John Weldon “JJ” Cale (December 5, 1938 – July 26, 2013) was an American guitarist, singer and songwriter. Though he avoided the limelight, 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. He was one of the originators of the Tulsa sound, a loose genre drawing on blues, rockabilly, country and jazz. According to AllMusic, he was known for his “laconic delivery and shuffling boogie rhythm,” as well as his “laid‑back rootsy style”. He rarely diverted from this style throughout his career. In 2008, Cale and Clapton received a Grammy Award for their album The Road to Escondido. Cale was born on December 5, 1938, in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. He was raised in Tulsa and graduated from Tulsa Central High School in 1956. Alongside learning guitar, he began studying the principles of sound engineering while still living with his parents, building his own recording studio at home. After graduation, he was drafted into military service and studied at the Air Force Air Training Command in Rantoul, Illinois. Cale recalled: “I didn’t really want to carry a gun and do all that stuff, so I joined the Air Force, and what I did is I took technical training — and that’s kind of where I learned a little bit about electronics.” His knowledge of mixing and sound recording later played an important role in shaping the distinctive sound of his studio albums.
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I Got The Same Old Blues
After midnight
Durango
The Problem
Cocaine
River Runs Deep
Sensitive Kind
Going Down
Mojo
Mama don’t
Devil in disguise
Sensitive kind
Ride The River
Call Me The Breeze
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