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John Weldon "J. J." Cale [1] (December 5, 1938 – July 26, 2013) was an American guitarist, singer, and songwriter. Though he avoided the limelight, [2] his influence as a musical artist has been acknowledged by figures such as Neil Young, Mark Knopfler, Waylon Jennings, and Eric Clapton, who described him as one of the most important artists in rock history. [3]
It came with a music video (2:58) released via YouTube with footage of Cale touring and performing live taken from the 2005 documentary To Tulsa and back – On Tour with J. J. Cale. [3] The title track, "Stay Around" was digitally released on March 20, 2019 as the second single from the album. It came with a music video (3:05) released via ...
The album contained the 1972 hits "Crazy Mama" (#22 on the Billboard Hot 100, his only Top 40 hit [7]) and "After Midnight" (#42) as well as turntable hits "Bringing it Back" (recorded by Kansas for their first album), "Call Me the Breeze" (later recorded by Lynyrd Skynyrd), and "Clyde" (later recorded by Dr. Hook & the Medicine Show and a 1980 country hit for Waylon Jennings).
For #8, Cale reconvened with producer Audie Ashworth and the usual group of ace session musicians who played on his previous records, including drummer Jim Keltner and keyboardist Spooner Oldham, as well as Fairport Convention guitarist Richard Thompson, among many others. In fact, on the track "Talkin' Care of Business," Cale name drops many ...
The 3 digital-only bonus tracks are written by J.J. Cale. [4] "Worrying Off Your Mind" was later released physically (on Because Music label) on April 13, 2019 (at the occasion of Record Store Day) on vinyl format as the b-side of the posthumous J.J. Cale 7" single "Stay Around", the second single to be released from the album Stay Around. [5]
The song “Traces” features Christine Lakeland on synthesizer and foreshadows the synth-heavy material Cale would produce on his next two albums. Cale, who started his career as an engineer in Leon Russell 's home studio in the late sixties, told Vintage Guitar in 2004, “I love the engineering part; that’s why I put out a lot of ...
Cale recorded the song and then released it in 1966 as a single with its flipside track "Slow Motion". [3] [4] When Eric Clapton was working with Delaney & Bonnie Bramlett, Delaney Bramlett introduced Clapton to the music of J.J. Cale. [5] [6] "After Midnight" was the first of several Cale cover songs released by Clapton and appeared on his self-titled debut album.
Cale's second album further developed the “Tulsa sound” that he would become known for: a swampy mix of folk, jazz, shuffling country blues, and rock ‘n’ roll. Although his songs have a relaxed, casual feel, Cale, who often used drum machines and layered his vocals, carefully crafted his albums, explaining to Lydia Hutchinson in 2013 ...