J.J. Cale
Also recorded as John Weldon Cale · John W. Cale · J. J.
J.J. Cale
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- Born
- 1938
- Died
- 2013
- Nationality
- United States
- Occupation
- guitarist · singer-songwriter · singer · composer · recording artist · musician
- Fields
- traditional folk music · blues
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J.J. Cale (5 December 1938 – 26 July 2013) is documented in the authority records of the Bibliothèque nationale de France.
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The birth of J.J. Cale is recorded on 5 December 1938 in Tulsa (Oklaoma), and the death on 26 July 2013.
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- 1.JJ Cale official website. Biography.
- 2."I was always a background person. It took me a while to adjust to the fact that people were looking at me 'cause I always just wanted to be part of the show. I didn't want to be the show." To Tulsa and Back: On Tour with J.J. Cale (2005)
- 3.Martin Chilton. Eric Clapton: JJ Cale got me through my darkest days. The Telegraph. July 25, 2014.
- 4.J.J. Cale Songs, Albums, Reviews, Bio & More . AllMusic.
- 5.To Tulsa and Back: On Tour with J.J. Cale, 2005
- 6.Ibid
- 7.Long-time collaborator drummer Jim Karstein remarked, 'You'll cut tracks with him and you'll listen to it and you'll think, "Well, I don't know about that one" and then he'll take the tapes away and he puts his secret sauce on 'em, you know, that nobody but he knows what it is that he does in the dark of night and then he'll come back out and you'll go "Wow!". Ibid
- 8.Lewis, Randy. Musicians will honor Whisky founder Elmer Valentine. Los Angeles Times. January 10, 2009.
- 9.Friedman, Barry. Three Who Knew John. Daily Kos.
- 10.J. J. Cale Biography. The Great Rock Bible.
- 11.Hoekstra, Dave. Songwriter J. J. Cale prefers to remain in the background. Chicago Sun-Times. April 15, 1990.
- 12.After Midnight by Eric Clapton Songfacts. Songfacts.com.
- 13.Halsey, Derek. JJ Cale. Swampland.com. October 2004.
- 14.Cromelin, Richard. J.J. Cale rolls on. Los Angeles Times. February 24, 2009.
- 15.J. J. Cale Biography. Sing 365.com.
- 16.Hutchinson, Lydia. JJ Cale interview. Performingsongwriter.com. July 2013.
- 17.Obituary: JJ Cale was music's towering figure. Gulfnews.com. July 28, 2013.
- 18.Remembering J.J. Cale. performingsongwriter.com. July 29, 2013.
- 19.The Best of Everything Show, with Dan Neer
- 20.Hutchinson, Lydia. JJ Cale interview. Performingsongwriter.com. July 29, 2013.
- 21.JJ Cale. The Telegraph. July 28, 2013.
- 22.Newton, Steve. LAID-BACK LEGEND J.J. CALE TELLS ME "THERE'S NO HURRY". Ear Of Newt. September 2024.
- 23.Wise, Brian. Tribute – J.J. Cale in 1996. Addicted to Noise. July 28, 2013.
- 24.http://vintageguitarcom//2953/j-j-cale//
- 25.McDonough, Jimmy. Shakey: Neil Young's Biography. Random House. 2013. 9781446414545.
- 26.Forte, Dan. J.J. Cale: Clapton Mentor. Ear Of Newt. 2004.
- 27.Westervelt, Eric. Eric Clapton and J J Cale : Notes on a Friendship. NPR. July 26, 2014.
- 28.Gripper, Ann. JJ Cale dead at 74: Tributes paid to singer songwriter after his death from a heart attack. Daily Mirror. July 27, 2013.
- 29.JJ Cale official website. JJ Cale passed away at 8:00 pm on Friday July 26 at Scripps Hospital in La Jolla, CA.
- 30.Castillo, Mariano. Writer of hits JJ Cale dead at 74. CNN. July 27, 2013.
- 31.The Rosebud Agency. Cale's agent confirms his death.
- 32."Call Me The Breeze" - Eric Clapton Videos. Ericclapton.com.
- 33.The Jazz Mann. Kevin Brown Trio - Kevin Brown Trio, Black Mountain Jazz, Kings Arms, Abergavenny, 25/10/2015. | Review.
- 34.Quimby. Quimby, Lemezek. April 25, 2012.
- 35.Songbook. Songbook, Haverom a J. J. Cale.
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