Person · Active since 1947
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Cooder, Ry
Songwriter · Performer · Producer
Member of Buena Vista Social Club, Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band, Doug Legacy & The Legends of the West, Little Village, Mark Knopfler’s Guitar Heroes, Rising Sons, The Ceyleib People, The Gabby Pahinui Hawaiian Band
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¿Y tú qué has hecho ? (alternate take)
Buena Vista Social Club
via Buena Vista Social Club¿Y tú qué has hecho?
Buena Vista Social Club
via Buena Vista Social Club¿Y tú qué has hecho?
Buena Vista Social Club
via Buena Vista Social Club¿Y tú qué has hecho?
Buena Vista Social Club
via Buena Vista Social ClubA Married Man’s a Fool
Ry Cooder
A tus pies
Buena Vista Social Club
via Buena Vista Social ClubAbba Zaba
Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band
via Captain Beefheart & His Magic BandAbba Zaba (live)
Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band
via Captain Beefheart & His Magic BandAh Feel Like Ahcid
Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band
via Captain Beefheart & His Magic BandAi Du
Ali Farka Touré, Ry Cooder
Ai Du
Ali Farka Touré, Ry Cooder
All Shook Up
Ry Cooder
Almendra
Buena Vista Social Club
via Buena Vista Social ClubAlways Lift Him Up / Kanaka Wai Wai
Ry Cooder
Amandrai
Ali Farka Touré, Ry Cooder
Amor de loca juventud
Buena Vista Social Club
via Buena Vista Social ClubAmor de loca juventud
Buena Vista Social Club
via Buena Vista Social ClubBaby Joined the Army
Ry Cooder
Banga
Ali Farka Touré, Ry Cooder
Barrio Viejo
Ry Cooder
Bills Corpse
Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band
via Captain Beefheart & His Magic BandBills Corpse
Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band
via Captain Beefheart & His Magic BandBilly the Kid
Ry Cooder
BLEIB BEI MIR
Unknown Artist
Blow With Ry
Nicky Hopkins, Ry Cooder, Mick Jagger, Bill Wyman, Charlie Watts
Bodas de oro
Ry Cooder, Manuel Galbán
Bolero sonámbulo
Ry Cooder, Manuel Galbán
Bonde
Ali Farka Touré, Ry Cooder
Brother is Gone
Ry Cooder
Brothers
Ry Cooder
Buena Vista Social Club
Buena Vista Social Club
via Buena Vista Social ClubBuena Vista Social Club
Buena Vista Social Club
via Buena Vista Social ClubBuena Vista Social Club
Buena Vista Social Club
via Buena Vista Social ClubBusride
Ry Cooder
Caballo viejo
Ry Cooder, Manuel Galbán
Canción Mixteca
Ry Cooder
Candela
Buena Vista Social Club
via Buena Vista Social ClubCandela
Buena Vista Social Club
via Buena Vista Social ClubCandela
Buena Vista Social Club
via Buena Vista Social ClubCandela (alternate take)
Buena Vista Social Club
via Buena Vista Social ClubCardboard Avenue
Ry Cooder
Cat and Mouse
Ry Cooder
Chan Chan
Buena Vista Social Club
via Buena Vista Social ClubChan Chan
Buena Vista Social Club
via Buena Vista Social ClubChan Chan
Buena Vista Social Club
via Buena Vista Social ClubChan Chan (monitor mix)
Buena Vista Social Club
via Buena Vista Social ClubChloe
Ry Cooder
Christmas in Southgate
Ry Cooder
Christmas Time This Year
Ry Cooder
Cold Cold Feelings
Ry Cooder
Cotton Needs Pickin’
Ry Cooder
Crazy ’Bout an Automobile
Manfred Mann’s Earth Band
Crossroads
Ry Cooder
Dachau Blues
Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band
via Captain Beefheart & His Magic BandDachau Blues
Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band
via Captain Beefheart & His Magic BandDali’s Car
Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band
via Captain Beefheart & His Magic BandDali’s Car
Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band
via Captain Beefheart & His Magic BandDark Was the Night
Ry Cooder
De camino a la vereda
Buena Vista Social Club
via Buena Vista Social ClubDe camino a la vereda
Buena Vista Social Club
via Buena Vista Social ClubDe camino a la vereda
Buena Vista Social Club
via Buena Vista Social ClubDenomination Blues
Ry Cooder
Descarga rubén
Buena Vista Social Club
via Buena Vista Social ClubDescripción de un sueño
Buena Vista Social Club
via Buena Vista Social ClubDiaraby
Ali Farka Touré, Ry Cooder
Diaraby
Ali Farka Touré, Ry Cooder
Diddy Wah Diddy
Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band
via Captain Beefheart & His Magic BandDirty Chateau
Ry Cooder
Ditty Wah Ditty
Ry Cooder
Dos gardenias
Buena Vista Social Club
via Buena Vista Social ClubDos gardenias
Buena Vista Social Club
via Buena Vista Social ClubDos gardenias
Buena Vista Social Club
via Buena Vista Social ClubDos Gardenias
Buena Vista Social Club
via Buena Vista Social ClubDos gardenias (alternate take)
Buena Vista Social Club
via Buena Vista Social ClubDown in Mississippi
Ry Cooder
Dreamer
Ry Cooder
Drume negrita
Ry Cooder, Manuel Galbán
Dust My Broom
Elmore James
Échale salsita
Ry Cooder, Manuel Galbán
Edward's Thrump Up
Nicky Hopkins, Ry Cooder, Mick Jagger, Bill Wyman, Charlie Watts
El carretero
Buena Vista Social Club
via Buena Vista Social ClubEl carretero
Buena Vista Social Club
via Buena Vista Social ClubEl carretero
Buena Vista Social Club
via Buena Vista Social ClubEl carretero (alternate take)
Buena Vista Social Club
via Buena Vista Social ClubEl Corrido de Jesse James
Ry Cooder
El cuarto de Tula
Buena Vista Social Club
via Buena Vista Social ClubEl cuarto de Tula
Buena Vista Social Club
via Buena Vista Social ClubEl cuarto de Tula
Buena Vista Social Club
via Buena Vista Social ClubEl diablo suelto
Buena Vista Social Club
via Buena Vista Social ClubEly Nevada
Ry Cooder
Ensayo
Buena Vista Social Club
via Buena Vista Social ClubEverybody Ought to Treat a Stranger Right
Ry Cooder
Farm Girl
Ry Cooder
FDR in Trinidad
Ry Cooder
Feelin’ Bad Blues
Ry Cooder
Footprints in the Snow
Ry Cooder
Frownland
Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band
via Captain Beefheart & His Magic BandFrownland
Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band
via Captain Beefheart & His Magic BandGentrification
Ry Cooder
Going to Tampa
Ry Cooder
Gomni
Ali Farka Touré, Ry Cooder
Goodnight Irene
Ry Cooder
GOODNIGHT IRENE
Unknown Artist
GOODNIGHT IRENE
Unknown Artist
Great Dream From Heaven
Ry Cooder
Green Dog
Ry Cooder
Guantanamo
Ry Cooder
Hair Pie: Bake 1
Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band
via Captain Beefheart & His Magic BandHair Pie: Bake 1
Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band
via Captain Beefheart & His Magic BandHair Pie: Bake 2
Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band
via Captain Beefheart & His Magic BandHair Pie: Bake 2
Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band
via Captain Beefheart & His Magic BandHank Williams
Ry Cooder
Harbor of Love
Ry Cooder
He Made a Woman Out of Me
Ry Cooder
He’ll Have to Go
Ry Cooder
Her Eyes Are a Blue Million Miles
Captain Beefheart and the Magic Band
via Captain Beefheart & His Magic BandHey Porter
Ry Cooder
Highland Fling
Nicky Hopkins, Ry Cooder, Mick Jagger, Bill Wyman, Charlie Watts
Hold That Snake
Ry Cooder
Hot Head (live)
Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band
via Captain Beefheart & His Magic BandHouston in Two Seconds
Ry Cooder
How Can You Keep On Moving (Unless You Migrate Too)
Ry Cooder
Humpty Dumpty World
Ry Cooder
I Got Mine
Ry Cooder
I Knew These People
Ry Cooder
I Want My Crown
Ry Cooder
I’ll Be Rested When the Roll Is Called
Ry Cooder
I’m a Fool for a Cigarette / Feelin’ Good
Ry Cooder
If There’s a God
Ry Cooder
If Walls Could Talk
Ry Cooder
In His Care
Ry Cooder
Interlude a la el Hopo / Loveliest Night of the Year
Nicky Hopkins, Ry Cooder, Mick Jagger, Bill Wyman, Charlie Watts
It Hurts Me Too
Nicky Hopkins, Ry Cooder, Mick Jagger, Bill Wyman, Charlie Watts
It’s All Over Now
Ry Cooder
It’s Gonna Work Out Fine
Tina Turner
J. Edgar
Ry Cooder
Jesus and Woody
Ry Cooder
Jesus on the Mainline
Ry Cooder
John Lee Hooker for President
Ry Cooder
Keito
Ali Farka Touré, Ry Cooder
Kool-Aid
Ry Cooder
Korn Ring Finger
Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band
via Captain Beefheart & His Magic BandLa Bayamesa
Buena Vista Social Club
via Buena Vista Social ClubLa Bayamesa
Buena Vista Social Club
via Buena Vista Social ClubLa cleptómana
Buena Vista Social Club
via Buena Vista Social ClubLa engañadora
Buena Vista Social Club
via Buena Vista Social ClubLa luna en tu mirada
Ry Cooder, Manuel Galbán
La pluma
Buena Vista Social Club
via Buena Vista Social ClubLasidan
Ali Farka Touré, Ry Cooder
Little Sister
Ry Cooder
LITTLE SISTER
Unknown Artist
Long Ride
Ry Cooder
Lord Tell Me Why
Ry Cooder
Los twangueros
Ry Cooder, Manuel Galbán
Mambo sinuendo
Ry Cooder, Manuel Galbán
Mandinga
Buena Vista Social Club
via Buena Vista Social ClubMandingo
Buena Vista Social Club
via Buena Vista Social ClubMaría la o
Ry Cooder, Manuel Galbán
MERCURY BLUES
Unknown Artist
MERCURY RISING
Unknown Artist
Mexican Divorce
Ry Cooder
Money Honey
Ry Cooder
Monkey Wash, Donkey Rinse
Ry Cooder, David Lindley
Monte adentro
Ry Cooder, Manuel Galbán
Murmullo
Buena Vista Social Club
via Buena Vista Social ClubMurmullo
Buena Vista Social Club
via Buena Vista Social ClubMy Human Gets Me Blues
Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band
via Captain Beefheart & His Magic BandMy Human Gets Me Blues
Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band
via Captain Beefheart & His Magic BandMy Name Is Buddy
Ry Cooder
Neon Meate Dream of a Octafish
Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band
via Captain Beefheart & His Magic BandNeon Meate Dream of a Octafish
Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band
via Captain Beefheart & His Magic BandNitty Gritty Mississippi
Ry Cooder
No Banker Left Behind
Ry Cooder
No Hard Feelings
Ry Cooder
No Safety Zone
Ry Cooder
Nobody’s Fault but Mine
Ry Cooder
Nothing Out There
Ry Cooder
On a Monday
Ry Cooder
On the Couch
Ry Cooder
Orgullecida
Buena Vista Social Club
via Buena Vista Social ClubOrgullecida
Buena Vista Social Club
via Buena Vista Social ClubOrgullecida
Buena Vista Social Club
via Buena Vista Social ClubOrgullecida (alternate take)
Buena Vista Social Club
via Buena Vista Social ClubOrgullecida (alternate trio take)
Buena Vista Social Club
via Buena Vista Social ClubPachuco Cadaver
Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band
via Captain Beefheart & His Magic BandPachuco Cadaver
Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band
via Captain Beefheart & His Magic BandPueblo Nuevo
Buena Vista Social Club
via Buena Vista Social ClubPueblo Nuevo
Buena Vista Social Club
via Buena Vista Social ClubPueblo nuevo (alternate take)
Buena Vista Social Club
via Buena Vista Social ClubQuizás, quizás
Buena Vista Social Club
via Buena Vista Social ClubSafe as Milk
Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band
via Captain Beefheart & His Magic BandSaludo compay
Buena Vista Social Club
via Buena Vista Social ClubSega
Ali Farka Touré, Ry Cooder
She’s Too Much for My Mirror
Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band
via Captain Beefheart & His Magic BandShe’s Too Much for My Mirror
Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band
via Captain Beefheart & His Magic BandSiboney
Buena Vista Social Club
via Buena Vista Social ClubSiboney
Buena Vista Social Club
via Buena Vista Social ClubSilencio
Buena Vista Social Club
via Buena Vista Social ClubSon of Mirror Man - Mere Man
Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band
via Captain Beefheart & His Magic BandSoukora
Ali Farka Touré, Ry Cooder
Stand by Me
John Lennon
STAND BY ME
Unknown Artist
STAND BY ME
Unknown Artist
Stand by You
Marlisa
Steal Softly Thru Snow
Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band
via Captain Beefheart & His Magic BandSteal Softly Thru Snow
Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band
via Captain Beefheart & His Magic BandThe Boudoir Stomp
Nicky Hopkins, Ry Cooder, Mick Jagger, Bill Wyman, Charlie Watts
The Dark End of the Street
Pet Shop Boys
The Dust Blows Forward ’n the Dust Blows Back
Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band
via Captain Beefheart & His Magic BandThe Dust Blows Forward ’n the Dust Blows Back
Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band
via Captain Beefheart & His Magic BandTia Juana (Tee Wana)
Jelly Roll Morton
Veinte años
Buena Vista Social Club
via Buena Vista Social ClubVeinte años
Buena Vista Social Club
via Buena Vista Social ClubVeinte años
Buena Vista Social Club
via Buena Vista Social ClubVeteran’s Day Poppy
Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band
via Captain Beefheart & His Magic BandVeteran’s Day Poppy
Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band
via Captain Beefheart & His Magic BandVicenta
Buena Vista Social Club
via Buena Vista Social ClubWell
Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band
via Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band1970–1987
2013 · Warner Bros. Records
1970–1987
A Meeting by the River
1993 · Water Lily Acoustics
A Meeting by the River
2008 · Water Lily Acoustics
A Thing Called Love
Acoustic Performance Radio Branch 12-12-1974
2015 · Echoes (3)
Blue City
1986 · Warner Bros. Records
Boomer's Story
1999 · Reprise Records
Boomer’s Story
2017 · Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab
Bop Till You Drop
1988 · Warner Bros. Records
Bop Till You Drop
1988 · Warner Bros. Records
Borderline
1984 · Warner Bros. Records
Borderline
1980
Broadcast From The Plant. 1974, Record Plant, Sausalito, CA
2014 · All Access
Cambridge Folk Festival UK Broadcast 1979
2020 · Leftfield Media
Chávez Ravine
2005
Chicken Skin Music
2007 · Reprise Records
Chicken Skin Music
2018 · Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab
Chicken Skin Music
2012 · Reprise Records
Chicken Skin Music
Crossroads: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
1986 · Warner Bros. Records
Crossroads: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
1995 · Warner Bros. Records
Election Special
2012 · Nonesuch
Election Special
2012 · Nonesuch
Geronimo: An American Legend
1993 · Columbia
Get On Board
2022 · Nonesuch
GET ON BOARD
2022
Get on Board (The Songs of Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee)
2022 · Nonesuch
Get Rhythm
1994 · Warner Bros. Records
Get Rhythm
1988 · Warner Bros. Records
Get Rhythm
2009 · Warner Bros. Records
Get Rhythm
1987 · Warner Bros. Records
Hollow Bamboo
2000 · Water Lily Acoustics
I, Flathead
2008 · Nonesuch
I, Flathead
2008 · Nonesuch
Into the Purple Valley
1988 · Reprise Records
Jamming With Edward
2013
Jamming With Edward!
1995 · Virgin
Jazz
1988 · Warner Bros. Records
Johnny Handsome
1989 · Warner Bros. Records
Last Man Standing
1996 · Verve Records
Live at the Main Point 1972
2025 · Rhino Records (2)
Live in Hamburg 1977
2013 · Immortal
Live in San Francisco
2013 · Nonesuch
Mambo sinuendo
2003 · Nonesuch
Music by Ry Cooder
1995 · Warner Bros. Records
My Name Is Buddy
2007 · Nonesuch
Paradise and Lunch
2012 · Reprise Records
Paradise and Lunch
2017 · Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab
Paris, Texas
2001 · Warner Bros. Records
Ry Cooder is a songwriter and performer, active since 1947. Ry Cooder is a member of Buena Vista Social Club, Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band, Doug Legacy & The Legends of the West, Little Village, Mark Knopfler’s Guitar Heroes, Rising Sons, The Ceyleib People and The Gabby Pahinui Hawaiian Band, and credits from those groups are included in this catalog.
Our database contains 263 recordings, 50 musical works, and 50 releases credited to Ry Cooder. Credits data is sourced from the Mechanical Licensing Collective (MLC), MusicBrainz (CC0), and Spotify.
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