Taste is a straightjacket and JJ Cale never wore it. Despite his lack of volume and bombast, he was as dangerous as any killer quietly sneaking in your window at night. It's the quiet ones you have to ...
Man, it was sad hearing the news about JJ Cale over the weekend. Dead of a heart attack, 74. I loved JJ Cale's music for the loping groove to it all. His guitar playing: economical, immaculate - ...
JJ Cale's "Tulsa sound" influenced some of the biggest names in rock and roll, and landed him a Grammy in the process. The famous Tulsa artist died Friday night from a heart attack at the age of 74.
Oklahoma lost a musical icon Friday night. J.J. Cale died at Scripps Hospital in La Jolla, California, following a heart attack. Cale, 74, was best known for his songs "After Midnight" and "Cocaine," ...
Eric Clapton and a group of musicians have gathered to release Eric Clapton & Friends: The Breeze An Appreciation of JJ Cale on July 29. Joining the guitarist in honoring Cale are Mark Knopfler, John ...
Cale died of a heart attack at Scripps Hospital in La Jolla, Calif., on Friday. July 27, 2013— -- JJ Cale, the renowned songwriter behind classic rock hits like Eric Clapton's "After Midnight" ...
(Reuters) - Grammy award winning singer and songwriter JJ Cale, one of the most versatile musicians of his era who played everything from rock and roll to blues and jazz, has died after suffering a ...
Saturday will mark one year since the death of Tulsa native and legendary rocker. Marking that year, one of Cale's biggest fans, Eric Clapton, is releasing his tribute album to the late rocker. "Eric ...
With most artists, sticking doggedly to one sound is an indicator of an acute shortage of ideas. For others, including JJ Cale, it’s a necessity borne out of a realisation that the house style they’ve ...
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