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 ...

In contrast to his often (always?) irascible peer Chester Burnett, aka Howlin' Wolf, John Lee Hooker has long been amenable to collaborations, reciprocal and otherwise. Bonnie Raitt, Los Lobos, ...

It's unlikely Ry Cooder would have much truck with the idea of a recommended retirement age. The 66-year-old Californian says he is playing better than ever, with finer co-ordination than when he was ...

Described on the sleeve as "another record by Ry Cooder", this unexpectedly rapid follow-up to Chavez Ravine is another epic concept album and musical excursion into vanishing America. It's epic not ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Attendees of the 39th annual Montreal International Jazz Festival likely all had a familiar refrain in mind: the heat is on. The ...

The blues has taken on many forms over the decades. In the hands of Ry Cooder, who recently returned to his roots as an Americana explorer, it becomes something earthy and primordial. Following an ...

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Having brought the best out of bands from the Rolling Stones to Buena Vista Social Club, there's not much Ry Cooder doesn't know about contemporary popular song. As he turns 60, Caspar Llewellyn Smith ...

Absent disabling cases of stage fright, emotional reversals, or predatory addictions, performers who withdraw from performing—who liberate themselves straight into a private life—are rare. One of the ...

To describe this record is not to do it justice: Vula Viel are a three-piece investigating the possibilities of the Ghanaian xylophone (the gyil), using it to explore minimalist Afro-jazz potential of ...

It's unlikely Ry Cooder would have much truck with the idea of a recommended retirement age. The 66-year-old Californian says he is playing better than ever, with finer co-ordination than when he was ...

Attendees of the 39th annual Montreal International Jazz Festival likely all had a familiar refrain in mind: the heat is on. The fest, which runs June 28 to July 7, faced summer temperatures well into ...