◇ 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 Bill Wyman, Sonny Terry, Ricky Skaggs, Blind Blake and Mavis Staples. 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, Eric Clapton and John Lee Hooker, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Little Feat, Spirit, Los Lobos, Who Can You Trust? and Miguel Atwood-Ferguson, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 70 connections around Ry Cooder, reaching back through Bill Wyman and forward to Little Feat. 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 Bill Wyman, Sonny Terry, Ricky Skaggs and Blind Blake, shares an orbit with Van Morrison, Tony Joe White, John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers and Eric Clapton, went on to shape Little Feat, Spirit, Los Lobos and Who Can You Trust?. 70 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
Who influenced Ry Cooder
Sounds and acts that shaped Ry Cooder.
- Bill Wymanartist
- Sonny Terryartist
- Ricky Skaggsartist
- Blind Blakeartist
- Mavis Staplesartist
- Blind Willie McTellartist
- Flaco Jiménezartist
- 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
- 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
Artists similar to Ry Cooder
Artists and scenes sharing an orbit with Ry Cooder.
- Van Morrisonartist
- Tony Joe Whiteartist
- John Mayall & The Bluesbreakersartist
- Eric Claptonartist
- John Lee Hookerartist
- Roy Buchananartist
- Jeff Beckartist
- The Derek Trucks Bandartist
- Delbert McClintonartist
- Lucinda Williamsartist
- Joan Armatradingartist
- Robert Crayartist
- Mark Knopflerartist
- Albert Kingartist
- Keb' Mo'artist
- Peter Greenartist
- Charlie Musselwhiteartist
- David Brombergartist
- Loudon Wainwright IIIartist
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