Into the Purple Valley
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Ry Cooder may have been an in-demand session guitarist in the late '60s, but what set him apart in his early solo career was his extraordinary, if eccentric, taste in songs. Here he explores the repertoires of everyone from Johnny Cash to Bahaman folk master Joseph Spence to Leadbelly with enchanting results. While Cooder's vocal skills are no match for his slide guitar and mandolin talents (the latter showcased splendidly in "Hey Porter" and "Billy the Kid"), he's an amiable singer who resists the temptation to camp it up, even when essaying such antiquated oddities as &qu
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Manufacturer: Reprise / Wea
Release date: 25 October 1990
Number of discs: 1
EAN: 0075992720021 UPC: 075992720021
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Release date: 25 October 1990
Number of discs: 1
EAN: 0075992720021 UPC: 075992720021
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