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Ry Cooder: How Can a Poor Man Stand Such Times and Live?

Dec 3, 1970 · 14m
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An introduction to the world of Ry Cooder and his debut album on Warner Bros. Records. Cooder talks about old movies, trailers and the lay of the land. And most of all about the inspiration from Blind Alfred Reed's song "How can a poor man stand such times and live?"

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Ry Cooder
Van Dyke Parks
Gloria Jones
Richie Hayward
Roy Estrada
Milt Holland
Chris Ethridge
John Barbata
Directed by Fred Wainwright

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EN
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Warner Records
Country
US
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