Ry Cooder - Let's Have A Ball

From "Ry Cooder & The Moula Banda Rhythm Aces: Let's Have A Ball", a film by Les Blank taped at The Catalyst, Santa Cruz, CA on March 25'th 1987.

Comment from MrBillindallas:
Concert was from a two night run - the last of nine total dates on the NorCal tour. Shot on 16mm film with an audio remote truck in the alley. Movie was released in Europe but not in the US. Great band, at one of the best venues in the 'States, the last two nights of the mini-tour they were truly on fire. One venue was so small the band filled the stage and the dance floor.

Setlist for the two nights in Santa Cruz:

3-24-87 Santa Cruz, CA (the Catalyst):

Showtime
Little Sister
Smack Dab In The Middle
Lets Have A Ball
Me and Frank
unknown title [Spanish lyrics]
Hell Have To Go
If Walls Could Talk
Jesus on The Mainline
How Can A Poor Man Stand Such Times & Live?
One Meatball
Atom Bomb
Teeny Weeny Bit of Your Love
Why Dont You Try Me?
Down In The Boondocks
The Things That Make You Rich Make Me Poor
Crazy Bout An Automobile (Every Woman I Know)
encores:
Chain Gang
Down In Hollywood
Goodnight Irene

3-25-87 Santa Cruz, CA (the Catalyst):

Smack Dab In The Middle
Lets Have A Ball
unknown title [Spanish lyrics]
Hell Have To Go
If Walls Could Talk
Jesus On The Mainline
How Can A Poor Man Stand Such Times & Live?
One Meatball
Atom Bomb
Teeny Weeny Bit of Your Love
Down In Mississippi
instrumental
The Things That Make You Rich Make Me Poor
Crazy Bout An Automobile (Every Woman I Know)
Chain Gang
Down In Hollywood
Goodnight Irene

Band:
Ry Cooder: guitar, vox
Jim Keltner: drums
Van Dyke Parks: keys
Jorge Calderon: bass
Flaco Jimenez: accordion
Miguel Cruiz: percussion
Steve Douglas: sax
George Bohannon: trombone

Singers:
Bobby King: tenor
Terry Evans: baritone
Arnold McCuller: tenor
Willie Green Jr: bass

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• Moula
• Banda
• Les
• Blank

[KRGould1]

Most bands would be happy to close with this,,, Ry Cooder opens with it,, what a guy, what a band,,, awesome stuff indeed

[Gilyslas]

For Mr. Cooder:

Thank you for sharing so much of your incredible

music throughout the years. You have made

our world a bit nicer with your musical

contributions and your primo guitar playing.

May you continue with your best in the years

to come.

[Themaricafe]

IOLLLLLLLLLLLL

RY COODER IS GREAT!!!

[123rcac]

squeezebox solo. where do you find that kind of action???!!!!!

[blues2win]

This is surely one of the coolest and smoothest tunes around. Sure wanna have a party when I hear this. Ry Cooder definitely one of the best guitarists around and what a backing band. Great stuff indeed.

[3117ss]

I'll take this guy and Kirk Lorange over Derek Trucks anytime

[taildragger53]

This is just beyond words...i have to laugh because it is SO GOOD!!

[kontikitact]

Where can I obtain this" 9th wonder of the world"..please help..I've been trying for years to get / be honoured to acquire this monumentous "happening"...Well fcuk,I even pay some dollar or three....

[ooff]

@dandamagetoo I haven't checked yet, but Ry normally doesn't play in open G. Its probably in open D and capoed on the second to put it in E.

[tomiclav]

@FemaleSingle7383 wtf?!

[LoganRaeM]

amazed...

[saketorasan]

RY COODER／LET'S HAVE BALL スティーリー・ダンとは違った形の、贅沢な音。こんなシンプルな­曲を、一体何人でやんねん、って話。キース・リチャーズがフレー­ズをパクったと言われるスライドギターも炸裂。