The opening track to Ry Cooder's 2011 album, "Pull Up Some Dust and Sit Down," available at www.nonesuch.com Inspired by a news headline about the Wall Street bailout, Ry Cooder began work on his album "Pull Up Some Dust and Sit Down" with this song, "No Banker Left Behind," an ode to the corrupt few spared from the financial crisis while most were left to fend for themselves. Uncut calls the album "one of his best albums ever ... an impassioned portrait of 21st century America and its injustices" in which Cooder is "remade as a modern-day Woody Guthrie, fearless and funny, for like Guthrie he nails his targets with droll humour while empathising with society's underdogs." The BBC calls it "essential listening."

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From "Ry Cooder & The Moula Banda Rhythm Aces: Let's Have A Ball", a film by Les Blank taped at The Catalyst, Santa Cruz, CA on March 25'th 1987. Very beautiful slide. Comment from MrBillindallas: Concert was from a two night run - the last of nine total dates on the NorCal tour. Shot on 16mm film with an audio remote truck in the alley. Movie was released in Europe but not in the US. Great band, at one of the best venues in the 'States, the last two nights of the mini-tour they were truly on fire. One venue was so small the band filled the stage and the dance floor. Setlist for the two nights in Santa Cruz: 3-24-87 Santa Cruz, CA (the Catalyst): Showtime Little Sister Smack Dab In The Middle Lets Have A Ball Me and Frank unknown title [Spanish lyrics] Hell Have To Go If Walls Could Talk Jesus on The Mainline How Can A Poor Man Stand Such Times & Live? One Meatball Atom Bomb Teeny Weeny Bit of Your Love Why Dont You Try Me? Down In The Boondocks The Things That Make You Rich Make Me Poor Crazy Bout An Automobile (Every Woman I Know) encores: Chain Gang Down In Hollywood Goodnight Irene 3-25-87 Santa Cruz, CA (the Catalyst): Smack Dab In The Middle Lets Have A Ball unknown title [Spanish lyrics] Hell Have To Go If Walls Could Talk Jesus On The Mainline How Can A Poor Man Stand Such Times & Live? One Meatball Atom Bomb Teeny Weeny Bit of Your Love Down In Mississippi instrumental The Things That Make You Rich Make Me Poor Crazy Bout An Automobile (Every Woman I Know) Chain <b>...</b>

Ry Cooder Jim Keltner Van Dyke Parks Terry Evans Bobby King Arnold mcculler Flaco Jimenez

Ry Cooder, back in the '70s. Live @ the Old Grey Whistle Test! This man has SOUL

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The first song 'Bonde' from the 1994 album 'Talking Timbuktu' by Malian blues legend Ali Farka Toure in collaboration with American slide guitar ace, Ry Cooder. Touré was ranked number 76 on Rolling Stone's list of "The 100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time"

Ali Farka Toure Talking Timbuktu Ry Cooder West Africa

From "Bop Till You Drop" (1979) Little sister won't you please, please, please Little sister don't you cheat on me Little sister don't you kiss me once and twice Say it's very nice and then you run Little sister don't you do what your big sister done Well, I dated your big sister And I took her to a show I went out for some candy Along came Jim Dandy And they snuck right out the door Little sister won't you please, please, please Little sister don't you cheat on me Little sister don't you kiss me once and twice Say it's very nice and then you run Little sister don't you do what your big sister done Ev'ry time I see your sister Seems she's got somebody new Well, she's mean and evil Like that little old Boll Weevil Got to try my luck with you Sister won't you please, please, please Little sister don't you cheat on me Little sister don't you kiss me once and twice Say it's very nice and then you run Little sister don't you do what your big sister done Well, now I used to pull your pigtails And I pinched your turned-up nose Baby you been a-growin' Yes, it's been a-showin' From your head down to your toes

Ry Cooder Bop Till You Drop Little Sister music

Here are Ry Cooder and David Lindley (and a young Joachim again) with The Very Thing from the Bumbershoot Festival, Seattle in September 1990. This dangerous song (Ry's words) was written by a hidden talent, one of those famous men (Ry's words again) that nobody knows - Sidney Bailey, a cab driver from Memphis. Dangerous song, great song. How Ry got hold of it, I don't know - unless (as I strongly suspect) through the late Jim Dickinson... www.rycooderstuff.co.uk

Ry Cooder David Lindley The Very Thing Bumbershoot Festival 1990 www.rycooderstuff.co.uk

Track ~ The Boudoir Stomp Album ~ Jamming With Edward

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Ry Cooder - "If There's A God" from "Pull Up Some Dust and Sit Down" (2011, Nonesuch). Witten by Ry Cooder. Ry Cooder - vocal, guitar, mandolin, bass Joachim Cooder - drums

Ry Cooder If There God

Ry Cooder in 1989 hamming it up on Jim Henson's The Ghost Of Faffner Hall with Signor Piganini performing Pigfoot Shuffle. Ry who? www.rycooderstuff.co.uk

Ry Cooder Jim Henson Ghost of Faffner Hall Pigfoot Shuffle www.rycooderstuff.co.uk

Here's Ry Cooder riding shotgun for Randy Newman and Linda Ronstadt at the Odeon, New York in 1983. Rider in the Rain is from Kermit's 1977 album Little Criminals, on which Ry also plays - but not on this track. I thought I'd give thefansixties time to post (as he's already posted the other two numbers featuring Ry from this show), but as he hasn't, here it is. Sticking to the Western theme... Randy Newman went on to feature as the Singing Bush in the 1986 film Three Amigos, which he co-wrote. Yee-ha... www.rycooderstuff.co.uk

Ry Cooder Randy Newman Linda Ronstadt Rider in the Rain 1983 rycooderstuff.co.uk

Ry cooder performs on the channel 4 show Wired.

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Here are Ry Cooder and David Lindley with It's All Over Now from the Bumbershoot Festival, Seattle in September 1990. This number was written by Bobby Womack and his sister-in-law, Shirley and was originally performed by the Valentinos, with Bobby on vocals. The Stones recorded the song on their first tour of the US in 1964, at the Chess studios in Chicago. (It would become their first UK No 1 single.) Ry, of course, recorded it ten years later for the superlative Paradise And Lunch - and performed it when I saw him in London in 1980... www.rycooderstuff.co.uk

Ry Cooder David Lindley It's All Over Now 1990 www.rycooderstuff.co.uk

Ry Cooder and David Lindley with Vigilante Man from the Bumbershoot Festival, Seattle in September 1990. Just don't ask me about the giant inflatable worm... www.rycooderstuff.co.uk

Ry Cooder David Lindley Vigilante Man Bumbershoot Festival www.rycooderstuff.co.uk

Here's Ry Cooder in 1973 with another one from the archives. A song about an outlaw, sung by a pirate. Billy The Kid, Popgala, Voolburg, NL. The bright moon was shining and the hour was late... www.rycooderstuff.co.uk

Ry Cooder Billy The Kid 1973 Popgala www.rycooderstuff.co.uk

the greatest creation in the history of slide guitar - a track from the movie "Crossroads"

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Ry Cooder has turned this Blind Alfred Reed song into a standard, an anthem and a classic - that has as much resonance today as it did when Blind Alfred wrote it back in the 1920s. How Can A Poor Man Stand Such Times And Live. More requested gems from the Record Plant show to come. Ry Cooder, Record Plant, Sausalito 1974 - with Jim Keltner on drums, Milt Holland on percussion, Russ Titelman on bass, Bobby King, Cliff Givens and Gene Mumford on vocals. www.rycooderstuff.co.uk

Ry Cooder Record Plant 1974 www.rycooderstuff.co.uk

Live at Great American Music Hall 2011/08/31 1. Crazy About An Automobile 2. Why Don't You Try Me 3. Boomer's Story 4. Viva Seguin~Do Re Mi 5. He'll Have To Go 6. School Is Out 7. Dark End Of The Street (Vo,Terry and Arnold) 8. El Corrido de Jesse James 9. Wooly Bully 10. Volver, Volver (Vo, Juliette) - - - - 11. No Banker Left Behind 12. Vigilante Man 13. Goodnight Irene Ry Cooder / Guitar. Mandola, Vocal Joachim Cooder / Drums Robert Francis / Bass Flaco Jimenez / Accordion Terry Evans / Vocal,Chorus Arnold Mcculler / Vocal,Chorus Arturo Gallardo / Alto Sax, Baritone Sax, Clarinet Juliette Commagere / Vocal Horns & Percussions

No Banker Left Behind Ry Cooder Great American Music Hall

...It Serves Me Right To Suffer. Mountain View. California, 1992. "All Our Colors Benefit Concert."

John Lee Hooker Ry Cooder It Serves To Me Right Suffer Blues Live Concert Jam playing

Here are Ry Cooder and David Lindley again with Jesus On The Mainline. This one's from the Bumbershoot Festival, Seattle in September 1990. As far as I know, Ry first performed the song live on the WMMS Radio Ranch programme (Cleveland, Ohio) in 1972. He recorded it with Brenda Patterson for her 1973 eponymous album before recording his own classic version for the wonderful 1974 Paradise And Lunch album. It has since, of course, become a stock number for his live shows - and features in most of the shows he and Mr Dave have played together. Watch out for the flash camera... www.rycooderstuff.co.uk

Ry Cooder David Lindley Jesus On The Mainline Bumbershoot www.rycooderstuff.co.uk

From "Ry Cooder & The Moula Banda Rhythm Aces: Let's Have A Ball", a film by Les Blank taped at The Catalyst, Santa Cruz, CA on March 25'th 1987. Comment from MrBillindallas: Concert was from a two night run - the last of nine total dates on the NorCal tour. Shot on 16mm film with an audio remote truck in the alley. Movie was released in Europe but not in the US. Great band, at one of the best venues in the 'States, the last two nights of the mini-tour they were truly on fire. One venue was so small the band filled the stage and the dance floor. Setlist for the two nights in Santa Cruz: 3-24-87 Santa Cruz, CA (the Catalyst): Showtime Little Sister Smack Dab In The Middle Lets Have A Ball Me and Frank unknown title [Spanish lyrics] Hell Have To Go If Walls Could Talk Jesus on The Mainline How Can A Poor Man Stand Such Times & Live? One Meatball Atom Bomb Teeny Weeny Bit of Your Love Why Dont You Try Me? Down In The Boondocks The Things That Make You Rich Make Me Poor Crazy Bout An Automobile (Every Woman I Know) encores: Chain Gang Down In Hollywood Goodnight Irene 3-25-87 Santa Cruz, CA (the Catalyst): Smack Dab In The Middle Lets Have A Ball unknown title [Spanish lyrics] Hell Have To Go If Walls Could Talk Jesus On The Mainline How Can A Poor Man Stand Such Times & Live? One Meatball Atom Bomb Teeny Weeny Bit of Your Love Down In Mississippi instrumental The Things That Make You Rich Make Me Poor Crazy Bout An Automobile (Every Woman I Know) Chain Gang Down In <b>...</b>

Ry Cooder Jim Keltner Van Dyke Parks Terry Evans Bobby King

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"All Our Colors" - Benefit Concert. Shoreline Amphitheatre. Mountain View. California. October10th,1992.

John Lee Hooker Crawling Kingsnake Ry Cooder Slide Guitar Boogie Live concert

Here's Ry Cooder with John Lee Hooker and the fellahs live from the House Of Blues in 1995. Everyone knows Boom Boom - which John Lee wrote and recorded in 1961 - and lots of people have covered it, including The Animals, Yardbirds, Bruce Springsteen, Dr. Feelgood and, er, Mae West (no innuendo intended)... www.rycooderstuff.co.uk

John Lee Hooker Ry Cooder Boom Boom www.rycooderstuff.co.uk

Joe Bonamassa playing a cover of 'Feelin' Bad Blues' a song by slide guitar expertise Ry Cooder, one of Joe's biggest influences and favorite songs. Live at Rockpalast in 2005. Watch the complete concert here: youtu.be If you like it, please buy the DVD for full quality! Progressive Head Homepage: www.progressivehead.com

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Here's Ry Cooder and band with Little Sister from the OGWT in 1982. Another great number not on The Slide Area album... (Look at this, I even do requests!) www.rycooderstuff.co.uk [Ry Cooder - guitar, mandolin, vocals; Jim Dickinson - keyboards; Chris Etheridge - bass; Jim Keltner - drums; George "Baboo" Pierre - Percussion; William D. "Smitty" Smith - Organ; Singers: Bobby King, tenor; Pico Payne, baritone; Willie Green Jr, bass]

Ry Cooder Little Sister 1982 www.rycooderstuff.co.uk

Cooder´s song Quicksand is about mexicans fleeing the country for a better life. This is an ongoing story all over the world. My pictures show refugees fleeing Libya entering the Tunisian border.

Ry Cooder Refugees from Libya Tunisia Border Fleeing Ras Adjir Quicksand war new 2011 don Pull Up Some Dust And Siit Down Khadaffi

This is some superb footage of Ry Cooder with David Lindley, Bobby King, Terry Evans, Willie Green and Joachim Cooder shot at the 1994 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival. Just don't ask me what the sub-titles mean - or who the bloke at the beginning is (but he does look strangely familiar)... www.rycooderstuff.co.uk

Ry Cooder David Lindley Jesus On The Mainline New Orleans 1994 www.rycooderstuff.co.uk

Here's Ry Cooder with one from the Record Plant show that I haven't seen posted here before. This is Alimony. Wonderful stuff. And look at that shirt! Ry Cooder, Record Plant, Sausalito 1974 - with Jim Keltner on drums, Milt Holland on percussion, Russ Titelman on bass, and (from left to right) Cliff Givens, Gene Mumford and Bobby King on backing vocals. www.rycooderstuff.co.uk

Ry Cooder Alimony Record Plant Sausalito 1974 www.rycooderstuff.co.uk

Ali Ibrahim Toura with ry Cooder Album :talking timbuktu Song:Diaraby

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Harsh times come and go.

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Here are Ry Cooder and David Lindley with their opening number at the Bumbershoot Festival, Seattle in September 1990. Bon Ton Roulet, Roulez, Roula, Roulay, Roulie... A corruption of the French for Let The Good Times Roll (bon temps roulez). This song was first recorded by Clarence Garlow in the 1940s. You might find it wrongly credited to Clifton Chenier, the King of Zydeco, who recorded a different song with the same title - which sounds a lot more like the classic, the original Let The Good Times Roll (by, of course, "Lovin'" Sam Theard). A bumbershoot, by the way, is an umbrella - which, I understand, is a must-have accessory on the wet streets of Seattle... www.rycooderstuff.co.uk

Ry Cooder David Lindley Bon Ton Roulet Bumbershoot 1990 www.rycooderstuff.co.uk

John Lee Hooker and Ry Cooder October 10, 1992 "ALL OUR COLORS" benefit Shoreline Amphitheatre Mountain View, California, USA

John Lee Hooker Ry Cooder blues

From Ry Cooder's classic album "Chicken Skin Music", ripped from a well-loved and well-used vinyl copy.

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This is the complete show from the Catalyst in Santa Cruz in March 1987, featuring Ry Cooder and the Moula Banda Rhythm Aces - as filmed by Les Blank and shown here in the UK on Channel 4's The Late Shift. The film, as far as I know, was never officially released on DVD - and this post is...

Ry Cooder Let's Have A Ball 1987 www.rycooderstuff.co.uk

Carlos Santana with Ry Cooder performing The Healer at the All Our Colors benefit concert, Shoreline Amphitheatre, Mountain View, 10-10-1992. Love that slide. www.rycooderstuff.co.uk

Carlos Santana Ry Cooder The Healer All Our Colors Shoreline Amphitheatre 1992 www.rycooderstuff.co.uk

Here's another song that Ry Cooder has turned into a classic. Teardrops Will Fall - yet another gem from the Record Plant. This one is credited to Dickey Doo and Marion Smith - the Archies and Gorillaz of their day... Dickey Doo was the alias of Gerry Granahan - enabling him to wriggle out of various contractural obligations to various record labels. (He and his band were Dickey Doo and the Dont's.) Wasn't Marion Smith a showjumper? Ry Cooder, Record Plant, Sausalito 1974 - with Jim Keltner on drums, Milt Holland on percussion, Russ Titelman on bass, Bobby King, Cliff Givens and Gene Mumford on vocals. www.rycooderstuff.co.uk

Ry Cooder Teardrops Will Fall Record Plant 1974 www.rycooderstuff.co.uk

Ry Cooder and David Lindley Live in 1990. Mercury blues was originally written by KC Douglas in 1949.

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Taken from a concert that I ran across... Ry Cooder performing "Tamp Em Up Solid" during a 1974 acoustic gig... Sorry, I only have the audio...

Ry Cooder 1974 Live Acoustic Tamp Em Up Solid Blues Guitar Slide

From the album "Talking Timbuktu"

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Ry Cooder performs on the channel 4 show.

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Here are Ry Cooder and Nick Lowe (with Joachim Cooder, Juliette Commagère and Alex Lilly) captured by a shaky Tokyo Bootlegger Man in November 2009. Across the Borderline, of course, was written by Ry Cooder, John Hiatt and Jim Dickinson for the 1982 film The Border, and was regularly performed by Ry and Nick (and John and Jim Keltner) together with Little Village (see previous postings). The original, though, was sung by Freddy Fender... Tokyo Bootlegger Man, by the way, is a song written by Ry for David Lindley, who hates people who make illegal recordings of his shows. However, if no "legal" recordings are made - and they very rarely are - we would lose gems like this were it not for the bootleggers. Bless. When Ry and Nick played here in 2009 I asked the BBC if they were recording any of the shows. They weren't. Unfortunately, nor was anyone else. www.rycooderstuff.co.uk [Ry Cooder - guitar, Nick Lowe - acoustic guitar and bass, Joachim Cooder - drums, Juliette Commagère and Alex Lilly - backing vocals].

Ry Cooder Nick Lowe Across The Borderline Tokyo 2009 rycooderstuff.co.uk