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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]
Live album by Eric Clapton with special guest JJ Cale; 47 ... Cale contributed 5 tracks previously released on his studio albums. ... "Magnolia" 1971 — — — ...
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).
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 second single, issued March 1974, was an edited version of Poco's cover of J. J. Cale's "Magnolia" with lead vocal by Paul Cotton; an aficionado of Southern-themed music, Cotton had become a fan of Cale's on the basis of Cale's 1972 debut album Naturally which had introduced the song "Magnolia".
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