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August 21, 2008

Ry Cooder Crafts Offbeat Tribute to Fifties Los Angeles

The guitar virtuoso on the final chapter of his California trilogy

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I, Flathead

Many of guitarist Ry Cooder's best albums are movie scores, including the folk-culture clash of 1985's Alamo Bay and the purple-prairie atmospheres of 1989's Paris, Texas. So it makes sense that, offscreen, he writes music like a film director. I, Flathead completes Cooder's trilogy of albums about...

2008 RS: 3.5of 5 Stars

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A Meeting By The River

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To say that Ry Cooder is an extremely gifted musician is not only an understatement, but misleading as well. Certainly, Cooder has achieved an extraordinary level of technical proficiency in his playing, but what truly makes his music exceptional is the degree of stylistic expertise he has attained. Simply put, Ry Cooder can play damn near anything, from slide guitar to mandolin to banjo, saz, or ...

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