J.J. Cale (1938 – 2013) was JJ Cale or 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.
Albums:
1972 Naturally (A&M/Shelter)
1973 Really (A&M/Shelter)
1974 Okie (A&M/Shelter)
1976 Troubadour (Shelter)
1979 5 (Island/MCA)
1981 Shades (Island/MCA)
1982 Grasshopper (Island/Mercury)
1983 #8 (Mercury)
1990 Travel-Log (Silvertone/BMG)
1992 Number 10
1994 Closer to You
1996 Guitar Man
2004 To Tulsa and Back (Blue Note)
2009 Roll On (Rounder)