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J.J. Cale
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American musician (1938–2013)
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J.J. Cale, born John Weldon Cale on December 5, 1938, in Oklahoma City, was an American guitarist, singer-songwriter, and composer. He performed as a male vocalist with a baritone voice and played the guitar. His work spanned genres including traditional folk music, blues, blues rock, and classic rock. Cale began his professional career in 1958 and continued until 2013. He was associated with Shelter Records and spoke English.
He was married to Christine Lakeland. Cale died on July 26, 2013, in La Jolla due to a myocardial infarction, which is classified as natural causes. He is also known by the pseudonyms J. J. Cale and JJ Cale.
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Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA
John Weldon "J. J." Cale was an American guitarist, singer, and songwriter. Though he deliberately avoided the limelight his influence as a musical artist has been widely acknowledged by figures such as Neil Young and Eric Clapton, who described him as "one of the most important artists in the history of rock". His song "After Midnight" conquered the world.
Known for
- Eric Clapton - Live in San Diego — Self2017
- J. J. Cale: To Tulsa And Back (On Tour with J. J. Cale) — Himself2006
- Eric Clapton's Crossroads Guitar Festival — Self2004
- J.J. Cale - In Session at the Paradise Studios 19792002
- A Poem Is a Naked Person — Self - Musician1974
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Country
- United States
- Active from
- 1938
- Active to
- 2013
Discography
- Shock Hop / Sneaky1958
- After Midnight / Slow Motion1966
- Naturally1971
- Really1972
- Okie1974
- For Radio Use Only1976
- Troubadour1976
- After Midnight1977
- 51979
- Shades1981
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- Listeners
- 898,232
- Total plays
- 16,933,437
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John Weldon Cale (5 December 1938 – 26 July 2013), known as JJ Cale or J.J. Cale, was a Grammy Award-winning American singer, musician, and songwriter. Cale was one of the originators of the Tulsa Sound, a loose genre drawing on blues, rockabilly, country, and jazz influences. Cale's personal style has often been described as "laid back". His songs have been performed by a number of other musicians including "After Midnight" and "Cocaine" by Eric Clapton <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/J.J
Key facts
- Born
- John Weldon Cale , ( 1938-12-05 ) December 5, 1938, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma , U.S.
- Died
- July 26, 2013 (2013-07-26) (aged 74), San Diego , California , U.S.
- Genres
- Americana Cajun blues swamp rock country rock red dirt Tulsa sound
- Occupations
- Musician songwriter producer
- Instruments
- Guitar vocals
- Years active
- 1958–2013
- Labels
- Shelter Mercury PolyGram Virgin Rounder Silvertone
- Spouse
- Christine Lakeland ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1995 )
- Website
- jjcale .com
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Oklahoma City
- Place of death
- La Jolla
- Spouse
- Christine Lakeland
- Occupation
- musician
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Genre
- blues
- Instrument
- voice
- Record label
- Shelter Records
- Official website
- www.jjcale.com
- Image
- J.J. CALE (cropped).jpg
- Voice type
- baritone
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- J. J. Cale
- date of birth
- 1938-12-05
- date of death
- 2013-07-26
- cause of death
- myocardial infarction
- manner of death
- natural causes
- start of work period
- 1958-00-00
- topic's main category
- Category:J. J. Cale
- birth name
- John Weldon Cale
- pseudonym
- JJ Cale
- social media followers
- 58600
- name in native language
- JJ Cale
- end of work period
- 2013-00-00
- copyright representative
- Broadcast Music, Inc.
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Encyclopedic overview
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 is 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 for 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.
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