Ry Cooder

Explore Ry Cooder's movie filmography on ReelBot, including film credits, roles, release dates, ratings, and movie details.

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Ryland "Ry" Peter Cooder is an American prominent guitarist, singer and composer. He is known for his slide guitar work, his interest in blues-rock, roots music from his native North America, and for his collaborations with traditional musicians from many countries. Cooder's solo work has been an eclectic mix, taking in dust bowl folk, blues, Tex-Mex, soul, gospel, rock, and much else. He has collaborated with many important musicians, including The Rolling Stones, Van Morrison, Neil Young & Crazy Horse, Earl Hines, Little Feat, Captain Beefheart, The Chieftains, John Lee Hooker, Pops, Mavis Staples, Gabby Pahinui, Flaco Jiménez, Ibrahim Ferrer (Buena Vista Social Club), Freddy Fender and Ali Farka Touré. He formed the Little Village supergroup with Nick Lowe, John Hiatt, and Jim Keltner. Cooder was ranked 8th on Rolling Stone magazine's list of "The 100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time." A 2010 ranking by Gibson placed him at #32.

Filmography

• Amoramar (2023)
• Wim Wenders, Desperado (2020)
• Linda Ronstadt: The Sound of My Voice (2019)
• Stringman: The Jack Nitzsche Story (2018)
• ACL Presents: Americana Music Festival 2014 (2014)
• This Ain't No Mouse Music! (2014)
• The People Speak (2009)
• Talking Guitars (2008)
• My Blueberry Nights (2007)
• John Lee Hooker: Come and See About Me (2004)
• Chavez Ravine: A Los Angeles Story (2003)
• Van Dyke Parks: An Obsession with Music (2002)
• Buena Vista Social Club (1999)
• Primary Colors (1998)
• The End of Violence (1997)
• The Artist Formerly Known As Captain Beefheart (1997)
• Last Man Standing (1996)
• Dead Man Walking (1995)
• The Great Music Experience | Nara City, Japan 1994 (1994)
• Ry Cooder & David Lindley: Live at the Fillmore Auditorium (1994)
• Geronimo: An American Legend (1993)
• Trespass (1992)
• John Lee Hooker and Friends 1984-1992 (1992)
• Motion and Emotion: The Road to 'Paris, Texas' (1990)
• Motion and Emotion: The Films of Wim Wenders (1990)
• Johnny Handsome (1989)
• Rabbit Ears - Pecos Bill (1988)
• Ry Cooder & The Moula Banda Rhythm Aces: Let's Have a Ball (1988)
• Texas, Osijek (1987)
• Extreme Prejudice (1987)
• Annie Oakley (1986)
• Blue City (1986)
• Crossroads (1986)
• Brewster's Millions (1985)
• Alamo Bay (1985)
• Paris, Texas (1984)
• Streets of Fire (1984)
• Randy Newman: Live at the Odeon (1982)
• The Border (1982)
• Southern Comfort (1981)
• Witzleben (1981)
• The Long Riders (1980)
• Blue Collar (1978)
• Ry Cooder: How Can a Poor Man Stand Such Times and Live? (1970)