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.
POKEY LAFARGE AND THE SOUTH CITY THREE
Middle of Everywhere
BEAVER NELSON
Exciting Opportunity
HEM
No Word From Tom
Darlo Anger's Republic of Strings
Generation Nation
THE SILOS
Come On Like the Fast Lane
GRANT PEEPLES AND THE PEEPLES REPUBLIC
Punishing The Myth
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