But I had just started college, and with my small-town Wisconsin upbringing, I was only answering to the idea of a musician’s life, something I wasn’t fully certain was even possible. Where I came ...

Gorgeously gritty guitar sounds waft through a north Santa Monica neighborhood on a recent morning. They emanate from a home studio and workshop, one where veteran musician Ry Cooder spends hours ...

Of course, Ry Cooder really is all that. People toss the word "genius" around far too often and too easily, but Cooder has more than earned that distinction with a long and consistently adventurous ...

Bluegrass legend Ricky Skaggs is getting ready to hit the road with his wife, singer Sharon White, and guitarist Ry Cooder for a joint tour. The trio will depart on the trek beginning on June 16 in ...

Arizona's ongoing battle over immigration has inspired a new single from guitarist, composer and venerated session musician Ry Cooder. The song, "Quicksand," tells the story of six people who attempt ...

It’s a rare configuration of talent that involves a combined 20 Grammy Awards. Guitarist Ry Cooder has joined forces with bluegrass icon Ricky Skaggs and his wife, Sharon White, of ’80s country band ...

Ry Cooder, Ricky Skaggs and Sharon White are hitting the road together once again this spring. The trio will embark on their Songs for the Good People Tour beginning at the end of March. Cooder, ...

Ry Cooder has been described as a singer-songwriter, slide guitar hero, session musician to so many other artists, producer, musicologist and historian, a man beholden to no single style, a champion ...