Ry Cooder

Ry Cooder's Paradise & Lunch had landed that spring on Reprise, drawing on gospel, blues, and pre-war Americana with a production clarity that set it apart from most of what else was on the radio. It was his third album, the one that began to build his reputation as something more than a session guitarist, and he brought it to the Record Plant on July 7, 1974. The thirteen-track broadcast runs deep into his catalog rather than staying close to the new record, giving KSAN listeners a fuller picture of where his sound was headed.