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Buena Vista Social Club
Buena Vista Social Club
ensemble of Cuban musicians
1
Ali Farka Touré
Ali Farka Touré
Malian musician
2
Manuel Galbán
Manuel Galbán
Cuban musician
3
Ibrahim Ferrer
Ibrahim Ferrer
Cuban musician
4
Rising Sons
Rising Sons
5
Rubén González Fontanills
Rubén González Fontanills
Cuban musician
6
Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band
Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band
American musical group
7
Joachim Cooder
Joachim Cooder
American percussionist
8
Compay Segundo
Compay Segundo
Cuban musician
9
Terry Evans
Terry Evans
American blues and soul singer, guitarist and songwriter
10
Peter Case
Peter Case
American musician
11
Ramblin' Jack Elliott
Ramblin' Jack Elliott
American singer and guitarist
12
Arlo Guthrie
Arlo Guthrie
American folk singer
13
Taj Mahal
Taj Mahal
American Blues musician famous for incorporating elements of world music
14
Milt Holland
Milt Holland
American drummer, percussionist, musicologist and writer
15
Captain Beefheart
Captain Beefheart
American musician and painter (1941-2010)
16
Flaco Jiménez
Flaco Jiménez
Tejano accordionist, performer, Grammy winner
17
Jesse Ed Davis
Jesse Ed Davis
American musician
18
Ramon Goose
Ramon Goose
English blues rock guitarist, singer and record producer
19
Jim Keltner
Jim Keltner
American session drummer
20
Tony Furtado
Tony Furtado
American musician
21
Max Bennett
Max Bennett
Jazz bassist
22
David Lindley
David Lindley
American musician
23
Sarah Lee Guthrie & Johnny Irion
Sarah Lee Guthrie & Johnny Irion
musical duo
24
Miguel "Angá" Díaz
Miguel "Angá" Díaz
Cuban musician
25
Vishwa Mohan Bhatt
Vishwa Mohan Bhatt
Indian mohan veena player
26
Los Lobos
Los Lobos
American Chicano rock band
27
Russ Titelman
Russ Titelman
American record producer
28
Woody Guthrie
Woody Guthrie
American singer-songwriter and folk musician
29
Pops Staples
Pops Staples
American musician
30
Manuel "Guajiro" Mirabal
Manuel "Guajiro" Mirabal
Cuban musician
31
Brian Lynch
Brian Lynch
American musician
32
Gaby Moreno
Gaby Moreno
Guatemalan singer-songwriter and guitarist
33
John Hiatt
John Hiatt
American rock guitarist, pianist, singer, and songwriter; born 1952
34
Punch Brothers
Punch Brothers
American band
35
Carla Olson
Carla Olson
American songwriter, performer and record producer
36
Pat Metheny
Pat Metheny
American jazz musician
37
David Hidalgo
David Hidalgo
American musician
38
Chris Thile
Chris Thile
American musician and radio personality.
Intro
American guitarist, singer and composer
Awards Received
Grammy Award
Americana Lifetime Achievement Award for Instrumentalist
News

Ryland Peter Cooder (born March 15, 1947) is an American musician, songwriter, film score composer and record producer. He is a multi-instrumentalist but is best known for his slide guitar work, his interest in roots music from the United States, and his collaborations with traditional musicians from many countries.

Cooder's solo work draws upon many genres. He has played with John Lee Hooker, Captain Beefheart, Gordon Lightfoot, Ali Farka Touré, Eric Clapton, The Rolling Stones, Van Morrison, Neil Young, Randy Newman, Linda Ronstadt, Vishwa Mohan Bhatt, David Lindley, The Chieftains, The Doobie Brothers, and Carla Olson & the Textones (on record and film). He formed the band Little Village. He also produced the Buena Vista Social Club album (1997), which became a worldwide hit. Wim Wenders directed the documentary film of the same name (1999), which was nominated for an Academy Award in 2000.

Cooder was ranked eighth on Rolling Stone magazine's 2003 list of "The 100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time" (David Fricke's Picks). A 2010 ranking by Gibson placed him at number 32.