank
unknown title [Spanish lyrics]
Hell Have To Go
If Walls Could Talk
Jesus on The Mainline
How Can A Poor Man Stand Such Times & Live?
One Meatball
Atom Bomb
Teeny Weeny Bit of Your Love
Why Dont You Try Me?
Down In The Boondocks
The Things That Make You Rich Make Me Poor
Crazy Bout An Automobile (Every Woman I Know)
encores:
Chain Gang
Down In Hollywood
Goodnight Irene
3-25-87 Santa Cruz, CA (the Catalyst):
Smack Dab In The Middle
Lets Have A Ball
unknown title [Spanish lyrics]
Hell Have To Go
If Walls Could Talk
Jesus On The Mainline
How Can A Poor Man Stand Such Times & Live?
One Meatball
Atom Bomb
Teeny Weeny Bit of Your Love
Down In Mississippi
instrumental
The Things That Make You Rich Make Me Poor
Crazy Bout An Automobile (Every Woman I Know)
Chain Gang
Down In Hollywood
Goodnight Irene
Band:
Ry Cooder: guitar, vox
Jim Keltner: drums
Van Dyke Parks: keys
Jorge Calderon: bass
Flaco Jimenez: accordion
Miguel Cruiz: percussion
Steve Douglas: sax
George Bohannon: trombone
Singers:
Bobby King: tenor
Terry Evans: baritone
Arnold McCuller: tenor
Willie Green Jr: bass
🎸🔥 Get ready to slide into the world of legendary guitarists! 🎶 Our latest YouTube #shorts video, "Best Slide Guitar Players of All Time," brings you the smoothest and most soulful slide masters, as voted by the largest online community of guitar players worldwide. 🌎
From the soulful sounds of Ian Thornley to the iconic Elmore James, we've got the best slide players in the business. 🎵 Jerry Douglas and Lowell George bring their unique flair, while David Lindley and Blind Willie Johnson mesmerize with their slide magic. 🤩
Don't miss Austin Johnson and the mesmerizing Sonny Landreth, alongside the legendary Billy Gibbons and Warren Haynes. 🤘 George Harrison and Robert Johnson will leave you in awe, while Johnny Winter and Rory Gallagher crank up the heat. 🔥
Ry Cooder, Joe Walsh, and Bonnie Raitt deliver soul-stirring performances, and George Thorogood's slide skills will leave you wanting more. 🎸 But wait, the crown jewel of slide guitarists awaits – none other than Duane Allman, taking the number one spot! 🥇
Who do you think should be on this list? Let us know in the comments, and get ready to be inspired by the finest slide guitarists in history! 🌟🎶
#SlideGuitarMasters #LegendarySlidePlayers #GuitarHeroes #SoulfulSounds #SlideMagic #IconicGuitarists #ViralReel #GuitarCommunityLove #GuitarMagic #SlideIntoTheGroove #justinjohnson 🎸🎶🔥
Ryland Peter "Ry" Cooder (born March 15, 1947) is an American musician, songwriter, film score composer, and record producer. He is a multi-instrumentalist but is best known for his slide guitar work, his interest in roots music from the United States, and his collaborations with traditional musicians from many countries.
Cooder was ranked eighth on Rolling Stone magazine's 2003 list of "The 100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time" (David Fricke's Picks). A 2010 ranking by Gibson placed him at number 32.
(O. Sain) Good thing, good thing, good thing You been cheating on me, now, baby You know I know it's true Ain't nobody in this whole wide world Gonna love you like I do Don't you be no fool, don't you be no fool Gonna keep on fooling 'round now, baby Gonna mess up a good thing Gonna mess up a good thing, all right Well, I might of cheated just a little bit baby Like many others do But when I get my little old paycheck now It goes right back to you Don't you be no fool, don't you be no fool 'Cause if you keep on fooling around now, baby Gonna mess up a good thing, you're going to mess up a good thing They tell me you got a part-time lover Who's living way cross town It won't be but a little while, baby Before you put me down Don't you be no fool, don't you be no fool Gonna keep on fooling 'round now, baby Gonna mess up a good thing Gonna mess up a good thing, all right Let me tell you something Now, don't you go sneaking across town,baby To catch me doing wrong Don't you know everybody's jealous, baby 'Cause we got a thing going on Don't you be no fool, don't you be no fool If you keep on fooling 'round now baby Gonna mess up a good thing Gonna mess up a good thing Good thing [You're messing up a good thing] Messing up a good thing Good thing Good thing