| LC control no. | n 82012126 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| LC classification | PS3603.O568 ML419.C665 Biography in music |
| Personal name heading | Cooder, Ry |
| Variant(s) | Cooder, Ryland Peter |
| See also | Corporate body: Little Village (Musical group) |
| Birth date | 1947-03-15 |
| Place of birth | Los Angeles (Calif.) |
| Field of activity | Popular music Guitar music Motion picture music Composition (Music) Short stories Fiction--Authorship |
| Profession or occupation | Guitarists Composers Musicians Authors |
| Found in | Ry Cooder. [Phonodisc] 1971. New Rolling stone enc. of rock & roll (Cooder, Ry; b. Ryland Peter Cooder, Mar. 15, 1947, Los Angeles, Calif.) Los Angeles stories, c2011: ECIP t.p. (Ry Cooder) data view (world-famous musician; first collection of stories) Wikipedia, Aug. 13, 2013 (Ryland Peter "Ry" Cooder; born March 15, 1947 in Los Angeles; musician. He is known for his slide guitar work, his interest in roots music from the United States, and, more recently, his collaborations with traditional musicians from many countries. Cooder has worked as a studio musician and has also scored many film soundtracks. In the late 1990s Cooder played a significant role in the increased appreciation of traditional Cuban music, due to his collaboration as producer of the Buena Vista Social Club (1997) recording, which became a worldwide hit and revived the careers of some of the greatest surviving exponents of 20th century Cuban music. In 2011, he published a collection of short stories) |
| Associated language | eng |
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