Ry Cooder - Everybody Ought to Treat a Stranger Right (Live in studio)

"The Prodigal Son", Ry' Cooder's first new solo release in six years, is available now! Buy or stream now here: http://found.ee/RYtps

Directed by Jeff Coffman

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LYRICS
everybody ought to treat a stranger right, long ways from home
everybody ought to treat a stranger right, a long ways from home
be careful how you treat a stranger, by belying you turn him away
but the fear that he might endanger will drive him from your gate

chorus
be mindful of your speaking, careful how you go along
you must always treat a poor stranger right and accept him in your home
chorus
all of us down here are strangers, none of us have no home
don’t ever hurt your brother and cause him to feel alone
chorus
everybody ought to treat a stranger right

Ry Cooder’s latest album, The Prodigal Son, is all America, our spiritual, hopeful voices, our raw cries and our sly provocations, voiced through the songs of the Pilgrim Travelers, The Stanley Brothers, Blind Willie Johnson, and Ry Cooder himself. This is black and white gospel church music, our own history of the spirit, sounding completely fresh and contemporary, framed by Cooder's expressive vocals and graceful, elegant guitar work. Aided by his son, drummer and chief collaborator, Joachim Cooder, The Prodigal Son is a deft commentary on our ailing moral state. This is music for these times, a fearless dive into the country’s soul and the man, Ry Cooder.

For nearly 50 years, the immense scope and influence of Ry Cooder's music has perhaps been felt as much, or more than heard. As musician, producer, songwriter and sage, the Santa Monica, California native has explored music and culture from across the city, the state, the country and around the world.

Over the years, Ry Cooder has received various awards and accolades such as:
2017 - BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards- Lifetime achievement
2007 – Americana Music Association Lifetime Achievement Award Instrumentalist
2003 Grammy Award (Best Traditional Tropical Latin Album) – Buenos Hermanos,
2003 Grammy Award (Best Pop Instrumental Album) – Mambo Sinuendo
1997 Grammy Award (Best Tropical Latin Performance) – Buena Vista Social Club
1994 Grammy Award (Best World Music Album) – Talking Timbuktu with Ali Farka Toure
1993 Grammy Award (Best World Music Album) – A Meeting by the River
1988 Grammy Award (Best Recording for Children) – Pecos Bill

The Prodigal Son Track Listing
1. straight street
2. shrinking man
3. gentrification
4. everybody ought to treat a stranger right
5. the prodigal son
6. nobody’s fault but mine
7. you must unload
8. i’ll be rested when the roll is called
9. harbor of love
10. jesus and woody
11. in his care