The Long Riders - Ry Cooder (1980, movie soundtrack)

Ryland Peter Cooder was born in Los Angeles on March 15, 1947, the son of Emma Casaroli and Bill Cooder. His mother was of Italian descent. He grew up in Santa Monica, California, and graduated from Santa Monica High School in 1964.During the 1960s, he briefly attended Reed College in Portland, Oregon. He began playing the guitar when he was three years old. At the age of four, he accidentally stuck a knife in his left eye and has sported a glass eye ever since. The Long Riders is a 1980 American Western film directed by Walter Hill. It was produced by James Keach, Stacy Keach and Tim Zinnemann and featured an original soundtrack by Ry Cooder. Cooder won the Best Music award in 1980 from the Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards for this soundtrack. This video features some of the music from the movie. 00:00 I'm A Good Old Rebel 02:19 Seneca Square Dance 04:19 I Always Knew That You Were The One 07:27 Rally 'Round The Flag 11:51 Wildwood Boys 16:07 Better Things To Think About