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Cooder imagines, in stories and songs, a homeless tabby, Buddy Red Cat embarking on a Bound for Glory–like journey across country. Singer-songwriter Billy Bragg considers it a favorite and tells the New York Times: “Woody Guthrie's spirit runs through this record very strongly.” London’s Observer describes it as “a light-hearted, sometimes poignant elegy for the American working man and his music.”