J.J. Cale

J.J. Cale & Eric Clapton: The Road to Escondido

by Doug Collette
December 14, 2006

The Road to Escondido was originally conceived as a project whereby Cale would produce an album of Slowhand's. However, it ended up being an ostensible collaboration between the two, the end result of which will benefit Cale more than Clapton. The prominence of the latter's name in the artist credits ensures a visibility for the album that it wouldn't have received had it been issued under Cale's name alone. And it's entirely appropriate that EC's name comes ...

Writer of hits JJ Cale dead at 74, official website says

Source: Michael Ricci
July 27, 2013

(CNN) — Musician JJ Cale, whose songs “Cocaine" and “After Midnight" were made famous by Eric Clapton, died Friday after suffering a heart attack, his official website and his management agency's website announced. His contemporaries considered him a legend, even if many fans weren't familiar with his name. He was 74. CNN's calls Saturday to Cale's representatives, the medical examiner's officer in San Diego County and Scripps Memorial Hospital in La Jolla were not immediately returned. Lynyrd Skynyrd made Cale's ...
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JJ Cale: New Album/Tour

Source: JamBase
February 24, 2009

JJ CALE CONFIRMS FIRST SOLO TOUR IN FIVE YEARS IN SUPPORT OF “SUPREMELY CHILL, UTTERLY AGELESS" (ROLLING STONE) NEW ALBUM ROLL ON (ROUNDER RECORDS)

JJ Cale JJ Cale has confirmed his first tour in five years, returning to the road with a few weeks of solo shows in intimate west coast venues. The tour is in support of his sublime Rounder Records debut Roll On, with a portion of the proceeds from each show to be donated to ...
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J.J. Cale to Release Roll on First Solo Album in 5 Yrs

Source: JamBase
November 21, 2008

J.J. CALE - “ONE OF THE MASTERS" - READIES ROLL ON HIS ROUNDER RECORDS DEBUT AND FIRST SOLO ALBUM IN NEARLY FIVE YEARS, FOR FEB 24 RELEASE

J.J. Cale On February 24, Rounder Records will release J.J. Cale's Roll On, the legendary songwriter and guitarist's first solo album in nearly five years, and his debut for the label. Roll On follows Cale's Grammy-winning, gold-certified 2006 album with Eric Clapton Road to Escondido.

Cale wrote and produced all twelve ...
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