finetune artist: J.J. Cale

With his laconic voice, concise guitar playing, and subtly incisive songwriting, in the early 1970s J.J. Cale was the main architect of what would come to be known as the Tulsa sound, named for his Oklahoma hometown. Cale's laid-back mix of country, blues, and rock & roll was a huge influence on Eric Clapton, who had major hits with Cale songs. Everyone from British rockers Gomez to American jam band Widespread Panic pays homage to Cale's understated style, but it's best experienced on the humble legend's own solo releases, which unfortunately became more sporadic after the reclusive guitar guru went into semi-retirement.

Listen to J.J. Cale at Finetune.

(2007) 20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection: Best of J.J. Cale
(2007) Rewind - The Unreleased Recordings
(2007) Rewind - The Unreleased Recordings
(2001) Live
(1998) The Very Best Of J.J. Cale
(1997) Anyway The Wind Blows - The Anthology
(1996) Guitar Man
(1994) Closer To You
(1990) Really
(1990) Okie
(1990) 5
(1989) Grasshopper
(1987) Troubadour
(1987) Naturally

After Midnight
Cocaine
Call Me the Breeze
Crazy Mama
Magnolia

marksof on 2007-09-20 15:48:44.560:
You're right TresRoque!Thanks God JJ Cale exists!
Tambomama on 2007-07-08 05:01:30.670:
J.J. Cale sings the real, Crazy Mama!!!
TresRoque on 2007-03-18 11:11:50.323:
My friends have to pass the 'JJ Cale Test' before I let them through life's door. JJ's raised the bar and kept it there for quite some time now. That one-octave gravelly voice, low down beats, and artfully simple music hit the spot every time.
cmoinsa on 2007-02-13 18:34:01.750:
great, JJ's here... the "Shades" album's missing though...:-)