Photo credit: Joachim Cooder

On May 11, Fantasy Records will release a new studio album from Ry Cooder. The Prodigal Son, Cooder’s first new solo record album in six years, features three original songs along with eight of Cooder’s favorite spirituals, including Blind Willie Johnson’s “Everybody Ought to Treat a Stranger Right”,  which we premiere today. Cooder will support the album with a national tour that kicks off on June 4 in Alexandria, VA, with the dates listed below the studio performance.  Cooder describes “Everybody Ought To Treat A Stranger Right” as “one of Blind Willie Johnson’s great songs – he’s the go to guy.”

Ry Cooder Tour Dates
June 4 – Alexandria, VA – Birchmere
June 6 – Ridgefield, CT – Ridgefield Playhouse
June 7 – Boston, MA – Wilbur Theatre
June 8 – New York, NY – Town Hall Theatre
June 11 – Alexandria, VA – Birchmere
June 12 – Derry, NH – Tupelo
June 22 – Ann Arbor, MI – Michigan Theater
June 24 – Chicago, IL – Thalia Hall
June 26 – Toronto, ONT – Massey Hall
June 27 – Ottawa, ONT – Centrepointe Theatre
June 29 – Montréal, QE – Jazz Festival @ Maisonneuve
June 30 – Burlington, VT – Flynn Theater
July 1 – Lenox, MA – Tanglewood
July 3 – Philadelphia, PA – Mann Center
July 13 – Seattle, WA – Moore Theatre
July 14 – Courtenay, BC – Vancouver Island MusicFest
July 15 – Vancouver, BC – Vancouver Folk Music Festival
July 17 – Portland, OR – Revolution Hall
July 19 – San Francisco, CA – Great American Music Hall
July 20 – San Francisco, CA – Great American Music Hall
July 21 – Napa, CA – Uptown Theatre
July 22 – Napa, CA – Uptown Theatre
Aug 10 – Calgary, AB – Jack Singer Concert Hall