US singer-song writer JJ Cale dies, aged 74
Song writer JJ Cale dies – An news on his very own website said he had passed away at a clinic in La Jolla, California, on Friday.
Born in Oklahoma, Cale helped create the Tulsa Sound, which combined blues, rockabilly, and country. He became famous in 1970, when Eric Clapton covered his song After Midnight.
In 1977 Clapton also made well-known Cale’s Cocaine. The two worked in concert on an album which won a Grammy award in 2008.
Born in 1938, John Weldon Cale adopted the name JJ Cale to avoid being confused with John Cale of the Velvet Underground.
Building up on the success of After Midnight, he recorded Of course – the first of his 14 studio albums.
He pioneered the use of drum machines, and was famous for his own laid-back singing style.
Even so Cale always described himself as a song writer rather than a singer, and his song tended to enjoy greater success when performed by others – more notable Tom Petty, Santana and Lynyrd Skynyrd.
Song writer JJ Cale dies
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