Guitar virtuoso Ry Cooder is a rock chameleon, hopscotching across genres and geographic locations.

NPR: A Dustbowl Lament from an American Chameleon

She had recorded the series in Havana, interviewing musicians from the Buena Vista Social Club and Ry Cooder.

BBC: Kirsty MacColl

Arhoolie veterans are joined by such admiring, label-influenced roots-music stars as Ry Cooder, Taj Mahal and Peter Rowan on some 70 exuberant tracks.

WSJ: Five Decades of Arhoolie Records | By Barry Mazor

Many contemporary listeners know Ry Cooder primarily as the producer and guitarist behind Buena Vista Social Club, the 1997 project that revived the careers of long-forgotten Cuban ballad singers.

NPR: Music's Renegade Historian in Rural America

The American guitarist Ry Cooder brought together some of the island's aging local legends for the album, realizing that if no one else preserved the hidden musical gems, they might be lost forever.

NPR: 'Buena Vista Club' Song Royalties Disputed

Ry Cooder contributed a power-surging score.

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