Ry Cooder recommendation...


My knowledge of his work has never been more than his participation on Safe As Milk...but I recently heard a performance at some folk festival from 1979 on the radio & it was just him playing a slide guitar.
Can anyone recommend an album of the same stripped back style ? 

Thanks.
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Right you are sfar, Ry and Flaco have worked together a lot.

infection, Van Vliet was, as expected, like no one else I've ever seen. Said not a word to the audience! His vocals were very low-pitched, and his band played very economically, leaving much more space than most. Like Jazz players---very deliberate phrasing, notes played to achieve a desired effect, not just played to be playing something, like most Rock players. The whole thing was rather cerebral, directed at the intellect, not the heart or testosterone ;-).

Flaco is  a God
Ry is amazing....I would echo what many have said on recommendation but also include the Live album at The Great American.
Lindley and Ry collaborate often - go down that rabbit hole for sure !!! Caught David  live recently at the Belly Up in SoCal....amazing artist and sound in a very tight venue.