Yes. Ry Cooder has 168 songs listed in a dataset used to train AI music models.

Used for training 168

songs in LAION-DISCO-12M under the artist name

A list of 12 million songs on YouTube Music, gathered by walking artist pages, that LAION published in 2024 for training general music models.

Including The Midnight Special, A Day for Trade Winds, Cornbread, Peas, Black Molasses

Listed under the artist name 168 songs in LAION-DISCO-12M

Matched exactly: this YouTube Music artist id is the one the dataset lists these songs under.

The Midnight Special

Listed as Taj Mahal, Ry Cooder – The Midnight Special (GET ON BOARD) · Watch on YouTube

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A Day for Trade Winds

Listed as Ronu Majumdar, Ry Cooder, Jon Hassell, Abhijit Banerjee – A Day for Trade Winds (Hollow Bamboo) · Watch on YouTube

youtube_video 0XEA5ZGWNUo · row 0XEA5ZGWNUo

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Cornbread, Peas, Black Molasses

Listed as Taj Mahal, Ry Cooder – Cornbread, Peas, Black Molasses (GET ON BOARD) · Watch on YouTube

youtube_video 0lUBOBipkFY · row 0lUBOBipkFY

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Let's Work Together

Listed as Buckwheat Zydeco, Ry Cooder – Let's Work Together (Our New Orleans (Expanded Edition)) · Watch on YouTube

youtube_video 11Lk5KunqIY · row 11Lk5KunqIY

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I Shall Not Be Moved

Listed as Taj Mahal, Ry Cooder – I Shall Not Be Moved (GET ON BOARD) · Watch on YouTube

youtube_video 18OGiwr3jWM · row 18OGiwr3jWM

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African Queen

Listed as Ronu Majumdar, Ry Cooder, Jon Hassell, Abhijit Banerjee – African Queen (Hollow Bamboo) · Watch on YouTube

youtube_video 40g3FSIfwik · row 40g3FSIfwik

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Chain Gang

Listed as Ry Cooder – Chain Gang (Santa Cruz) · Watch on YouTube

youtube_video 47EHFjViL1I · row 47EHFjViL1I

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Caballo viejo

Listed as Ry Cooder, Manuel Galbán – Caballo viejo (Mambo Sinuendo) · Watch on YouTube

youtube_video 6JNDbDuQzqY · row 6JNDbDuQzqY

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Down In Mississippi

Listed as Ry Cooder – Down In Mississippi (Santa Cruz) · Watch on YouTube

youtube_video 6NyB26sEkkQ · row 6NyB26sEkkQ

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Krsna Kantha Kandam

Listed as Ronu Majumdar, Ry Cooder, Jon Hassell, Abhijit Banerjee – Krsna Kantha Kandam (Hollow Bamboo) · Watch on YouTube

youtube_video 6mwe2beryFo · row 6mwe2beryFo

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Drinkin’ Wine Spo-Dee-O-Dee

Listed as Taj Mahal, Ry Cooder – Drinkin’ Wine Spo-Dee-O-Dee (GET ON BOARD) · Watch on YouTube

youtube_video 8e2O8qOvAWQ · row 8e2O8qOvAWQ

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Maria Elena

Listed as Ry Cooder – Maria Elena (Santa Cruz) · Watch on YouTube

youtube_video 9cV44vfU-xQ · row 9cV44vfU-xQ

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A Meeting by the River

Listed as Ry Cooder, V.M. Bhatt – A Meeting by the River (A Meeting by the River) · Watch on YouTube

youtube_video 9t2B-1XrBjM · row 9t2B-1XrBjM

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How Can A Poor Man Stand Such Hard Times

Listed as Ry Cooder – How Can A Poor Man Stand Such Hard Times (Santa Cruz) · Watch on YouTube

youtube_video 9zxx_mwJQZo · row 9zxx_mwJQZo

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Crossroads

Listed as Ry Cooder – Crossroads (Soundtracks) · Watch on YouTube

youtube_video BDJog3ozHUw · row BDJog3ozHUw

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Across the Borderline

Listed as Ry Cooder – Across the Borderline (Get Rhythm) · Watch on YouTube

youtube_video CDeP0GLjeAg · row CDeP0GLjeAg

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Willie Brown Blues (Remastered Version)

Listed as Ry Cooder – Willie Brown Blues (Remastered Version) (Crossroads [OST]) · Watch on YouTube

youtube_video DTTscTdFhxI · row DTTscTdFhxI

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Nature Boy

Listed as Jon Hassell, Ry Cooder – Nature Boy (Fascinoma) · Watch on YouTube

youtube_video FYXpS2Up73I · row FYXpS2Up73I

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All Shook Up

Listed as Ry Cooder – All Shook Up (Get Rhythm) · Watch on YouTube

youtube_video GUvDzUeTj0Q · row GUvDzUeTj0Q

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Feelin' Bad Blues (Remastered Version)

Listed as Ry Cooder – Feelin' Bad Blues (Remastered Version) (Crossroads [OST]) · Watch on YouTube

youtube_video Ga6RAwIMxD4 · row Ga6RAwIMxD4

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Goodnight Irene

Listed as Ry Cooder – Goodnight Irene (Santa Cruz) · Watch on YouTube

youtube_video GmgXt7LBnEw · row GmgXt7LBnEw

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Jesus On The Main Line

Listed as Ry Cooder – Jesus On The Main Line (Santa Cruz) · Watch on YouTube

youtube_video LZz3jORcZF8 · row LZz3jORcZF8

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I Think Its Going to Work out Fine

Listed as Ry Cooder – I Think Its Going to Work out Fine (Bop Till You Drop) · Watch on YouTube

youtube_video MVEMQ_SCc6w · row MVEMQ_SCc6w

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Hooray Hooray

Listed as Taj Mahal, Ry Cooder – Hooray Hooray (Hooray Hooray) · Watch on YouTube

youtube_video Mos_BKUEhvc · row Mos_BKUEhvc

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Jesus On The Mainline

Listed as Ry Cooder – Jesus On The Mainline (Smack Dab In The Middle) · Watch on YouTube

youtube_video OG_UVridwtQ · row OG_UVridwtQ

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The Very Thing That Makes You Rich (Makes Me Poor)

Listed as Ry Cooder – The Very Thing That Makes You Rich (Makes Me Poor) (Bop Till You Drop) · Watch on YouTube

youtube_video OTJ3RQSa1PU · row OTJ3RQSa1PU

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Isa Lei

Listed as Ry Cooder, V.M. Bhatt – Isa Lei (A Meeting by the River) · Watch on YouTube

youtube_video OUlqWBKVeOc · row OUlqWBKVeOc

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The Dark End Of The Street

Listed as Ry Cooder – The Dark End Of The Street (The Broadcast Archives) · Watch on YouTube

youtube_video P9Qs3OKorgg · row P9Qs3OKorgg

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Paris, Texas

Listed as Ry Cooder – Paris, Texas (Music by Ry Cooder) · Watch on YouTube

youtube_video ParIMYd-QV0 · row ParIMYd-QV0

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Packing Up Getting Ready to Go

Listed as Taj Mahal, Ry Cooder – Packing Up Getting Ready to Go (GET ON BOARD) · Watch on YouTube

youtube_video QYF2CQ3kvLo · row QYF2CQ3kvLo

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Hollow Bamboo

Listed as Ronu Majumdar, Ry Cooder, Jon Hassell, Abhijit Banerjee – Hollow Bamboo (Hollow Bamboo) · Watch on YouTube

youtube_video RK2JI9BbO9E · row RK2JI9BbO9E

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Theme from Southern Comfort

Listed as Ry Cooder – Theme from Southern Comfort (Music by Ry Cooder) · Watch on YouTube

youtube_video SHATBEAb-TU · row SHATBEAb-TU

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Deep Sea Diver

Listed as Taj Mahal, Ry Cooder – Deep Sea Diver (GET ON BOARD) · Watch on YouTube

youtube_video UFkdk5ngo7E · row UFkdk5ngo7E

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Coast of Malabar

Listed as The Chieftains, Ry Cooder – Coast of Malabar (The Long Black Veil) · Watch on YouTube

youtube_video a2KZfFTSHJo · row a2KZfFTSHJo

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Longing

Listed as Ry Cooder, V.M. Bhatt – Longing (A Meeting by the River) · Watch on YouTube

youtube_video bLlSuRL2o0I · row bLlSuRL2o0I

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The Charmer of Braj

Listed as Ronu Majumdar, Ry Cooder, Jon Hassell, Abhijit Banerjee – The Charmer of Braj (Hollow Bamboo) · Watch on YouTube

youtube_video c9FnOPGG2d8 · row c9FnOPGG2d8

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Ganges Delta Blues

Listed as Ry Cooder, V.M. Bhatt – Ganges Delta Blues (A Meeting by the River) · Watch on YouTube

youtube_video fuwnm4VeiDA · row fuwnm4VeiDA

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Pawn Shop Blues

Listed as Taj Mahal, Ry Cooder – Pawn Shop Blues (GET ON BOARD) · Watch on YouTube

youtube_video hAcIk-YFDbg · row hAcIk-YFDbg

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Bay of Bengal

Listed as Ronu Majumdar, Ry Cooder, Jon Hassell, Abhijit Banerjee – Bay of Bengal (Hollow Bamboo) · Watch on YouTube

youtube_video hQ_1afI2bWI · row hQ_1afI2bWI

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Vaisnava Bhajan

Listed as Ronu Majumdar, Ry Cooder, Jon Hassell, Abhijit Banerjee – Vaisnava Bhajan (Hollow Bamboo) · Watch on YouTube

youtube_video iv6aZUcjy2k · row iv6aZUcjy2k

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It Hurts Me Too

Listed as The Rolling Stones, Nicky Hopkins, Ry Cooder – It Hurts Me Too (Jamming With Edward) · Watch on YouTube

youtube_video jO6rUjLSCLc · row jO6rUjLSCLc

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Pick a Bale of Cotton

Listed as Taj Mahal, Ry Cooder – Pick a Bale of Cotton (GET ON BOARD) · Watch on YouTube

youtube_video ltw2s3kx9VE · row ltw2s3kx9VE

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Get Rhythm

Listed as Ry Cooder – Get Rhythm (Get Rhythm) · Watch on YouTube

youtube_video lw0bPo7WnYY · row lw0bPo7WnYY

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Drume negrita

Listed as Ry Cooder, Manuel Galbán – Drume negrita (Mambo Sinuendo) · Watch on YouTube

youtube_video nidoCkcTw1k · row nidoCkcTw1k

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River Song

Listed as Ronu Majumdar, Ry Cooder, Jon Hassell, Abhijit Banerjee – River Song (Hollow Bamboo) · Watch on YouTube

youtube_video rcP1nYn6H-k · row rcP1nYn6H-k

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Dunmore Lassies

Listed as The Chieftains, Ry Cooder – Dunmore Lassies (The Long Black Veil) · Watch on YouTube

youtube_video uwbpAg9YVPk · row uwbpAg9YVPk

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What a Beautiful City

Listed as Taj Mahal, Ry Cooder – What a Beautiful City (GET ON BOARD) · Watch on YouTube

youtube_video vS9acogJVzA · row vS9acogJVzA

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Hook and Ladder

Listed as Ry Cooder, Nancy Sinatra – Hook and Ladder (Kid Stuff) · Watch on YouTube

youtube_video vf5U0RCVzBw · row vf5U0RCVzBw

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My Baby Done Changed the Lock on the Door

Listed as Taj Mahal, Ry Cooder – My Baby Done Changed the Lock on the Door (GET ON BOARD) · Watch on YouTube

youtube_video y0ZRah_spB0 · row y0ZRah_spB0

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Little Sister

Listed as Ry Cooder – Little Sister (Bop Till You Drop) · Watch on YouTube

youtube_video zeUUye3TMhI · row zeUUye3TMhI

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What this means

Last reviewed 2026-09-24.

Presence in a public research dataset shows that a clip of your recording was listed by academic or industry researchers as material for building or testing audio models. It does not by itself show which commercial products, if any, used the clip. The legal picture is moving. On 31 July 2026 the Regional Court of Munich I ruled in GEMA's case against Suno (case 42 O 763/25) that reproducing works for training, holding them in a model in retrievable form, and generating similar outputs can each infringe copyright under German and EU law; the judgment is not final and can be appealed. In the United States, Warner Music Group settled its claims against Suno on 25 November 2025 with a licensing deal, while the parallel claims by Universal and Sony were still pending at that point. Since then BMG (12 August 2026) and Believe/TuneCore (8 September 2026) have signed opt-in licensing deals with Suno.

What you can do

3 routes. None is a guarantee.

UK, PRS members. Send PRS for Music your report and ask what collective or licensing route covers your works.
- PRS for Music and Artificial Intelligence, Version 1 (October 2025), 2025-10-01
- PRS for Music: AI and music copyright, 2026-09-24
Germany, GEMA members. GEMA won a first-instance ruling against Suno on 31 July 2026 and has a licensing model. Ask how they apply to your repertoire.
- GEMA: Suno AI and OpenAI, GEMA sues for fair compensation, 2025-01-21
- DLA Piper: GEMA v Suno, Munich Regional Court judgment of 31 July 2026, 2026-08-28
- Music Business Worldwide: Germany's GEMA launches AI Charter, 2024-11-05
Signed to Warner, BMG or Believe/TuneCore. Each has an opt-in licensing deal with Suno. Ask your label what opting in or out means for you and whether any settlement money reaches artists.
- Music Business Worldwide: Warner Music Group settles with Suno, 2025-11-25
- Music Ally: Suno signs another music licensing deal, with BMG, 2026-08-12
- Music Business Worldwide: Suno inks global deal with Believe, 2026-09-08

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