Born in Santa Monica, Ca., Ry Cooder, at the age of four had an accident which left him blind in one eye. He became a bit secluded and began playing the guitar. His biggest influences include Blind Willie Johnson, Arthur "Blind" Blake, Joseph Spence and Curtis Mayfield. Cooder has played on several albums from the Rolling Stones, John Lee Hooker, Eric Clapton and Duane Eddy. He has one son, Joachim, who has played several percussive instruments on his recent albums and soundtracks.

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Joachim Cooder and Ry Cooder in Buena Vista Social Club (1999)

Ry Cooder, Orlando 'Cachaíto' López, Omara Portuondo, and Compay Segundo in Buena Vista Social Club (1999)

Joachim Cooder, Ry Cooder, Ibrahim Ferrer, Orlando 'Cachaíto' López, and Eliades Ochoa in Buena Vista Social Club (1999)

Wim Wenders, Elmo Weber, Ry Cooder, Russell Farmarco, Harper Hug, and Brian Johnson in Buena Vista Social Club (1999)

John Travolta, Emma Thompson, and Adrian Lester in Primary Colors (1998)

Nastassja Kinski, Harry Dean Stanton, and Hunter Carson in Paris, Texas (1984)

Ralph Macchio and Joe Seneca in Crossroads (1986)

Diane Lane and Michael Paré in Streets of Fire (1984)

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