Randy Newman with Ry Cooder

[@michaelgray4964]

I was in the crowd when Randy Newman premiered "Good Old Boys" in Symphony Hall in Atlanta in '74. His uncle Emil Newman, an Oscar winning composer, conducted the orchestra behind him. Ry Cooder was the opener, the only time I've ever seen him live. It was one helluva show.

[@Canyon2023]

That sounds so fantastic!!

[@ankapleune]

2 of my musical heroes on a Cold winter morning...❤

[@timmulrenan8464]

An absolute treasure of a recording, Linda Ronstadt & Ry Cooder sound great, and Randy Newman is in top form.

[@georgestevens1502]

Cooder's touch with the slide is just sublime. Linda's voice soars. Randy in top form. Who woulda thunk the Ry and Randy could harmonize so well. What a treat this is.

[@NICOSTONES]

If there one who can harmonize it's Ry

[@georgestevens1502]

@@NICOSTONES I love Ry's soundtrack for the movie Blue Collar, starring Richard Pryor, Harvey Keitel and Yapphet Kotto. It's instrumental only, but so excellent.

[@1blastman]

We were all so young back then..... good times, great memories, so glad to see this. Thanks!

[@stargazer6753]

This is a real gem. Ry, Linda and Randy.

[@hansc.4175]

Randy Newman and Ry Cooder are true originals. What could be more appropriate?

[@ikkenhisatsu7170]

God, she was gorgeous - and what a voice. Ry Cooder is still just such a fantastic talent on guitar and a great singer, too, and young and good-looking. And Randy Newman - well, a great writer and performer.

[@stargazer6753]

Yeah, they were all great weren’t they? In terms of looks, Ry with his clean cut looks and slicked back hair made quite a statement. Love it.

[@larryrobinson08]

What do you mean was?

[@bfoxmatt1]

Saw them separately, Ry in the early 70's in Houston, Randy much later in Nashville. Would have loved to have seen this. Thanks so much for the footage! Loving it and saving it!

[@helenekirschbaum3878]

Randy Newman's songs always reminded me of dream fragments, half-remembered. With Ry Cooder's slide guitar....wow. I discovered both these guys around the same time in the early '70s and spent way too much time listening to both while stoned in my dad's recliner.

[@Dragonrdh]

Not too much time! It was time well spent ;-)

[@johna6291]

“Rider In The Rain” is one of those historical songs that take you to a mysterious point in time… like “All Along the Watch Tower” or “James River Blues”… and what fantastic accompaniment! Made my eyes well up…

[@Yrr666]

I am a long time fan of both of these gentlemen. Soul personified.

[@JoeHollandMusic]

I was in the audience at the Odeon in NYC 1983 for this performance. Think is was an HBO filming? Met Ry Cooder in the mens room.

[@drewcampbell8555]

Ry has had to handle a lot of groupies over the years...

[@pacojeaniii1370]

WOW! I wish I could see Ry Cooder once.

[@allenkennedy6748]

What an utterly fascinating experience. The men’s room, eh? Well, that’s one for the ages, the grandkids, whatever.

[@bramposthumus9300]

What an incredible music document!

[@Tearloch]

This is brilliant on so many levels .. thanks for sharing the gift that is music .. tis said only two things can heal a soul .. music and love .. and when they're packaged like this, how can a poor man go wrong.

[@howlinwolf73]

Historic and amazing. Two of my heroes. Actually... two heroes and one heroine.

[@andrewnemethy5419]

What a hoot to run into this. Thanks KZbin semi-random selections. Never saw what Randy Newman looked like. Or Ry Cooder either. Course been in love with Linda for years.

[@namcat53]

better late than never

[@tainshabinnez9679]

The best part for me is Linda doing the background/harmony on Rider in the Rain. Absolutely perfect. Perfect harmony, perfect volume, perfect words. Scintillating.

[@clemsplace]

"It's like Joan Sutherland and Kermit the Frog" Priceless. Wonderful. Treasure.

[@kirkgroeneveld3191]

I remember this concert being scheduled ONCE on a cable channel... never to be repeated!

[@lnl3237]

PBS such broadcast Linda Ronstadt's 1980 Live from Hollywood TV special last weekend. This should be next!

[@dieterweslowski4261]

both thumbs up for all three great musicians Made this day for me

[@stargazer6753]

I still can’t get over how much delight and pleasure this video gives me . Thank you Biamaku . The three of them together. More than anyone could ask for , especially Ry’s retro 50’s look. I’m guessing’ this performance was after the 1950’s. Oh Yeah.

[@cliffordadams8353]

Little piece of magic. A gem

[@brownthrasher77]

Wow, what a gem this is. Beautiful!

[@gearoiddom]

This is one of those vids that you keep coming back to every now and then. Some line-up.

[@lauriemackinnon6016]

I am so happy just to see you to together. Love it!

[@richardseegman803]

Randy Newman and Ry Cooder playing together? I always loved both of them, it's an unusual combination but it works. Linda Ronstadt too. What a super group!

[@howardharalson8323]

saw both of these guys at Caravan of Dreams in Fort Worth TX back in the day. both were great and Caravan was best venue ever! saw Ry Cooder Friday night with Ricky Skaggs

[@randyobregon]

Howard Haralson That was a great venue for music...makes me sick that it is now the Reata. I saw Mick Fleetwood’s Blue Whale, Squeeze, Lindsey Buckingham, and Cheap Trick at this place....

[@danaschriever6529]

I was at that Randy Newman Show, that was such a great venue

[@thomasdungl8493]

Very fine session, thank you so much for sharing it!

[@stargazer6753]

Hey biamaku. This is so great .Everyone knows Linda Ronstadt and some people know Randy Newman and a lot of people unfortunately don't know Ry Cooder. Three greats. For those who don't know , Ry is really one of the greats. Good to know you.

[@TheHow1]

I've seen Ry 3 times and it was fantastic

[@anniejo1355]

He has been tops on my list since 1970, when my father came home from the USN on a short leave and handed me a record. He’s the best, and I met him and Joachim at McCabe’s last January. He is a very cool guy. It was the thrill of my life.

[@annazeman8521]

Many people know Ry Cooder from the Buena Vista Social Club project.

[@stargazer6753]

@@annazeman8521 Agreed.

[@brucemacmillan9581]

This is one gig I wish I'd been in attendance for

[@frankcorrenti5941]

Linda can sing with anyone. She has the truthful voice and the range. Love them

[@mimig3904]

Momma told me not to come! Made popular by Three Dog Night, but written by Randy Newman, sarcastic genius.

[@wazekialbahook4964]

Never heard of Three Dog NIght!

[@mimig3904]

@@wazekialbahook4964 1970 it's on you tube

[@wazekialbahook4964]

@@mimig3904 Thanks for your reply. I did go listen to them on KZbin! :-) I had only ever heard the Randy Newman's version of that song. In fairness, I did hear of Three Dog Night, but was living in Britain during the late 60's and all the 70's and missed a number of US bands. In exchange I heard a lot of Euro bands that never really 'made it' over here. For example 10CC, Supertramp, Lindisfarne, Yes, Tangerine Dream, Neu, Status Quo etc...etc.... For all I know you may have heard some or indeed all of them. But if not, you might give some a try, 10cc being one of my all time favorite bands.

[@stevensteele7589]

@@wazekialbahook4964 a little late, but brilliant that 10cc are one of your favourites being from Manchester myself. Stockport is 20 minutes away and they really put a marker in the map with their influence & strawberry studios

[@chilblain1]

Icons. Held up. Teardown at your own discretion.and reap those rewards.

[@frederickhill7181]

An unbeatable trio. Country at its best.

[@bryaneddy5272]

this made my morning. Thank you so much

[@willmpet]

I saw both Cooder and Newman at the Guthrie Theatre. They were both great. Cooder warming up the crowd for Newman.

[@greggilbert1418]

Thank you from three years later!

[@astrorad2000]

We saw Ry and Randy in Milwaukee back in the day. So very good!!

[@greenlightwilly]

THIS is unbelievable. WHERE did you find this?? ...I was left to imagine for 45 years Cooder and Newman making Newman's 12 songs and never imagined they had ever played any of the tunes live together (not that I'm any authority on either of them).. Thanks, Thanks, THANKS for posting this! You made at least ONE GUY very happy!

[@stevebratsch4480]

make that two.

[@grafikfeat]

There is a DVD of this show... Linda Ronstadt appears also... I think it's called "Showtime".

[@MrMckuhn]

Wonderfull , Clarence White and Ry Cooder played these Mystic Guitars on the Record 12 Songs

[@kkblogs7711]

greenlight studios l😮

[@joefabian7304]

This came from an old VHS tape Randy Newman Live at the Odeon

[@Jeff-m9d]

Just found this Day after Christmas Yes ho ho ho Thanks for it

[@yamapenny5960]

How can a man be sooo beautiful, Ry?

[@johnrichard9606]

wonderful ! It doesn't get any better than this.

[@liannemagness7124]

Wish we could have been there, a very beautiful vibe!!!!😁

[@williemctell5898]

A pure delight. Thanks for putting this up.

[@anniejo1355]

Ry tells a story about running into Randy Newman on a plane when he first got together with Flaco, and Randy telling him that he wouldn't make any money doing that. Ry gives a great interview at one of the Americana festivals, but you all have probably seen the interview and heard the story. Thank you for posting this! Have a great day, everyone.

[@stargazer6753]

@anniejo. No , I don’t know about the interview . Go for it . Do you know the story about Ry’s eye ? Many people don’t . I love to tell it when asked.

[@lnl3237]

@@stargazer6753 I'm asking!

[@stargazer6753]

@@lnl3237 I tried to find my original source and could not find the exact story that I will repeat. I saw on YT a video of Ry in his younger days performing “Little Sister” and that as Ry rocked forward and rolled backwards I noticed something different about his left eye. It was glistening under the lights. So I googled “Ry Cooder’s Eye”. I thought it was wikipedia, but what is on there now isn’t quite the same , and I couldn’t find the exact source. The story (which is true ) is that when Ry was four years old he had a terrible accident and stabbed himself in the eye . Recuperation was lengthy. A family friend came to visit Ry as he lie in his bed. This friend laid a guitar across Ry’s chest and started to play. Ry said he didn’t know what he thought but that he knew what he felt. Subsequently Ry started playing guitar at age four. And subsequently got a glass eye. You can find small variations of the same story, including an interview with Ry himself with that single google.

[@lnl3237]

@@stargazer6753 Did not know that or ever notice his left eye looking different-too mesmerized by the music! Bless the man that brought him that guitar and Ry for picking it up! Thank you for taking the time to tell me.

[@stargazer6753]

@@lnl3237 KZbin or Spectrum is killing me . This is my third try at delivering my message. If you have not seen “Little Sister” or others from that genre you should and you will see the eye. Ry is somewhat a musical historian or archivist in that he has recorded or performed songs from many different genres starting with really authentic folk music you didn’t even knew existed and then music through the fifties and then Ike and Turner’s “I Think It’s Going To Work Out Fine” , which should be recognized as one best pop/rock instrumentals ever . Going back to Ry as a boy . I failed to mention that his family was musical to begin with . I thought that it interfered with the flow of the story , because before then Ry was not playing guitar . Another point , as I was sending you my first reply , I was wondering if his taking up the guitar was a four year old’s coping with losing his eye. It could have been his solace. Yes, bless that man who laid the guitar on Ry’s chest. Without knowing it , he may have influenced music in the 20th century .I’m not a licensed doctor of any sort , I’m just guessing. Good to know you Lorraine L.

[@claudiagibsonmusic]

I just love Ry Cooder!❤

[@QuaaludeCharlie]

I remember watching Randy Newman with Ry Cooder :) QC

[@midnightrider7648]

Quaalude Charlie: hey! they don't make 'ludes any more charlie. that's probably a good thing for me.

[@johnnyp8979]

Randy, what a superlative writer and "cheeky" song musician. Linda, a phenomenal singer with such a sweet tone. Ry, a promoter of music. Of different music and songs, some not known or accepted by regular radio 💰. 1. PARIS, TX movie. 2. ACROSS THE BORDERLINE song. 3. Heck, Neville brothers, Professor Longhair, and definitely FLACO ! Or Doug Sahms and Texas Tornadoes among thousands of beautiful renditions... 👍.

[@thewordofgord]

Rare and excellent, thanks!

[@JSees]

love both of these guys

[@edhalfen7380]

Two of the best and most unique musician/singer songwriters in the business...Thanks for the music you guys...Ed

[@energyasylum997]

Two greats!!!! Wish both of them well!

[@cosmonaut9942]

Randy Newman has played with my two favorite guitar players: Ry Cooder and Blake Mills, although decades apart.

[@WoweeZoweee]

You can hear that Ry had a huge influence on Blake Mills. It’s awesome

[@FranzRobertWILD]

Linda Rondstad at 5'40 for singing Rider in The Rain... Oh! Boy... what a treat !!!

[@namcat53]

Who?

[@namcat53]

OOOooooo...I wish I could have been there. I wonder if there were any more tunes played that we might eventually see. I'm glad I saw all of these amazing people back then ...separately...but I saw them at their prime..so much GREAT music then. We were lucky then and we knew it.

[@0otee]

Grand special?? Piano! grand Guitar! Rhythms Lovely JazzyBlues❣️Thanks Randy & Ry❣️🌹👌🌞🌷

[@lawsonj39]

I hoped they'd do Gone Dead Train from the Performance soundtrack. One of my favorite Randy cuts.

[@robstimson4234]

This is magical.

[@andretremblay5344]

Awesome!!!

[@kd5txo]

I always loved the 3-dog Night version....but had no idea that Randy Newman actually wrote the tune !! Wow, the man was a songwriting machine !!

[@lebojay]

What!? Me neither!!

[@georgesheffield1580]

Randy wrote alot of others hits , surprise!

[@TonyWhite22351]

Linda Ronstadt and Linda Carter , two of the most beautiful women in my lifetime !

[@marcosgomes7681]

Biamaku thanks for this

[@hendrawanwidjaja1444]

Great2 gig Randy Ry n Linda.awesome

[@nissi.k]

Really great! Thanks!

[@cherylbianchi9616]

oh, lordy...chanced upon this while looking for something w Ry and Sweetpea Atkinson (who has just passed)...I was at this...never imagined there would be footage...Jim Signorelli directed this for a TV show i'm not sure ever aired...there were only about 40 or so of us in the house for 'ambiance'...it's was a spectacular night...inches away from them...great find!

[@lnl3237]

Cheryl Bianchi, hope you bought a lottery ticket the next day, because no person (except the other 39!) could've been lucky enough to witness this. If you can mine your memories a bit more, please share. Thank you.

[@cherylbianchi9616]

@@lnl3237 missed out on that lottery ticket...i got invited to lots of cool stuff during my NY life, took it for granted (ah, to be young and pretty again) what do i recall? ...Randy sitting in a little alcove outside the ladies room downstair, nervous as a cat, sweating up a storm w stage fright, and me calming him down, saying, it's just US, relax....Ry (who was my hugest crush) feet away on that little stage... so damn gorgeous and so damned adept on that guitar of his. Linda (confess, not my fave, but in fine voice that night) having such a good time...it was just swelling, all the way around...

[@lnl3237]

@@cherylbianchi9616 Well, aren't you too kind to take the time to flesh out your memories for a faceless stranger. The fact that you said you got invited to a lot of cool stuff and tried to calm Randy by saying, "It's only US!" leads me to believe you had an "in." And if so, they were lucky to have you as you did an excellent job of steadying Mr. Newman's nerves. He was wonderful, witty and loose! Ashamed to say, that my first exposure to Ry Cooder was in the Linda Ronstadt documentary last year. Been catching up ever since. Although, you might not be young anymore, I bet you're still pretty and you're most definitely very kind. We never think the good times are going to end when we're in our teens and twenties. Fortunately for someone who was a very uncool teen, this video, your steel-trap mind, and generous heart I'm having a "swelling" night! Thanks again, Cheryl. Savor those memories.

[@cherylbianchi9616]

@@lnl3237 well, aren't you sweet...i was just a lucky ducky...so glad you discovered Ry...he is a maestro! I savor all i can recall! enJOY!

[@cherylbianchi9616]

and i don't drink or get high! god knows what i've forgotten!

[@valentinejaniky9644]

Adore !

[@Cotictimmy]

Linda Ronstadt is fabulous - Feel Love and beam it out to her. X

[@michaelcopps5683]

Miss Ronstadt enjoys some LIVE laughter that echoes the feelin; INFECTED by the contagion known as "GOOD ;MUSIC" by inspirational peers and co. The effort in their muse can be recognised as pure weight of gold that can only be recognised in the Great and hallowed halls of Musical aptitude, somewhere up above, past that half circle/rainbow of all worthwhile efforts. In other words, we are paying little for what it's worth. TFS. XXOO.

[@lnl3237]

@@michaelcopps5683 Thanks for that, Michael. Started watching KZbin in late September of last year after seeing the documentary on Ms. Ronstadt's career in the theater (As a musical illiterate, had never heard of Ry Cooder until the film!); wanted to find the full clips of the ones I saw in the movie. Found most of them...and so much more. Have to say this video is the one to which I repeatedly return. Ms. Ronstadt-just peaking in all aspects of her talent and persona here- always said 90% of the music she made was performed with family, friends, and musical acquaintances in intimate settings. That's what this felt like. Really appreciated your comment. You eloquently spoke for a lot of us.

[@michaelcopps5683]

This is a great time to witness the real musical cream rise up through the murky, sometimes chocolatey milk. (Nod to the colored folk of Willie Dixon Fame that finally benefitted substantially) witness Led Zeppelin"s "Whole Lotta" easy pickin' commercialism just went a little off-kilter especially after. "ED Sullivan' AND Elvis MAKING THE BURGEONING YOUTH Market a "wide open" future for all those people so inclined to drop the piano, violin or the even that versatile accordian. Adoring fans for inspiration and, "your own world" could be your '"oyster" Example... oops gotta go get intimate with 6 steel strings, for the umteenthousandth time. Sigh..."Segovia" I ain't, but it's just fun' in; is is all. Cheers, love what you do and are doing, too!

[@lnl3237]

@@michaelcopps5683 Cheers to you, too, Michael...and keep plucking!

[@TomTom-xp2jb]

Two of America's legends!!! 👑👑

[@Blackgeoff1]

"Two"??

[@davidsutherland7737]

Definite ‘chemistry’ between Newman & Ronstadt … wonderful selection. 3 part harmonies in Riders especially.

[@tanukibrahma]

Whoa. That’s incredible.

[@billgilliland9746]

I love this

[@dvdbill29141]

Awesome, lets drop the big one now!

[@olafbelitz9361]

wonderfull great musicians ry randy and linda.thanks man or woman?merci

[@bratfett]

... Thanks. It's awesome.

[@joelmontgomery8295]

I saw her in Oakland with Bob Welch ...wish it was Ry!!!

[@michaelkenna2024]

Excellent 🎉

[@Genjo_N_Mojave]

*Linda was sitting at the table closest to the door at the Roxy nightclub (on Sunset Blvd.) during RY Cooder 's second show in 1977. Linda was beyond gorgeous, and looked like a Goddess there that night, while Ronnie Wood sat with her. Ronnie had the "big hair" look so common in the late '70s, but Linda stole that look for herself, as only a Goddess could!*

[@sounfunnyitshilarious8349]

What a trio

[@milkcow]

1:40-1:42 Pure beauty.

[@nickmarsh2282]

Doing gods work I see!

[@jean-francoisbertrand6027]

Super !

[@marcelocarneirofranca259]

Mama Told Me Not to Come Randy Newman Will you have whiskey with your water Or sugar with your tea What are these crazy questions That they're asking of me This is the wildest party That there ever could be Oh, don't turn on the light 'Cause I don't want to see Mama told me not to come Mama told me not to come Mama said, that ain't no way to have fun Open up the window Let some air into this room I think I'm almost choking on The smell of stale perfume And that cigarette you're smoking 'Bout to scare me half to death Open up the window Let me catch my breath Mama told me not to come Mama told me not to come Mama said, that ain't no way to have fun The radio…

[@triplesevensix291]

Great stuff! Kermit the frog! Ha! Nice one. Love it.

[@mondoenterprises6710]

There's alot of good stuff going on that nobody never seen.

[@Michel-r6m]

Never knew Ry & Randy played together 😊 Sounds great 😀

[@peterkemp9374]

Ry played on some of Randy's records like 12 Songs. The song Burn Down the Cornfield that they did here comes from that album. Mana Told Me Not To Come, too.

[@johna7661]

Wow. I sure like that!

[@robertrindler2080]

Legends, all three

[@Sculptorshaw]

The duet with Linda is the highlight, the Long John Baldry version of "Let's Burn Down the Cornfield" is still the best out there in my opinion

[@salmotrutta3069]

I thought so, too, until I unearthed 1974"s Etta James version, with the slide guitar wizzardry of Lowell George. (Hard to find fault with the lightly-produced original, with the best of them all, Ry Cooder, from 1970.)

[@robinwatauga]

I'm partial to JT's late older brother Alex Taylor's version from his "Dinnertime" album. He has a great Capricorn Records roster of players!

[@dollmatrushka]

"Like Joan Sutherland and Kermit the Frog" lol.

[@stargazer6753]

@Sculptorshaw. I know nothing about this, please educate.

[@williamwalton583]

Same with baldrys version of morning dew. Insurmountable

[@udomatthiasdrums5322]

still love it!!

[@markkelly3859]

Randy Newman with Ry Cooder AND LINDA RONSTADT

[@triplesevensix291]

Classic right? Classic.

[@jeffandersen7397]

ahhh, SPOILER ALERT much ?!!!?

[@stargazer6753]

@@triplesevensix291 Yes indeed. Classic Randy , classic Linda and more to the point classic Ry , with his slim body and his combed back hair and that pure look on his face , just like a boy or a very young man. My spouse loved this piece for the western cowboy style (Rider in the Rain) and for Ry Cooder and for the whole arrangement.

[@boosh90]

I wish Randy and Ry could make a live album. A great foil for one another

[@garoso6223]

I saw Ry (opener) and Randy in Dallas in the mid-seventies. No Linda. AARGH!

[@cherylbianchi9616]

happy birthday, Randy!

[@lebojay]

“Fat ol’ husband walkin’ over! Left foot right foot left foot right foot.” 🎵

[@DuneAquaViva]

Two Geniuses..!

[@rossmcintyre3228]

DuneAquaViva and we heard it all the way downunder, so grateful..

[@michaelcopps5683]

Ok, Staying cool up here in the North country, nothin' compares to yur sweet offer of ear candy, making music hotter than any old fresh coffee seems I ever could hold in my mitt or lap. Seriously dangerous stuff ever consumed by an attentive, alert kind a sleepy dozin' dreamer from afar. CHEERS (superlatives just ain't enough but you folks got it goin on!) Rylund , Yoakem et al!!

[@drtmuir]

"Like Joan Sutherland and Kermit the Frog." 😂

[@TexMexJack]

Lol

[@scottcrosby-art5490]

Randy is a songwriting god

[@benjaminogdon3808]

"I gotta gun in my holster..." Linda: *laughs*