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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]
By 1979, Cale had recorded four albums, his debut Naturally being the most commercially successful and containing the minor hit "Crazy Mama". While his albums did not sell in high numbers, Cale enjoyed great success as a songwriter when other artists recorded his songs, like Eric Clapton ("After Midnight" in 1970 and "Cocaine" in 1977) and Lynyrd Skynyrd ("Call Me the Breeze" in 1974 ...
Live in San Diego: Released: September 30, 2016; Label: Reprise; Formats: 2xCD, digital download; Live album by Eric Clapton with special guest JJ Cale; 47 61 — 87 20 36 — — 9 60 "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.
Okie is the first album where Cale layers his vocal tracks, something that would become one of the hallmarks of his sound. Cale later explained: Cale later explained: That goes back to the fact I never considered myself a good singer.
The Breeze: An Appreciation of JJ Cale is a collaborative studio album featuring Eric Clapton and a host of other musicians. It consists of covers of songs by J. J. Cale, who had died the previous year. It was named after Cale's 1972 single "Call Me the Breeze". It was produced by Clapton and Simon Climie.
The Beatles tribute band Abbey Road will perform Beatles hits and Christmas classics during 'Christmas with The Beatles' at 7:30 p.m. Dec. 14 at the Arcadia Theater, 1418 Graham Ave. in Windber.
Every year, celebrities try to capitalize on the holiday season by releasing festive music. Singers like Mariah Carey, Ariana Grande, and Michael Bublé managed to perfect the cheesy art form.
The studio aired a weekly live television music show New Wave Theatre shown on USA Network. The studio produced music videos for James Taylor and Randy Meisner, and long-format videos for Willie Nelson, J.J.Cale, Bonnie Raitt and Leon Russell. [8] [9] Russell sold the complex in 1982, after which it was home to Alpha Studios and then Oracle Post.