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Ry Cooder's Crossroads Blues

Tony Scherman, Rolling Stone, 10 October 1985

THERE'S NO MONEY IN BEING A ROOTS-MUSIC VIRTUOSO, BUT THIS GUITARIST'S CAREER TURNED THE CORNER WHEN HE STARTED WRITING SOUNDTRACKS.

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