◇ image via WikipediaRy Cooder
Ry Cooder is a Americana and Blues act. Their catalogue also touches Folk, Rock and World music. Their sound grew out of Flaco Jiménez, Mavis Staples, Blind Willie McTell, Gaby Moreno and Buckwheat Zydeco. Those roots explain a lot about how Ry Cooder arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Van Morrison, Tony Joe White, John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers, John Lee Hooker and Jeff Beck, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Los Lobos, Who Can You Trust?, Miguel Atwood-Ferguson, Philip Sayce and Hayden Pedigo, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 64 connections around Ry Cooder, reaching back through Flaco Jiménez and forward to Los Lobos. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
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Ry Cooder connections
Ry Cooder grew out of Flaco Jiménez, Mavis Staples, Blind Willie McTell and Gaby Moreno, shares an orbit with Van Morrison, Tony Joe White, John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers and John Lee Hooker, went on to shape Los Lobos, Who Can You Trust?, Miguel Atwood-Ferguson and Philip Sayce. 64 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
Who influenced Ry Cooder
Sounds and acts that shaped Ry Cooder.
- Flaco Jiménezartist
- Mavis Staplesartist
- Blind Willie McTellartist
- Gaby Morenoartist
- Buckwheat Zydecoartist
- Richie Haywardartist
- Golden Gate Quartetartist
- Dark Was the Night, Cold Was the Groundartist
- Washington Phillipsartist
- Sam the Shamartist
- Celso Duarteartist
- The Golden Gate Quartetartist
- Chavela Vargasartist
- Vicente Fernándezartist
- The Valentinosartist
- Bill Wymanartist
- Ali Farka Touréartist
- John Lee Hookerartist
- Captain Beefheartartist
- Taj Mahalartist
- Gordon Lightfootartist
- Eric Claptonartist
- The Rolling Stonesartist
- Van Morrisonartist
- Neil Youngartist
- Randy Newmanartist
- Linda Ronstadtartist
- The Chieftainsartist
- Warren Zevonartist
- The Doobie Brothersartist
- Little Featartist
- Fontella Bassartist
- Sonny Terryartist
- Ricky Skaggsartist
- Blind Blakeartist
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