2007-03-23
Ry Cooder’s parable of “radical imagination.” The album details the life, rambles and education of “Buddy Red Cat.” Cooder brings guests to the table like Mike Seeger, his brother Pete, Roland White, Van Dyke Parks, Paddy Moloney, Flaco Jiminez, Sefon Harris, Joachim Cooder, and others. Each of 17 songs, most originals, are accompanied with a drawing from Vincent Valdez and a story/vignette written by Ry Cooder.
THE CAT MARY
POSTBELLUM NEIGHBORHOOD
YAEL NAIM & DAVID DONATIEN
She was a Boy
TARA NEVINS
Wood and Stone
PIETA BROWN
Mercury
WALTER HYATT
Some Unfinished Business (Volume 1)
MARTIN ZELLAR & THE HARDWAYS
Roosters Crow
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