Ry Cooder - Into The Purple Valley

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Guitarist Cooder was a respected session musician prior to launching a solo career. His distinctive style blossomed fully on this, his second album, which is a brilliant compendium of American country/folk styles. Tight but sparse accompaniment takes the artist through songs largely drawn from the Dustbowl Ballads of the Depression era, including Woody Guthrie's " Vigilante Man" & Leadbelly's " On A Monday." Traditional songs like " Billy the Kid" nestle next to more contemporary fare like Johnny