Ry Cooder Crafts Offbeat Tribute to Fifties Los Angeles

[Raoul Duke]

The guitar virtuoso on the final chapter of his California trilogy Ry Cooder, legendary guitarist and producer, is considering the state of his career at age 61. "I don't know what the point is, honestly," grouses Cooder, whose work has spanned everything from playing session guitar on Let It Bleed to reassembling the Buena Vista Social Club. "The whole thing is dismantled. Retail is gone. Radio is gone. OK, now the records are gone. It worries me about what [his son and percussionist] Joachim is going to do. I'm not worried for my sake — we won't starve....

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