Elite Syncopation Rescue Mission:
The Birthday of Ry Cooder
In 2004, Ry Cooder commissioned San Antonio artist Vincent Valdez to paint a mural, on a refurbished 1953 Chevy ice cream truck, inspired by the LA Chicano community of Chávez Ravine, whose neighborhood was razed to make way for Dodger Stadium. The community is the subject of Cooder's 2004 album Chávez Ravine.
The finished product in ice cream white!
ry Cooder, “third base dodger stadium”
from: chavez ravine, 2004
Ry Cooder’s contributions to music have an unparalleled depth of soul. He has refurbished, relocated and rescued countless traditions rendering them pristinely and originally on target. With the resources available to us now you can dive into his catalogue anywhere and be richly rewarded. The fruits of his legendary playing and tireless sonic research await you. The vocalist on this piece is James “Bla” Pahinui.
Ry from the Wim Wenders film soundtrack “The End of Violence,” w/ David Hidalgo on accordion.
