JJ Cale Musical artist

John Weldon Cale (December 5, 1938 – July 26, 2013), known as JJ Cale or J.J. Cale, was an American singer-songwriter and musician who 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".Songs written by Cale that have been covered by other musicians include "After Midnight" by Eric Clapton, Phish and Jerry Garcia, "Cocaine" by Eric Clapton, "Clyde" by Waylon Jennings and Dr. Hook, and "Call Me the Breeze" by Lynyrd Skynyrd, John Mayer, Johnny Cash, Bobby Bare and Eric Clapton. In 2008 he was a Grammy Award winner, jointly with Clapton.

Personal facts

Alias (AKA)	Cale John Weldon
Birth date	December 05, 1938
Birth place	Oklahoma , Oklahoma City
Date of death	July 26, 2013
Place of death	California , La Jolla

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Musical artist

Career started	1958
Career ended	2013
associated musical artist	Eric Clapton Leon Russell Leathercoated Minds
Background	Solo singer
genre	Blues Tulsa Sound Country rock Cajun music Roots rock Americana (music) Red Dirt (music)
instrument	Bass guitar Drum kit Guitar Piano Keyboard instrument Singing
record label	Mercury Records PolyGram Shelter Records Virgin Records Rounder Records Silvertone Records (1980)