An introduction to the world of Ry Cooder and his debut album on Warner Bros Records Cooder talks about old movies trailers and the lay of the land And most of all ...

Hearing Ry Cooder talk is like listening to a musical history lesson. When he spoke to Here & Now's Robin Young, he talked about being influenced by Uncle Dave Macon, a pioneer in country music.

Over the course of his illustrious career, visionary guitarist/producer Ry Cooder has been one of the most prolific and restlessly creative forces in contemporary music. For a period of over four ...

“Way back in the ’50s, there was this radio station, KXLA, that was for the people from the South who had come out and settled here after the war and were working in the car and tire factories,” ...

Let’s start with the hands, Ry Cooder’s hands. They’re large, expressive, hands you could see wrapped around a guitar neck or in the act of making things. They move when he speaks, creating shapes in ...