http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.68454&rws=%2Fry-cooder%2Ftop-tracks.rssRy Cooder has had a long and varied career as virtuoso session musician, recording artist, record producer, film scorer, musicologist and champion of indigenous music throughout the world. He started out as a guitarist of uncommon skill in Los Angeles folk music circles. He was briefly in a band with Taj Mahal called Rising Sons, and was also a part of Captain Beefheart's Magic Band. His slide guitar playing and his ability with just about any stringed instrument soon set him apart. As well as playing numerous sessions in the '60s, he worked with the Rolling Stones and is probably responsible for pointing Keith Richards in the direction of the open-tuned guitar sound that has become his trademark. Cooder's solo albums feature dramatic reworkings of some old and sometimes obscure material. He has worked extensively writing and playing movie soundtracks, such as the eerie, atmospheric <i>Paris, Texas</i> and <i>The Long Riders</I>. Cooder has most recently been active with world music, recording a very popular album with African guitarist Ali Farka Toure. His latest and most prominent role is that of producer for an ad hoc group of Cuban musicians on a recording called <i>The Buena Vista Social Club</i>, which has revived the careers of a number of musicians, as well as being massively popular critically and commercially. - Tom HeymanRootsen720Sat, 12 Dec 2009 02:10:16 -0800 http://static.realone.com/rotw/images/logo_rhapsody_113x22.gif http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.68454&rws=%2Fry-cooder%2Ftop-tracks.rss Ry Cooder has had a long and varied career as virtuoso session musician, recording artist, record producer, film scorer, musicologist and champion of indigenous music throughout the world. He started out as a guitarist of uncommon skill in Los Angeles folk music circles. He was briefly in a band with Taj Mahal called Rising Sons, and was also a part of Captain Beefheart's Magic Band. His slide guitar playing and his ability with just about any stringed instrument soon set him apart. As well as playing numerous sessions in the '60s, he worked with the Rolling Stones and is probably responsible for pointing Keith Richards in the direction of the open-tuned guitar sound that has become his trademark. Cooder's solo albums feature dramatic reworkings of some old and sometimes obscure material. He has worked extensively writing and playing movie soundtracks, such as the eerie, atmospheric <i>Paris, Texas</i> and <i>The Long Riders</I>. Cooder has most recently been active with world music, recording a very popular album with African guitarist Ali Farka Toure. His latest and most prominent role is that of producer for an ad hoc group of Cuban musicians on a recording called <i>The Buena Vista Social Club</i>, which has revived the careers of a number of musicians, as well as being massively popular critically and commercially. - Tom Heyman http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.578822&rws=%2Fry-cooder%2Ftop-tracks.rss Instrumental Country Sat, 1 Jan 1972 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Ry Cooder on Rhapsody Online 578822 tra.578822 Ry Cooder art.68454 0.99 Boomer's Story alb.104624 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/7/0/7/9/1269707_170x170.jpg 2003-02-19 00:00:00.0 1972-01-01 00:00:00.0 true Dark End Of The Street tra.578822 207000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.578822&rws=%2Fry-cooder%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.578822&variant=data&rws=%2Fry-cooder%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.578583&rws=%2Fry-cooder%2Ftop-tracks.rss Acoustic Blues Fri, 5 May 1995 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Ry Cooder on Rhapsody Online 578583 tra.578583 Ry Cooder art.68454 0.99 Ry Cooder alb.214254 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/4/6/2/4/1834264_170x170.jpg 2009-11-03 00:00:00.0 1995-05-05 00:00:00.0 true Dark Is The Night tra.578583 167000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.578583&rws=%2Fry-cooder%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.578583&variant=data&rws=%2Fry-cooder%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.23951934&rws=%2Fry-cooder%2Ftop-tracks.rss Roots Sat, 1 Mar 1986 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Ry Cooder on Rhapsody Online 23951934 tra.23951934 Ry Cooder art.68454 0.99 Crossroads alb.23949425 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/0/5/3/4/1514350_170x170.jpg 2008-10-28 00:00:00.0 1986-03-01 00:00:00.0 true Crossroads tra.23951934 264000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.23951934&rws=%2Fry-cooder%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.23951934&variant=data&rws=%2Fry-cooder%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.9068378&rws=%2Fry-cooder%2Ftop-tracks.rss Roots Wed, 15 Mar 1989 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Ry Cooder on Rhapsody Online 9068378 tra.9068378 Ry Cooder art.68454 0.99 Paris, Texas alb.9058237 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/1/9/4/0/1270491_170x170.jpg 2004-06-04 00:00:00.0 1989-03-15 00:00:00.0 true Brothers tra.9068378 125000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.9068378&rws=%2Fry-cooder%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.9068378&variant=data&rws=%2Fry-cooder%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.9068369&rws=%2Fry-cooder%2Ftop-tracks.rss Roots Wed, 15 Mar 1989 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Ry Cooder on Rhapsody Online 9068369 tra.9068369 Ry Cooder art.68454 0.99 Paris, Texas alb.9058237 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/1/9/4/0/1270491_170x170.jpg 2004-06-04 00:00:00.0 1989-03-15 00:00:00.0 true Nothing Out There tra.9068369 92000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.9068369&rws=%2Fry-cooder%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.9068369&variant=data&rws=%2Fry-cooder%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.578817&rws=%2Fry-cooder%2Ftop-tracks.rss Roots Sat, 1 Jan 1972 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Ry Cooder on Rhapsody Online 578817 tra.578817 Ry Cooder art.68454 0.99 Boomer's Story alb.104624 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/7/0/7/9/1269707_170x170.jpg 2003-02-19 00:00:00.0 1972-01-01 00:00:00.0 true Boomer's Story tra.578817 255000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.578817&rws=%2Fry-cooder%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.578817&variant=data&rws=%2Fry-cooder%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.9068377&rws=%2Fry-cooder%2Ftop-tracks.rss Roots Wed, 15 Mar 1989 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Ry Cooder on Rhapsody Online 9068377 tra.9068377 Ry Cooder art.68454 0.99 Paris, Texas alb.9058237 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/1/9/4/0/1270491_170x170.jpg 2004-06-04 00:00:00.0 1989-03-15 00:00:00.0 true Paris, Texas tra.9068377 172000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.9068377&rws=%2Fry-cooder%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.9068377&variant=data&rws=%2Fry-cooder%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.7380103&rws=%2Fry-cooder%2Ftop-tracks.rss Roots Sun, 29 May 2005 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Ry Cooder on Rhapsody Online 7380103 tra.7380103 Ry Cooder art.68454 0.99 Chavez Ravine alb.7379689 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/7/6/8/9/1269867_170x170.jpg 2005-06-14 00:00:00.0 2005-05-29 00:00:00.0 true Poor Man's Shangri-La tra.7380103 325000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.7380103&rws=%2Fry-cooder%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.7380103&variant=data&rws=%2Fry-cooder%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.23951966&rws=%2Fry-cooder%2Ftop-tracks.rss Roots Tue, 28 Oct 2008 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Ry Cooder on Rhapsody Online 23951966 tra.23951966 Ry Cooder art.68454 0.99 The Long Riders [OST] alb.23949427 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/8/4/3/4/1514348_170x170.jpg 2008-10-28 00:00:00.0 2008-10-28 00:00:00.0 true I Always Knew That You Were The One tra.23951966 188000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.23951966&rws=%2Fry-cooder%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.23951966&variant=data&rws=%2Fry-cooder%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.23951941&rws=%2Fry-cooder%2Ftop-tracks.rss Roots Sat, 1 Mar 1986 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Ry Cooder on Rhapsody Online 23951941 tra.23951941 Ry Cooder art.68454 0.99 Crossroads alb.23949425 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/0/5/3/4/1514350_170x170.jpg 2008-10-28 00:00:00.0 1986-03-01 00:00:00.0 true Feelin' Bad Blues tra.23951941 256000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.23951941&rws=%2Fry-cooder%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.23951941&variant=data&rws=%2Fry-cooder%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.23951972&rws=%2Fry-cooder%2Ftop-tracks.rss Roots Tue, 28 Oct 2008 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Ry Cooder on Rhapsody Online 23951972 tra.23951972 Ry Cooder art.68454 0.99 The Long Riders [OST] alb.23949427 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/8/4/3/4/1514348_170x170.jpg 2008-10-28 00:00:00.0 2008-10-28 00:00:00.0 true Escape From Northfield tra.23951972 75000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.23951972&rws=%2Fry-cooder%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.23951972&variant=data&rws=%2Fry-cooder%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.23951911&rws=%2Fry-cooder%2Ftop-tracks.rss Roots Tue, 28 Oct 2008 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Ry Cooder on Rhapsody Online 23951911 tra.23951911 Ry Cooder art.68454 0.99 The Ry Cooder Anthology: The UFO Has Landed alb.23949424 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/1/5/3/4/1514351_170x170.jpg 2008-10-28 00:00:00.0 2008-10-28 00:00:00.0 true Get Rhythm tra.23951911 198000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.23951911&rws=%2Fry-cooder%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.23951911&variant=data&rws=%2Fry-cooder%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.23951913&rws=%2Fry-cooder%2Ftop-tracks.rss Roots Tue, 28 Oct 2008 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Ry Cooder on Rhapsody Online 23951913 tra.23951913 Ry Cooder art.68454 0.99 The Ry Cooder Anthology: The UFO Has Landed alb.23949424 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/1/5/3/4/1514351_170x170.jpg 2008-10-28 00:00:00.0 2008-10-28 00:00:00.0 true Available Space tra.23951913 133000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.23951913&rws=%2Fry-cooder%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.23951913&variant=data&rws=%2Fry-cooder%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.578573&rws=%2Fry-cooder%2Ftop-tracks.rss World Pop Fri, 5 May 1995 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Ry Cooder on Rhapsody Online 578573 tra.578573 Ry Cooder art.68454 0.99 Ry Cooder alb.214254 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/4/6/2/4/1834264_170x170.jpg 2009-11-03 00:00:00.0 1995-05-05 00:00:00.0 true Alimony tra.578573 175000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.578573&rws=%2Fry-cooder%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.578573&variant=data&rws=%2Fry-cooder%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.23951962&rws=%2Fry-cooder%2Ftop-tracks.rss Roots Tue, 28 Oct 2008 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Ry Cooder on Rhapsody Online 23951962 tra.23951962 Ry Cooder art.68454 0.99 The Long Riders [OST] alb.23949427 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/8/4/3/4/1514348_170x170.jpg 2008-10-28 00:00:00.0 2008-10-28 00:00:00.0 true The Long Riders tra.23951962 196000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.23951962&rws=%2Fry-cooder%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.23951962&variant=data&rws=%2Fry-cooder%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.7380104&rws=%2Fry-cooder%2Ftop-tracks.rss Roots Sun, 29 May 2005 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Ry Cooder on Rhapsody Online 7380104 tra.7380104 Ry Cooder art.68454 0.99 Chavez Ravine alb.7379689 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/7/6/8/9/1269867_170x170.jpg 2005-06-14 00:00:00.0 2005-05-29 00:00:00.0 true Onda Callejera tra.7380104 230000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.7380104&rws=%2Fry-cooder%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.7380104&variant=data&rws=%2Fry-cooder%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.9068370&rws=%2Fry-cooder%2Ftop-tracks.rss Roots Wed, 15 Mar 1989 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Ry Cooder on Rhapsody Online 9068370 tra.9068370 Ry Cooder art.68454 0.99 Paris, Texas alb.9058237 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/1/9/4/0/1270491_170x170.jpg 2004-06-04 00:00:00.0 1989-03-15 00:00:00.0 true Cancion Mixteca tra.9068370 256000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.9068370&rws=%2Fry-cooder%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.9068370&variant=data&rws=%2Fry-cooder%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.578819&rws=%2Fry-cooder%2Ftop-tracks.rss Roots Sat, 1 Jan 1972 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Ry Cooder on Rhapsody Online 578819 tra.578819 Ry Cooder art.68454 0.99 Boomer's Story alb.104624 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/7/0/7/9/1269707_170x170.jpg 2003-02-19 00:00:00.0 1972-01-01 00:00:00.0 true Crow Black Chicken tra.578819 140000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.578819&rws=%2Fry-cooder%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.578819&variant=data&rws=%2Fry-cooder%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.9068375&rws=%2Fry-cooder%2Ftop-tracks.rss Roots Wed, 15 Mar 1989 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Ry Cooder on Rhapsody Online 9068375 tra.9068375 Ry Cooder art.68454 0.99 Paris, Texas alb.9058237 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/1/9/4/0/1270491_170x170.jpg 2004-06-04 00:00:00.0 1989-03-15 00:00:00.0 true I Knew These People tra.9068375 520000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.9068375&rws=%2Fry-cooder%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.9068375&variant=data&rws=%2Fry-cooder%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.9068374&rws=%2Fry-cooder%2Ftop-tracks.rss Roots Wed, 15 Mar 1989 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Ry Cooder on Rhapsody Online 9068374 tra.9068374 Ry Cooder art.68454 0.99 Paris, Texas alb.9058237 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/1/9/4/0/1270491_170x170.jpg 2004-06-04 00:00:00.0 1989-03-15 00:00:00.0 true On The Couch tra.9068374 89000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.9068374&rws=%2Fry-cooder%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.9068374&variant=data&rws=%2Fry-cooder%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.23951912&rws=%2Fry-cooder%2Ftop-tracks.rss Roots Tue, 28 Oct 2008 00:00:00 -0700 Top 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http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.578818&variant=data&rws=%2Fry-cooder%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.9068371&rws=%2Fry-cooder%2Ftop-tracks.rss Roots Wed, 15 Mar 1989 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Ry Cooder on Rhapsody Online 9068371 tra.9068371 Ry Cooder art.68454 0.99 Paris, Texas alb.9058237 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/1/9/4/0/1270491_170x170.jpg 2004-06-04 00:00:00.0 1989-03-15 00:00:00.0 true No Safety Zone tra.9068371 115000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.9068371&rws=%2Fry-cooder%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.9068371&variant=data&rws=%2Fry-cooder%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.9068373&rws=%2Fry-cooder%2Ftop-tracks.rss Roots Wed, 15 Mar 1989 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Ry Cooder on Rhapsody Online 9068373 tra.9068373 Ry Cooder art.68454 0.99 Paris, Texas alb.9058237 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/1/9/4/0/1270491_170x170.jpg 2004-06-04 00:00:00.0 1989-03-15 00:00:00.0 true She's Leaving The Bank tra.9068373 358000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.9068373&rws=%2Fry-cooder%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.9068373&variant=data&rws=%2Fry-cooder%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.23951923&rws=%2Fry-cooder%2Ftop-tracks.rss Roots Tue, 28 Oct 2008 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Ry Cooder on Rhapsody Online 23951923 tra.23951923 Ry Cooder art.68454 0.99 The Ry Cooder Anthology: The UFO Has Landed alb.23949424 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/1/5/3/4/1514351_170x170.jpg 2008-10-28 00:00:00.0 2008-10-28 00:00:00.0 true Jesus On The Mainline tra.23951923 251000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.23951923&rws=%2Fry-cooder%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.23951923&variant=data&rws=%2Fry-cooder%2Ftop-tracks.rss