Ry Cooder is a multi-Grammy Award-winning guitarist who has worked as studio artist, a singer and a movie soundtrack composer. Cooder is also responsible for the compilation that eventually became the Grammy Award-winning album, Buena Vista Social Club. Over the course of his decades-long career, Cooder has worked on projects with a number of different musicians, including Taj Mahal, Captain Beefheart, The Rolling Stones, Van Morrison and Nicky Hopkins.
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Name
Ryland Peter Cooder
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Born
March 15, 1947
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Grammy Awards
3
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Fact:
Indie Rock group, Tortoise, have a track called "Ry Cooder" on their self-titled album
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Fact:
8 on Rolling Stone Magazine's list of 100 Greatest Guitar Players of All Time
