In his 2007 memoir Clapton: The Autobiography, Eric Clapton wrote that John Weldon “J.J.” Cale “is one of the most important artists in the history of rock, quietly representing the greatest asset his ...

Influential singer/songwriter and blues-rock guitarist JJ Cale died yesterday after suffering a heart attack. He was 74. Cale is best known for writing two enduring anthems covered by Eric Clapton, ...

Eric Clapton calls his new album of J.J. Cale songs an appreciation rather than a tribute, and that word choice gets at the appealingly modest vibe of this record. In spite of cameos by heavy-hitting ...

On the surface, there didn't seem to be much to the laidback music of JJ Cale, a pot pourri of blues, jazz, rockabilly, country and western swing that reflected his background and taste as well as the ...

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Grammy-winning musician and songwriter JJ Cale, perhaps best known for writing Eric Clapton's hits "Cocaine" and "After Midnight," died Friday at age 74 after suffering a heart attack."We've lost a ...

The musician whose calling card was writing songs for others has died at the age of 74. The reality is that it was a mere three songs which made Cale’s name and fortune: for Eric Clapton there was ...

"J.J. Cale was loved by fans worldwide for his completely unpretentious and beautiful music," Mike Kappus, president of the Rosebud Agency, told CNN. "He was loved even more dearly by all those he ...

Cale did not like touring, and he never sought celebrity, once quipping: “Send me the money and let the younger guys have the fame.” That his profile became as high as it did was due in no small part ...

J.J. Cale, the Oklahoma-born singer-songwriter whose songs “After Midnight” and “Cocaine” were made into hits by Eric Clapton, died Friday, July 26 in Los Angeles after suffering a heart attack. He ...

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