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Into The Purple Valley (CD)

By: Ry Cooder (Artist)

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Ry Cooder Artist Snapshot:

L.A.-based guitarist Ry Cooder learned from the best, getting lessons from legendary bluesman Rev. Gary Davis at an early age. In the mid 1960s, he formed pioneering blues-rock band the Rising Sons with Taj Mahal. When that dissolved, he became an in-demand session player for everyone from Captain Beefheart to Randy Newman. He worked with the Rolling Stones in the late '60s, and nearly became Brian Jones's replacement. Over the years he released numerous quirky solo albums venturing into folk, blues, country, and even Hawaiian music. In the late '90s he instigated the Buena Vista Social Club project, getting veteran Cuban musicians together and presenting their sound to the world via shockingly successful albums, concerts, and a documentary.

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DISC 1 for Into The Purple Valley (CD) Album By Ry Cooder (Artist)
1   How Can You Keep Moving (Unless You Migrate Too)
2   Billy The Kid
3   Money Honey
4   F. D. R. In Trinidad
5   Teardrops Will Fall
6   Denomination Blues
7   On A Monday
8   Hey Porter
9   Great Dream From Heaven
10   Taxes On The Farmer Feeds Us All
11   Vigilante Man
 

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Review

Rolling Stone (3/2/72, p.57) - "...Cooder gets off some incredible slide guitar licks...he's still doing those terrific, uncanny things with his instrument..."
Uncut (2/03, p.78) - "...[The album] established him as both a serious musicologist and a major interpretive artist in his own right..."

Title Note

Guitarist Cooder was a respected session musician prior to launching a solo career. His distinctive style blossomed fully on this, his second album, which is a brilliant compendium of American country/folk styles. Tight but sparse accompaniment takes the artist through songs largely drawn from the Dustbowl Ballads of the Depression era, including Woody Guthrie's "Vigilante Man" and Leadbelly's "On A Monday."

Traditional songs like "Billy the Kid" nestle next to more contemporary fare like Johnny Cash's "Hey Porter" and wildcard entries like a cover of Bahamanian guitarist Joseph Spence's "Great Dream from Heaven." Cooder's ungainly voice captures the plaintive, retro-styled atmosphere, but it is his chilling slide guitar work (not to mention his facility with mandolin, Hawaiian slack key guitar, and other stringed instruments) for which this album is renowned.

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