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R.I.P. JJ Cale

December 05 1938 - July 26 2013

It was great sadness I learned this morning that great JJ Cale passed away as the result of a Heart attack. JJ has always been one of my favourite artists since I first heard his album Okie in the seventies. I bought everything by JJ before and after that album.

He had a unique style and when you described it as laid back, well that is an understatement. He is probably one of the originators of what we now call Americana,  a mixture of blues, country, Rhythm and Blues and of course rock 'n roll.

He came to prominance when Eric Clapton covered his classics Cocaine and After Midnight.

If you want a crash course on JJ, his anthology Any way the Wind Blows will set you up for hours of pleasure.

I will always have the image of JJ sitting on his porch, Clyde at his feet, a bottle of Rye close at hand and him pickin' on that ol' geetar.

R.I.P. JJ   Cale

 
JJ CALE - Any way the Wind Blows
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The Swede said…
Nice tribute Old Pa. JJ Cale seems to have been around and about for as long as I've been into music. It's hard to believe he's gone. R.I.P.
28 July 2013 at 10:38
flycasual said…
A very nice tribute, he had such a great style and as you say will set u up for hours of listening pleasure and that's exactly what I will be listening to today.
28 July 2013 at 11:22
sfw said…
Nice one Old Pa. When your boy introduced me to his Anthology it was a revelation. RIP JJ
28 July 2013 at 18:06
flycasual said…
Why are the song on the Anthology so short? They are all pretty much 2h30 have they been cut? Just as you get your toe tapping on, they finish.
2 August 2013 at 11:07
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