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Born: December 05, 1938 in Oklahoma City, OK
Years Active: 70 's, 80 's, 90 's, 00's
Genre: Pop/Rock

Biography:
With his laid-back rootsy style, J.J. Cale is best known for writing amp;"After Midnight" and amp;"Cocaine," songs that Eric Clapton later made into hits. But Cale's influence wasn't only through songwriting -- his distinctly loping sense of rhythm and shuffling boogie became the blueprint for the adult-oriented roots rock of Clapton and Mark Knopf... Continue Bio >>

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Discography:
2009 Roll On
2006 Road to Escondido
2004 To Tulsa and Back
1996 Guitar Man
1994 Closer to You
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Filmography:
2004 Eric Clapton: Crossroads Guitar Festival
1979 J.J. Cale: In Session at the Paradise Studios
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Similar Artists: Bonnie Raitt Eric Clapton Dire Straits Lynyrd Skynyrd Richard Buckner More >>

Influenced By: B.B. King Carl Perkins Chet Atkins Scotty Moore Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown More >> Followers: Dire Straits Eric Clapton Supergrass moe. Assembly of Dust More >>

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