There is an African proverb that says "If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go together." The intimacy and the dynamics of the duet setting have long appealed to virtuoso guitarist ...

Ry Cooder may have done the impossible. He persuaded Rosanne Cash to devote a series of concerts – including a June 18 date at the Chicago Theatre — to songs written, performed or made famous by her ...

For Ry Cooder, records were not only a first love, but an escape. As a boy growing up in Santa Monica, Calif. in the 1950's, listening to records was a lens into a wider world. He says the first ...

Rosanne Cash gave fair warning at the top of her concert Tuesday at the Chicago Theatre. This wasn’t going to be a typically reverent tribute concert, even if it was devoted to the songs written or ...

The Chieftains featuring Ry Cooder, "San Patricio" (Fantasy/Concord). 3 ½ stars. As musical mash-ups go, here’s one you won’t hear every day. The hearts of Ireland and Mexico are intertwined on “San ...

“That’s actually what I have been avoiding for 40 years.” Rosanne Cash was sharing her response to Ry Cooder’s suggestion that they collaborate on performing the music of Johnny Cash. After all, the ...

Taj Mahal and Ry Cooder have announced a new LP, Get On Board: The Songs Of Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee, out April 22 via Nonesuch Records. They have also shared the video for “Hooray Hooray.” The LP ...

The new LP, which is set for release on April 22, is the duo’s first collaboration in more than a half-century. To celebrate the announcement, the two musicians have released a new live video for the ...