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Theatre, Film, and Television Biographies
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Ry Cooder Biography (1947-)
Full name, Ryland Peter Cooder; born March 15, 1947, in Los Angeles (some sources cite Santa Monica), CA; son of W. H. Cooder (an accountant); married Susan Titleman (an artist); children: Joachim (a musician). Addresses: Office: BMI, 8730 West Sunset Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90069-2210.
- Nationality
- American
- Gender
- Male
- Occupation
- Composer, arranger, guitarist, singer
- Birth Details
- March 15, 1947
- Los Angeles, California, United States
Famous Works
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CREDITS
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Film Work
- Guitarist and dulcimer player, Performance, 1970
- Special music arranger, Blue Collar, 1978
- Song performer, "Available Space," Goin' South, 1978
- Music arranger and performer, The Long Riders, United Artists, 1980
- Music arranger and guitarist, Southern Comfort, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1981
- Music performer, Streets of Fire, Universal/RKO Radio Pictures, 1984
- Guitarist, Alamo Bay, TriStar, 1985
- Song performer, "Blue City" and "Don't Take Your Guns to Town," Blue City, Paramount, 1986
- Guitarist and song performer, "Crossroads," "Willie Brown Blues," "Feelin' Bad Blues," "Butler's Bag," "Head Cuttin' Duel," and "Walking' Blues," Crossroads, Columbia, 1986
- Source music producer, song producer, and song performer, Extreme Prejudice, 1987
- Song performer, "All Shook Up," Cocktail, 1988
- Producer, Ry Cooder and the Moula Banda Rhythm Aces: Let's Have a Ball, 1988
- Song performer, "I Got Mine," Steel Magnolias, 1989
- Song performer, "Tattler," Cadillac Man, Orion, 1990
- Scoring musician, Trespass (also known as Looters), Universal, 1992
- Guitarist and music producer: songs, Dead Man Walking (also knownas After Midnight,
Dead Man,
Death Watch, and SisterPrejean), PolyGram, 1995
- Guitarist, Last Man Standing (also known as The Bodyguard,
Gangster,
Gundown, and Welcome to Jericho), New Line Cinema, 1996
- Song performer, "UFO Has Landed in the Ghetto," The End of Violence (also known as Am Ende der Gewalt), Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/United Artists, 1997
- Song performer, "Galleguita/Tutankhamen," Palmetto, Columbia, 1997
- Song performer, "Happy Meeting in Glory," "Jericho Blues," and "Wide Sky," Primary Colors (also known as Perfect Couple), Universal, 1998
- Song performer, "Diaraby," Besieged, Fine Line Features, 1998
- Music mixer and recordist, The Buena Vista Social Club (documentary), Artisan Entertainment, 1999
- Musician, "African Queen," One Hour Photo, Twentieth Century-Fox,2002
- Musician, "Ai Du," Unfaithful (also known as Untrue), Twentieth Century-Fox, 2002
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Film Appearances
- A musician, The Long Riders, United Artists, 1980
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Ry Cooder and the Moula Banda Rhythm Aces: Let's Have a Ball, 1988
- Himself, The Buena Vista Social Club (documentary), Artisan Entertainment, 1999
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Television Appearances
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Movies
- Himself, Motion and Emotion, 1990
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Specials
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Jim Henson's Ghost of Faffner Hall, HBO, 1989
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Showtime Coast to Coast: American Music, Showtime, 1990
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Farm Aid V, syndicated, 1992
- Song performer and guitarist, "Over the Rainbow," "Follow the Yellow Brick Road" and "We're Off to See the Wizard," The Wizard of Oz in Concert, Dreams Come True, TNT, 1995
- Himself, Warren Zevon: Keep Me in Your Heart (documentary; also known as VH1 Inside out Warren Zevon: Keep Me in Your Heart), VH1, 2003
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Awards Presentations
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The 29th Annual Grammy Awards, CBS, 1987
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Episodic
- Guest, The Midnight Special, 1974
- Musical guest, Saturday Night Live, NBC, 1976
- "The Man Who Was Death," Tales from the Crypt, HBO, 1989
- "John Lee Hooker and Friends," Rave, Arts and Entertainment, 1992
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RECORDINGS
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Albums
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Ry Cooder, Reprise, 1970
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Performance (original soundtrack), Warner Bros., 1970
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Into the Purple Valley, Reprise, 1971
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Boomer's Story, Reprise, 1972
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Paradise and Lunch, Reprise, 1974
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Chicken Skin Music, Warner Bros., 1976
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Show Time, Warner Bros., 1977
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Jazz, Warner Bros., 1978
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Bop Till You Drop, Warner Bros., 1979
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Borderline, Warner Bros., 1980
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The Long Riders (original soundtrack), Warner Bros., 1980
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Southern Comfort (original soundtrack), Warner Bros., 1981
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The Border (original soundtrack), Warner Bros., 1982
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The Slide Area, Warner Bros., 1982
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Paris, Texas (original soundtrack), Warner Bros., 1984
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Alamo Bay (original soundtrack), Warner Bros., 1985
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Streets of Fire, MCA, 1985
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Blue City (original soundtrack), Warner Bros., 1986
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Crossroads (original soundtrack), Warner Bros., 1986
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Get Rhythm, Warner Bros., 1987
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Live and Let Live!, 1988
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Pecos Bill, 1988
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Surprise, 1989
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Party of One, 1990
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Johnny Handsome, 1990
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Partners, 1992
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Peace to the Neighborhood, 1992
- (With V. M. Bhatt) A Meeting by the River, 1993
- (With Taj Mahal) The Rising Sons, 1993
- (With Ali Farka Toure) Talking Timbuktu, 1994
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Music by Ry Cooder, 1995
- (With others) Buena Vista Social Club, World Circuit, 1997
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Contributor to Albums
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Taj Mahal, 1966
- Captain Beefheart, Safe As Milk, 1967
- The Rolling Stones, Let It Bleed, 1969
- Randy Newman, 12 Songs, 1970
- The Rolling Stones, Sticky Fingers, 1971
- Randy Newman, Sail Away, 1972
- Dolly Parton, Emmylou Harris, and Linda Ronstadt, Trio, 1987
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Music from and Inspired by the Motion Picture "Dead Man Walking,"1995
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WRITINGS
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Film Scores
- (Contributor) Candy, Cinerama, 1968
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Pacific Vibrations, 1970
- (Contributor) Performance, Warner Bros., 1970
- (With Jack Nitzche) Blue Collar, Universal, 1978
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The Long Riders, United Artists, 1980
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Southern Comfort, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1981
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The Border, Universal, 1981
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Paris, Texas, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1984
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Streets of Fire, Universal/RKO Radio Pictures, 1984
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Alamo Bay, TriStar, 1985
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Brewster's Millions, Universal, 1985
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Blue City, Paramount, 1986
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Crossroads, Columbia, 1986
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Johnny Handsome, TriStar, 1989
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Trespass (also known as Looters), Universal, 1992
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Geronimo: American Legend, Columbia, 1993
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Last Man Standing (also known as The Bodyguard,
Gangster,
Gundown, and The Bodyguard), New Line Cinema, 1996
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The End of Violence (also known as Am Ende der Gewalt), Metro-Goldwyn- Mayer/United Artists, 1997
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Primary Colors (also known as Perfect Couple and Mit aller Macht), Universal, 1998
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Chavez Ravine: A Los Angeles Story (documentary short film), 2003
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Film Songs
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Goin' South, 1978
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Blue Collar, Universal, 1978
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The Border, Universal, 1981
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Streets of Fire, Universal/RKO Radio Pictures, 1984
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Alamo Bay, TriStar, 1985
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Brewster's Millions, Universal, 1985
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Blue City, Paramount, 1986
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Crossroads, Columbia, 1986
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Steel Magnolias, 1989
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Cadillac Man, Orion, 1990
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Irma Vep, 1996
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A Civil Action, Buena Vista, 1998
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Homegrown, Sony Pictures Entertainment, 1998
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One Hour Photo, Twentieth Century-Fox, 2002
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Television Music
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Series
- Theme music composer, Beverly Hills Buntz, 1987
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Television Scores
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Movies
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Until the End of the World, 1991
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Colorado Cowboy: The Bruce Ford Story, 1993
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Television Music
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Specials
- "We Shall Be Happy," Brooklyn Bridge, PBS, 1982
- Score, Retooling America, PBS, 1994
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Television Scores
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Pilots
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Cowboy Joe, ABC, 1988
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Television Songs
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Episodic
- "Annie Oakley," Shelley Duvall's Tall Tales and Legends, Showtime,1985
- "The Man Who Was Death," Tales from the Crypt (also known as HBO's Tales from the Crypt), HBO, 1989
Further Reference
OTHER SOURCES
Books
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Baker's Biographical Dictionary of Musicians, Schirmer, 2001
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Contemporary Musicians, Volume 2, Gale Research, 1989
- Evans, Mary Anne, and Tom Evans, Guitars: From the Renaissance to Rock, Facts on File, 1977
- Kozinn, Allan, Pete Welding, Dan Forte, and Gene Santoro, The Guitar:The History, the Music, the Players, Quill, 1984
Periodicals
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Billboard, May 3, 1997, p. 1
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Down Beat, May, 2003, p. 54
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Entertainment Weekly, July 31, 1998, p. 73
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Guitar Player, April, 1997, p. 70; May, 2002, p. 152
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Maclean's, October 13, 1997, p. 77
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Popular Music and Society, Summer, 1998, p. 49
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Time, February 24, 2003, p. 60
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