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.BLACK JAKE AND THE CARNIES
Where The Heather Don't Grow
DRIFTWOOD FIRE
How to Untangle a Heartache
Ken Atkins & The Honky Tonk Kind
This Train
Danny Schmidt
Little Grey Sheep
John Heart Jackie
Episodes
Devil in a Woodpile
In Your Lonesome Town
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