Ry Cooder: His Name is Cooder

WHEN RY Cooder received a doctored photo in the mail, of a red cat in the guise of Leadbelly, he knew he had found a fitting sequel to Chavez Ravine, his 2005 musing on an L.A. lost to time. My Name is Buddy (Nonesuch) hits the road in search of truth, justice and the long-gone American way.