J.J. Cale
Blues, Musical Artist
1938 – 2013
Who was J.J. Cale?
John Weldon Cale, known as JJ Cale or J.J. Cale, was an American singer-songwriter and musician who was one of the originators of the Tulsa Sound, a loose genre drawing on blues, rockabilly, country, and jazz influences. Cale's personal style has often been described as "laid back".
Songs written by Cale that have been covered by other musicians include "After Midnight" by Eric Clapton, Phish and Jerry Garcia, "Cocaine" by Eric Clapton, "Clyde" by Waylon Jennings and Dr. Hook, and "Call Me the Breeze" by Lynyrd Skynyrd and John Mayer. In 2008 he was a Grammy Award winner, jointly with Clapton.
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- Born
- Dec 5, 1938
Oklahoma City - Also known as
- J.J Cale
- J J Cale
- J.J. Kale
- J. J. Cale
- JJ Cale
- John W. Cale
- Johnny Cale
- John Welden Cale
- Cale, J.J.
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Lived in
- Oklahoma City
- Tulsa
- Died
- Jul 26, 2013
La Jolla
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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