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Ry Cooder
Ryland Peter "Ry" Cooder (born March 15, 1947) is a guitarist, singer and composer. He is known for his slide guitar work, his interest in roots music from the United States, and, more recently, his collaborations with traditional musicians from many countries.
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Boogie Chillun [Innovation 360] [2018]
Song | Duration |
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Crawlin' Kingsnake | 2:42 |
Boom Boom: Vee-Jay Singles 1959-1962 [2018]
Song | Duration |
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Crawlin' Kingsnake |
The Prodigal Son [2018]
Song | Duration |
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Straight Street | 4:00 |
You Must Unload | 5:26 |
Harbor of Love | 5:47 |
In His Care | 3:39 |
King of the Boogie [Craft] [2017]
Song | Duration |
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Crawlin' King Snake | 4:52 |
Live at the Bottom Line 1974 [2017]
Song | Duration |
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Vigilante Man | 4:05 |
The Complete Bottom Line Broadcast 1974 [2017]
Song | Duration |
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Billy the Kid | 4:39 |
Vigilante Man | 4:29 |
Goin' to Brownsville | 3:54 |
Police Dog Blues | 2:52 |
President Kennedy | 5:38 |
Two Long Riders [2017]
Song | Duration |
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Jesus on the Mainline | 7:35 |
Across the Borderline | 6:46 |
It's All Over Now | 3:54 |
Mercury Blues | 5:25 |
Jesse James | 4:13 |
Goodnight Irene | 6:55 |
Blues [ZYX 4CD] [2016]
Song | Duration |
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Crawling King Snake | 2:40 |
If Walls Could Talk: Live [2016]
Song | Duration |
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Alimony | 4:20 |
Go Home Girl | 6:06 |
Mexican Divorce | 4:21 |
Ax Sweet Mama | 4:02 |
Billy the Kid | 5:18 |
Jesus on the Mainline | 6:21 |
The Modern, Chess & VeeJay Singles Collection 1949-62 [2016]
Song | Duration |
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Crawlin' King Snake | 3:01 |
Crawlin' Kingsnake | 2:44 |
Dark End of the Street [2015]
Song | Duration |
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Jesus on the Mainline | |
Do Re Mi | |
Goodnight Irene | |
He Will Have to Go | |
Police Dog Blues | |
Alimony | |
Teardrops Will Fall |
Ditty Wah Ditty [2015]
Song | Duration |
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Police Dog Blues | 2:46 |
Comin' in on a Wing and a Prayer | 3:06 |
Billy the Kid | 3:34 |
Going to Brownsville | 4:45 |
The Document [2015]
Song | Duration |
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Stand By Me | 4:21 |
Dark End of the Street | 6:25 |
Jesus On the Mainline | 4:58 |
Volver Volver | 4:35 |
He'll Have To Go | 5:07 |
Mexican Divorce | 3:45 |
Smack Dab In the Middle | 7:49 |
Acoustic Performance: Radio Ranch, 12-12-1972 [2014]
Song | Duration |
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Police Dog Blues | 2:46 |
Comin' In On a Wing and a Prayer | 3:06 |
Great Dream From Heaven | 2:20 |
Billy the Kid | 3:34 |
Broadcast from the Plant [2014]
Song | Duration |
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Police Dog Blues | 3:53 |
Ax Sweet Mama | 4:11 |
Billy the Kid | 6:14 |
Vigilante Man | 5:06 |
Comin' in on a Wing and a Prayer | 5:18 |
Alimony | 4:08 |
Teardrops Will Fall | 3:33 |
Comin’ in on a Wing and a Prayer |
Hot Hundred: Blues [2014]
Song | Duration |
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Crawlin’ Kingsnake | 2:53 |
No Nukes: The Muse Concerts for a Non-Nuclear Future [2014]
Song | Duration |
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Little Sister | 3:56 |
Soundtracks [2014]
Song | Duration |
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Rally 'Round the Flag | 4:24 |
Wildwood Boys | 4:15 |
Better Things to Think About | 1:26 |
Jesse James | 5:02 |
Canción Mixteca | 4:17 |
Quatro Vicios | 3:29 |
Crossroads | 4:24 |
Down in Mississippi | 4:25 |
He Made a Woman Out of Me | 4:12 |
This Ain't No Mouse Music! The Story of Chris Strachwitz and Arhoolie Records [2014]
Song | Duration |
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Let's Have a Ball [#] | 6:06 |
1970-1987 [2013]
Blues Infusion, Vol. 4 (100 Essential Tracks) [2013]
Song | Duration |
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Crawlin King Snake | 2:42 |
Jazz Loungers, Vol. 2 [2013]
Song | Duration |
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Crawling King Snake | 3:01 |
Live at the Great American Music Hall, San Francisco Aug 31-Sept 1 2011 [2013]
Song | Duration |
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Crazy 'Bout an Automobile (Every Woman I Know) | 5:08 |
Why Don't You Try Me | 5:28 |
Boomer's Story | 4:42 |
Lord Tell Me Why | 6:18 |
Do Re Mi | 5:43 |
School Is Out | 5:02 |
The Dark End of the Street | 7:32 |
El Corrido de Jesse James | 6:16 |
Volver Volver | 6:30 |
Vigilante Man | 8:19 |
Goodnight Irene | 7:06 |
The Beginning [2013]
Song | Duration |
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Crawling King Snake | 2:39 |
The Complete Columbia Albums Collection [2013]
Song | Duration |
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Statesboro Blues | 2:25 |
Take a Giant Step | 2:55 |
Dust My Broom | 3:05 |
They All Played for Us: Arhoolie Records 50th Anniversary Celebration [2013]
Song | Duration |
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Vigilante Man | 6:46 |
Down at the Field: The 1974 Broadcast [2012]
Song | Duration |
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Vigilante Man [*] | 4:05 |
Play! The 2012 Wyatt Holiday Mixtape [2012]
Song | Duration |
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Chloe | 2:59 |
Streets of Fire [Geffen] [2011]
Song | Duration |
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Hold That Snake | 2:37 |
The Last Mambo [2011]
Song | Duration |
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Descarga Cachao | 5:01 |
San Patricio [2010]
Song | Duration |
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Luz de Luna | 3:30 |
Finale | 5:47 |
San Patricio [Deluxe Edition] [CD/DVD] [2010]
Song | Duration |
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A la Orilla de un Palmar | 3:33 |
The Sound of the Westcoast: 1965-1979 [2010]
Song | Duration |
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Tattler | 4:19 |
My Blueberry Nights [2008]
Song | Duration |
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Long Ride | 3:13 |
Revolutions in Sound: Warner Bros. Records - The First 50 Years [2008]
Song | Duration |
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Tattler | 4:18 |
The Ry Cooder Anthology: The UFO Has Landed [2008]
Classic Songs of Spike Jones and His City Slickers [2007]
Song | Duration |
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Chlo-E (Song of the Swamp) | 3:47 |
Hooker [2006]
Song | Duration |
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Crawling King Snake | 3:01 |
Monster Hits 2000 [2006]
Song | Duration |
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Chan Chan |
The Border/Alamo Bay [Original Soundtracks] [2006]
Song | Duration |
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Across the Borderline [From the Border] | 2:57 |
Rio Grande [Instrumental] | 1:49 |
El Scorcho [Instrumental] | 1:13 |
The Last Sound (Alamo Bay) [From Alamo Bay] | 2:59 |
Quatro Vicios [From Alamo Bay] | 3:29 |
The Nonesuch Collection [2006]
Song | Duration |
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Poor Man's Shangri-La | 5:31 |
Chavez Ravine [2005]
Song | Duration |
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Poor Man's Shangri-La | 5:29 |
Onda Callejera | 3:54 |
Los Chucos Suaves | 3:10 |
Chinito Chinito | 4:52 |
3 Cool Cats | 3:00 |
3rd Base, Dodger Stadium | 5:45 |
3rd. Base, Dodger Stadium | 5:45 |
Soy Luz y Sombra | 3:14 |
Peter Buck Presents: The REM Collection, Vol. 3 [2005]
Song | Duration |
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Poor Man's Shangri-La | 5:25 |
Uncut Presents The Year's Essential Music: 2005 [2005]
Song | Duration |
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Chinito Chinito | 4:54 |
Hasta Siempre Compay [2004]
Song | Duration |
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El Cuarto de Tula | 4:05 |
Songs of the South: Farther Along [2004]
Song | Duration |
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Goodnight Irene | 4:33 |
All the 70's [2003]
Song | Duration |
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Little Sister | 3:51 |
Art Tatum [2003 Membran] [2003]
Song | Duration |
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Chloe | 3:23 |
Mambo Sinuendo [2003]
Song | Duration |
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Secret Love | 5:50 |
Rock Heroes [2003]
Song | Duration |
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Crossroads | 3:15 |
Singers and Songwriters: Mavericks [2003]
Song | Duration |
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Tattler |
Summer Breeze, Vol. 3 [Universal] [2003]
Song | Duration |
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Down in Hollywood | 4:16 |
Singers & Songwriters Hard-to-Find Hits [2002]
Song | Duration |
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Jesus on the Mainline | 4:10 |
The Very Best of World Duets [2002]
Song | Duration |
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El Carretero | 3:34 |
Walking in Memphis [2002]
Song | Duration |
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He'll Have to Go | 5:06 |
While My Guitar Gently Weeps: 32 Guitar Ballads [2002]
Song | Duration |
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Crossroads | 4:24 |
Singers & Songwriters: 1970-1974 [2001] [2001]
Song | Duration |
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It's All Over Now | 4:53 |
Bop Till You Drop/Paris, Texas/Get Rhythm [2000]
El Cancionero: Mas y Mas [2000]
Song | Duration |
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Quatro Vicios | 3:30 |
Essential Soundtracks: New Movie Collection [2000]
Song | Duration |
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El Cuarto de Tula [Buena Vista Social Club] | 4:33 |
Raices: Roots of Buena Vista [2000]
Song | Duration |
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El Cuarto de Tula | 4:08 |
Roots [Nascente] [1999]
Song | Duration |
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Get Rhythm | 3:19 |
1998 Latin Grammy Nominees [1998]
Song | Duration |
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Dos Gardenias |
The Best of Friends [1998]
Song | Duration |
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Big Legs Tight Skirt | 6:02 |
Buena Vista Social Club [1997]
Song | Duration |
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El Cuarto de Tula | 7:27 |
Buena Vista Social Club [DVD Audio] [1997]
Song | Duration |
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Chan Chan | 4:16 |
De Camino a la Vereda | 5:03 |
Dos Gardenias | 3:02 |
El Carretero | 3:28 |
Amor de Loca Juventud | 3:21 |
La Bayamesa | 2:54 |
The Wizard of Oz in Concert: Dreams Come True [1996]
Song | Duration |
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If I Only Had a Brain | 4:46 |
We're off to See the Wizard | 0:34 |
Finale (Over the Rainbow) | 3:58 |
Music by Ry Cooder [1995]
Song | Duration |
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Across the Borderline | 3:05 |
The Long Riders | 3:16 |
Archie's Funeral (Hold to God's Unchanging Hand) | 2:42 |
Jesse James | 5:05 |
Cancion Mixteca | 4:16 |
River Rescue: The Very Best of Ry Cooder [1994]
Blues Masters, Vol. 15: Slide Guitar Classics [1993]
Song | Duration |
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All Shook Up | 3:30 |
Drift Away, Vol. 2 [1993]
Song | Duration |
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Get Rhythm |
Masterpieces [1993]
Song | Duration |
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Little Sister | 3:49 |
Slidin'...Some Slide [1993]
Song | Duration |
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Statesboro Blues | 2:58 |
Partners [1992]
Song | Duration |
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The Girls From Texas | 5:12 |
Paris, Texas [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack] [1989]
Song | Duration |
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A Canción Mixteca | 4:17 |
Cocktail [1988]
Song | Duration |
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All Shook Up | 3:30 |
Ellington Masterpieces [1988]
Song | Duration |
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Chloe | 3:52 |
Get Rhythm [1987]
Song | Duration |
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Get Rhythm | 3:17 |
Going Back to Okinawa | 4:42 |
13 Question Method | 3:37 |
Women Will Rule the World | 5:51 |
All Shook Up | 3:31 |
All Shook up (With Larry Blackmon) | 3:30 |
I Can Tell by the Way You Smell | 4:33 |
Across the Borderline | 6:17 |
Let's Have a Ball | 5:52 |
Crossroads [1986]
Song | Duration |
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Crossroads | 4:24 |
Down In Mississippi | 4:26 |
He Made a Woman Out of Me | 4:12 |
Alamo Bay [1985]
Song | Duration |
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Quatro Vicios | 3:29 |
Paris, Texas [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack] [1985]
Song | Duration |
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Canción Mixteca |
Paris, Texas [Translucent Blue Vinyl] [1985]
Song | Duration |
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Canción Mixteca |
Superstars in Digital [1985]
Song | Duration |
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Down in Hollywood | 4:17 |
Why Don't You Try Me Tonight? The Best of Ry Cooder [1985]
Song | Duration |
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Available Space | 2:11 |
Money Honey | 3:28 |
Tattler | 4:14 |
He'll Have to Go | 5:07 |
Smack Dab in the Middle | 3:18 |
The Dark End of the Street | 3:25 |
Down in Hollywood | 4:14 |
Little Sister | 3:49 |
Crazy 'Bout an Automobile (Every Woman I Know) | 5:03 |
634-5789 (Soulsville, U.S.A.) | 2:56 |
Why Don't You Try Me | 4:54 |
Why Dont You Try Me(Best Of) [1985]
Song | Duration |
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Available Space | |
Money Honey | |
Tattler | |
He'll Have to Go | |
Smack Dab in the Middle | |
Dark End of the Street | |
Down in Hollywood | |
Little Sister | |
634-5789 | |
Why Don't You Try Me |
Streets of Fire [1984]
Song | Duration |
---|---|
Hold That Snake | 2:38 |
Streets of Fire [Video] [1984]
Song | Duration |
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Hold That Snake |
Proof Through the Night [1983]
Song | Duration |
---|---|
When the Night Falls | 3:57 |
The Slide Area [1982]
Song | Duration |
---|---|
UFO Has Landed in the Ghetto | 5:00 |
I Need a Woman | 4:34 |
Gypsy Woman | 4:20 |
Blue Suede Shoes | 5:18 |
Mama, Don't Treat Your Daughter Mean | 5:55 |
I'm Drinking Again | 4:34 |
Which Came First | 3:44 |
That's the Way Love Turned Out for Me | 5:46 |
Borderline [1980]
Eclipse [LP] [1980]
Song | Duration |
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Little Sister |
M.U.S.E. [1980]
Song | Duration |
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Little Sister | 3:45 |
No Nukes [1980]
Song | Duration |
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Little Sister |
Performance [Video] [1980]
Song | Duration |
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Memo from Turner |
The Long Riders [1980]
Bop Till You Drop [1979]
Jazz [1978]
Song | Duration |
---|---|
Big Bad Bill is Sweet William Now | 3:37 |
Big Bad Bill (Is Sweet William Now) | 3:34 |
Shine | 3:46 |
Nobody | 5:12 |
Show Time [1977]
Chicken Skin Music [1976]
Song | Duration |
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I Got Mine | 4:28 |
Always Lift Him Up/Kanaka Wai Wai | 6:01 |
He'll Have to Go | 5:09 |
Smack Dab in the Middle | 3:20 |
Stand By Me | 3:44 |
Yellow Roses | 6:12 |
Chloe | 3:05 |
Goodnight Irene | 4:33 |
Paradise and Lunch [1974]
Song | Duration |
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Tamp 'Em up Solid | 3:19 |
Tattler | 4:14 |
Jesus on the Mainline | 4:10 |
It's All Over Now | 4:56 |
Medley: Fool for a Cigarette/Feelin' Good | 4:28 |
If Walls Could Talk | 3:12 |
Mexican Divorce | 3:57 |
Ditty Wah Ditty | 5:42 |
Boomer's Story [1972]
Song | Duration |
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Boomer's Story | 4:15 |
Cherry Ball Blues | 4:10 |
Crow Black Chicken | 2:20 |
Ax Sweet Mama | 4:27 |
Maria Elena | 4:32 |
The Dark End of the Street | 3:25 |
Dark End of the Street | 3:27 |
Rally Round the Flag | 3:34 |
Rally 'Round the Flag | 3:40 |
Comin' in on a Wing and a Prayer | 3:03 |
President Kennedy | 4:39 |
Good Morning Mr. Railroad Man | 4:31 |
Fruity [1972]
Song | Duration |
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Money Honey |
Jamming with Edward! [1972]
Song | Duration |
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It Hurts Me Too | 5:14 |
The Whole Burbank Catalog [1972]
Song | Duration |
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Money Honey |
Hot Platters [1971]
Song | Duration |
---|---|
On a Monday |
Into the Purple Valley [1971]
Song | Duration |
---|---|
Billy the Kid | 3:49 |
Money Honey | 3:32 |
F.D.R. In Trinidad | 3:06 |
Teardrops Will Fall | 3:06 |
Denomination Blues | 4:01 |
On a Monday | 3:00 |
Hey Porter | 4:43 |
Great Dream From Heaven [Instrumental] | 1:57 |
Great Dream from Heaven | 1:53 |
Taxes On the Farmer Feeds Us All | 3:57 |
Vigilante Man | 4:16 |
Looney Tunes & Merrie Melodies [1970]
Song | Duration |
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Alimony |
Ry Cooder [1970]
Song | Duration |
---|---|
Alimony | 2:53 |
France Chance | 2:46 |
Do Re Mi | 3:01 |
My Old Kentucky Home (Turpentine and Dandelion Wine) | 1:44 |
Available Space | 2:11 |
Police Dog Blues | 2:43 |
Goin' to Brownsville | 3:24 |
Dark Is the Night | 2:47 |
I'm John Lee Hooker [1960]
Song | Duration |
---|---|
Crawlin' King Snake | 2:44 |
The House of Blues [1960]
Song | Duration |
---|---|
Crawling Kingsnake | 4:04 |
One Bourbon One Scotch One Beer | 3:37 |
Boom Boom | 3:38 |
Burning Hell [1959]
Song | Duration |
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Crawlin' King Snake |
American Classics [Rhino]
Song | Duration |
---|---|
Little Sister | 3:56 |
Café Cubana [Warner]
Song | Duration |
---|---|
Chan Chan | 4:19 |
Caña Son
Song | Duration |
---|---|
El Cuarto de Tula | 6:24 |
Cuba: A Musical Journey
Song | Duration |
---|---|
El Cuarto de Tula | 4:18 |
Danzas Urbanas
Song | Duration |
---|---|
El Cuarto de Tula | 4:19 |
Election Special
Song | Duration |
---|---|
Mutt Romney Blues | 3:44 |
The Wall Street Part Of Town | 3:42 |
Going To Tampa | 3:57 |
House of Jam
Song | Duration |
---|---|
El Cuarto de Tula | 4:44 |
I'm John Lee Hooker/Travelin'
Song | Duration |
---|---|
Crawlin' King Snake |
I, Flathead
Song | Duration |
---|---|
Drive Like I Never Been Hurt | 4:07 |
Steel Guitar Heaven | 3:40 |
Flathead One More Time | 3:12 |
5000 Country Music Songs | 6:41 |
I, Flathead [Deluxe Edition]
Song | Duration |
---|---|
Drive Like I Never Been Hurt | 4:07 |
Steel Guitar Heaven | 3:40 |
Flathead One More Time | 3:12 |
5000 Country Music Songs | 6:41 |
Live on Air
Song | Duration |
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Police Dog Blues | |
If Walls Could Talk | |
Ax Sweet Mama | |
Billy the Kid | |
Vigilante Man | |
Tattler | |
Alimony | |
Teardrops Will Fall |
Meet Me Around the Corner
Song | Duration |
---|---|
Crawlin' King Snake | 2:51 |
Pull Up Some Dust and Sit Down
Song | Duration |
---|---|
No Banker Left Behind | 3:36 |
El Corrido de Jesse James | 4:17 |
Quick Sand | 3:17 |
Dirty Chateau | 5:29 |
Humpty Dumpty World | 4:18 |
Christmas Time This Year | 2:49 |
Baby Joined the Army | 6:35 |
Lord Tell Me Why | 3:01 |
I Want My Crown | 2:37 |
John Lee Hooker for President | 6:08 |
Dreamer | 5:05 |
Simple Tools | 5:07 |
If There's a God | 3:06 |
No Hard Feelings | 5:52 |
Rock Heroes, Pt. 3
Song | Duration |
---|---|
Crossroads | 3:15 |
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