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 WOOD BROTHERS
Ways Not to Lose
Peter Rudy
Mud Shack
DAVE ALVIN AND THE GUILTY WOMEN
DAVE ALVIN AND THE GUILTY WOMEN
Various
NOW HEAR THIS! [IMA Winners 2007]
PUTNAM SMITH
We Could Be Beekeepers
BLITZEN TRAPPER
Furr
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