Cale's personal style has often been described as 'laid back'. Cale was one of the originators of the Tulsa Sound, a loose genre drawing on blues, rockabilly, country, and jazz influences. Cale, was a Grammy Award-winning American singer-songwriter and musician. John Weldon Cale (5 December 1938 – 26 July 2013), known as JJ Cale or J.J.

His songs have been performed by a number of other musicians including 'After Midnight' and 'Cocaine' by Eric Clapton,'Cajun Moon' by Randy Crawford, 'Clyde'. Notably, it includes songs from Eric’s classic Derek and the Dominos album Layla, with Derek Trucks playing many of Duane Allman’s original guitar parts.Ĭlapton’s career, spanning more than 50 years, has resulted in 18 Grammy Awards and the distinct honor of being the only triple inductee into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.John Weldon Cale (5 December 1938 – 26 July 2013), known as JJ Cale or J.J. The concert features a superb set list from across Eric’s career. At the time, Clapton said “This is the realization of what may have been my last ambition, to work with the man whose music has inspired me for as long as I can remember.” So it is fitting that one year later, Cale joined Clapton on stage for this special concert where they performed five songs together – underlining the mutual respect the two musicians had for each other. The two-hour San Diego concert was a highlight of the tour as it featured JJ Cale as a special guest on five tracks (including “After Midnight” and “Cocaine”), as well as Robert Cray on the final song of the record, “Crossroads.”Īfter successfully covering several JJ Cale songs over his career, Clapton finally collaborated with Cale in 2006 on the original album Road to Escondido. Recorded at Clapton’s Maperformance at the iPayOne Center in San Diego, CA, this concert was part of a world tour that was much loved by Clapton fans and featured a stellar band that included guitarists Derek Trucks (now of the Tedeschi Trucks band) and Doyle Bramhall II. A live video of Clapton and Cale performing “Anyway The Wind Blows” from San Diego is available now at /EricClapton as well as videos of “Motherless Children” and “Tell The Truth” from the concert. The 180gram version of the vinyl is exclusively available at, as well as a T-shirt and album bundle.

A 3 LP vinyl set will follow on November 18 th. Live In San Diego With Special Guest JJ Cale is available now as a 2 CD set and digital album on Reprise/Bushbranch Records.

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