Ry Cooder - Ry Cooder CD

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Ry Cooder, at the age of 22, stepped out from behind the shadows of the likes of Jackie DeShannon, Taj Mahal, the Rolling Stones, and Captain Beefheart, signing his own deal with W arner Brothers records in 1969. Cooder’s eponymous debut creates an intriguing fusion of blues, folk, rock & roll, and pop, filtered through his own intricate, syncopated guitar; Van Dyke Parks and Lenny Waronker‘s production; and Parks and Kirby Johnson’s string arrangements. And while he’s still finding his feet as a singer, Cooder puts this unique blend across with a combination of terrific songs, virtuosic playing, and quirky, yet imaginative, arrangements. For material, Cooder, the son of folklorist parents, unearths ten gems — spanning six decades dating back to the 1920s — by legends such as Woody Guthrie, Blind Blake, Sleepy John Estes, and Leadbelly, as well as a current Randy Newman composition. 1. Alimony2. France Chance3. One Meat Ball4. Do Re Mi5. My Old Kentucky Home (Turpentine & Dandelion Wine)6. How Can A Poor Man Stand Such Times And Live?7. Available Space8. Pigmeat9. Police Dog Blues10. Goin’ To Brownsville11. Dark Is The Night Show more