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J.J. Cale
J.J. Cale was born December 5, 1938, in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. He grew up in Tulsa, Oklahoma, and graduated from Tulsa Central High School in 1956.
Cale is often credited as a pioneer of the Tulsa Sound, a hybrid style blending blues, rockabilly, country, and jazz, marked by a relaxed groove and understated delivery.
His early influences include Chet Atkins, Les Paul, Chuck Berry, among others.
His engineering and mixing skills played a central role in shaping his distinctive sound; he often acted as his own producer and session musician.
He started playing local Tulsa clubs in the 1950s. In the 1960s, he moved to Los Angeles, working as an engineer in studios.
At one point, he returned to Tulsa when his solo recording career struggled, but his fortunes shifted after Eric Clapton covered “After Midnight.”
His debut album Naturally (1971) featured songs like “Crazy Mama,” which reached No. 22 on the Billboard Hot 100.
Additionally, Lynyrd Skynyrd scored a hit with their cover of his “Call Me the Breeze.” In 2008, he co-shared a Grammy Award with Eric Clapton for Best Contemporary Blues Album with “The Road to Escondido.“.
Cale died on July 26, 2013 at the age of 74 following a heart attack.
Mission San Luis Rey Cemetery
4050 Mission Avenue
Oceanside, California, 92057
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