Ry Cooder

Music Journalism 

Bored In The House or In The House Bored?

April 30, 2020April 30, 2020 Jason Gross 0 Comments Bee Gees, Brian McCullough, Cardi B, Coronavirus, COVID-19, John Paul White, Mavis Staples, Randy Newman, Roseanne Cash, Ry Cooder, Tyga x Curtis Roach, Young Dolph

10 Coronavirus songs to help make sense of an uneasy year

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Blues 

RE: The Country Blues of John Lee Hooker

October 26, 2019October 28, 2019 Rev. Keith A. Gordon 0 Comments 1959, 60th anniversary, Albert Collins, Blues, Country blues, George Thorogood, John Hammond, John Lee Hooker, Johnny Winter, Keith Richards, Nick Lowe, Rolling Stones, Ry Cooder, Sonny Boy Williamson, The Country Blues of John Lee Hooker, The White Stripes

The Hook’s original original folk blues classic turns 60

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Music Journalism Rock 

Expect Rock & Roll Hall of Fame’s Process to Stay Broken

October 4, 2019October 4, 2019 Jeff Tamarkin 3 Comments Bad Company, Billy Preston, Carly Simon, Dionne Warwick, Emerson, George Michael, Gram Parsons, Grand Funk Railroad, Harry Nilsson, Jethro Tull, Joe Cocker, Johnny Winter, Judas Priest, King Crimson, Lake & Palmer, Link Wray, Lionel Richie, Little Feat, Mary Wells, Motörhead, Mott the Hoople, Mountain, Neil Sedaka, Patti LaBelle, peter Frampton, Ry Cooder, Sonic Youth, Suzi Quatro, T.Rex, Television, the Doobie Brothers, The Go-Gos, the MC5, the Meters, The Monkees, the New York Dolls, the Shangri-Las, The Turtles, Thin Lizzy, Todd Rundgren, Tom Jones, Warren Zevon

Former nominating committee member cautions rockers that Wenner exit won’t cure much

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Blues Psychedelics Remembrance Rock 

Eulogy for ‘The Mole’

August 24, 2019August 27, 2019 Luci Turner 0 Comments Albert King, Buddy Guy, Canned Heat, John Mayall, Larry "The Mole" Taylor, Larry Taylor, Monterey Pop Festival, Rain Dogs, RIP, Ry Cooder, Swordfishfrombones, Tom Wait's band, Tom Waits

Remembering the life of Larry Taylor, legendary bassist for Canned Heat, Tom Waits and more

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Rock 

50 Years Ago: Neil Does Neil

January 24, 2019January 24, 2019 Lee Zimmerman 0 Comments 1969, 50th anniversary, Carol Kaye, Jack Nitzsche, Neil Young, Ry Cooder

A low key debut sets the stage for Neil Young’s prolific progression

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Blues Rock Soul 

Taj Mahal’s Giant Steps

August 6, 2018October 20, 2019 Bill Kopp 0 Comments Blues, Keb' Mo', Ry Cooder, Taj Mahal, The Rolling Stones

On the road and in conversation with a modern blues master

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