Cales albums involve tales of life and love, but troubadour really is solely about livin life and lovin on. Cales personal style has often been described as laid back. Naturally, really, troubadour, and okie are the four albums that ive always loved from. Cale passed away on friday, july 26, 20 at the age of 74 after suffering a heart attack. John weldon cale december 5, 1938 july 26, 20, professionally known as j. Download on amazon okie play on apple music okie download on itunes okie play on spotify okie play on youtube okie friday night lights s 1 e 22 state 11 apr 2007 add scene description. The album, released july 29, 2014 three days after the anniversary of cales passing, was loaded with highprofile guests and charted inside the top ten in the netherlands, denmark, the u. Alright, magnolia by jj cale off the album naturally. The spaces that we fill with our noodling dont need filling, theyre meant to be. Both sorts of song are unmistakeably jj cale type songs, i defy you to listen to a jj cale album and mistake the style for anyone elses, but they certainly fall into two types, slow and dreamy, and oomphy. Though he avoided the limelight, his influence as a musical artist has been widely acknowledged by figures such as mark knopfler, neil young and eric clapton, who described him as one of the most important artists in the history of rock. And, yeah thats a pretty straight forward song so i hope you can use that to put that together. Clapton gathered a group of likeminded friends and musicians for the breeze, an appreciation of jj. The title track is the first of many instrumentals that would appear on future records, and according to the 2014 oklahoma music hall of fame bio on cale, was recorded on the back porch of cale s tulsa home.
Cales death, his friend and fan eric clapton says we still dont know the half of the late songwriters talent. Cale every time i see you, all that you do crying, crying, crying youve been shedding them tears for too many years crying, crying, crying youve been lonely too long, something went wrong did he leave you again with them blues your sun dont shine, your day is no round crying, crying, crying youve been lonely too long, something went wrong did he leave you again with them. Prince, tom petty, steve winwood, jeff lynne and others while my guitar gently weeps duration. Jj cales songs stream online music songs listen free. The life and music of roy orbison backbeat bookshal leonard. It definitely has everlasting potency and i recommend you buy it. Cale, was a grammy awardwinning american singersongwriter and musician.
By using our website and our services, you agree to our use of cookies as described in our coo. Jj cale lyrics cocaine if you want to hang out, youve got to take her out, cocaine if you want to get down, get down on the ground, cocaine she dont lie, she dont lie, she dont lie, cocaine if you got bad news, you want to kick them blues, cocaine when your day is done and you got to run, cocaine. Stayaroundlb download jj cale discography to tulsa and back. We had 4 chords there and were in the key of c using a c diatonic harmonica. His representatives have said that no donations are needed, but since cale was a great lover of animals you could, if you like, make a donation to your favorite local animal shelter. Sep 23, 2011 alright, magnolia by jj cale off the album naturally. Jj was at claptons guitar festival in dallas in 2006. Provided to youtube by universal music group crying j. Cale on cd online and enjoy having your favourite rock music delivered to you in south africa. Get youtube premium get youtube tv best of youtube music sports gaming movies tv shows news live fashion learning. Previously i had only owned one jj cale album the special edition, which is a great collection of the mans work, i thought its about time i had some more, so i purchased this one, okie, also naturally and troubaldour, of the three this is my favourite, they are all good, but this one is just that little bit more laid back, even the more uptempo numbers everlovin women, and anyway the wind. Jj cale magnolia harmonica and guitar lesson george. And longtime producer audie ashworth attempts to place more emphasis on cales vocals on some songs by doubletracking them and pushing them up in the mix. Okie bass joel green 2 drums terry perkins engineer audie ashworth guitar j.
Jj cale albums are a mixture of oomphy songs and slower, dreamier songs. Cale soundcloud is an audio platform that lets you listen to what you love and share the sounds you create 338 tracks. Author john kruth is a singersongwritermultiinstrumentalist and educator based out of new york city. In 1959, at the age of 21, he moved to nashville, where he was. Cale, his fourth studio album since his debut in 1972. Cale, was an american singersongwriter, recording artist and influential guitar stylist. I got the same old blues bass tommy cogbill drums kenny malone engineer rick horton guitar, vocals j. John weldon cale was born in oklahoma city, oklahoma and raised in tulsa, oklahoma where he graduated in 1956 from tulsa central high school. Provided to youtube by universal music group okie j. Cales songs have been covered by everyone from lynyrd skynyrd and clapton to neil young and the allman brothers, to beck, john mayer, and band of horses, to name a few.
Cale december 5, 1938 july 26, 20 was an american guitarist, singer, and songwriter. That goes back to the fact i never considered myself a good singer. Ill be honest, i like the oomphier songs cale writes. Get all the lyrics to songs on troubadour and join the genius community of music scholars to learn the meaning behind the lyrics. Stream adfree with amazon music unlimited on mobile, desktop, and tablet. Cale on spotify we and our partners use cookies to personalize your experience, to show you ads based on your interests, and for measurement and analytics purposes. Studio album 16 compilation 4 live 1 american rocker and multiinstrumentalist j. Were remembering the songwriter of such hits as cocaine and after midnight with an archived interview. To tulsa and back is a release from 2004 that i really enjoyed and had to upload. He followed that single with troubles, troublespurple onion which was released under the name johnny cale quintet in 1960, along with his 1961 single aint that lovin you babyshes my desire. Anyway the wind blows with special guest jj cale 7. In the skies is an album by british blues rock musician peter green, who was the founder of fleetwood mac and a member from 196770. I left out all the best of compilations and live albums, plus soundtrack. Jjcale if it wasnt for youtube id probably never have heard jj cale.
I often sang offkey, and when you layer the vocals, the more times you put your voice on there, the more it becomes in tune. The understated and implied way that jj cale played is without doubt a rare talent. Best known for writing two of eric claptons biggest hits, but also notorious for his laconic delivery and shuffling boogie rhythm. Cale okie youtube eric clapton with jj cale anyway the wind blows live from san diego duration. Remembering jj calea performing songwriter archived interview. Jj cale travelling light studio live by fastforwardfolkert. The legendary singer, songwriter and guitarist, jj cale passed away on july 26, 20 but the legacy he left behind is a treasured one for fans that has and no doubt will continue to inspire upcoming artists as well as rock icons around the world.
Eric clapton covered the song cocaine on his 1977 album slowhand, turning it into one of his biggest hits. Real name john weldon cale profile american singer, songwriter and musician born december 5th. Cale moves toward country and gospel on some songs here, but since those are two of his primary influences, the movement is slight. Download on amazon okie play on apple music okie download on itunes okie play on spotify okie play on youtube okie. The album, released july 29, 2014 three days after the anniversary of cale s passing, was loaded with highprofile guests and charted inside the top ten in the netherlands, denmark, the u. Released in 1979, this was his second solo album and the first after eight years of obscurity. Audie ashworth producer, gene brownell art direction, photography, big cigar design, richard germinaro illustration. Jj cale go downtown official music video listen to the new jj cale album, stay around.
Cale, mostly known for his writing the hits after midnight and cocaine for eric clapton, recorded his sixteenth studio effort titled roll on. Cale was one of the originators of the tulsa sound, a loose genre drawing on blues, rockabilly, country, and jazz influences. Usa december 5, 1938 oklahoma city july 26, 20 time. Jj cale released his first single in 1958 shock hopsneaky under the name johnny cale. Jj cale lyrics 210 song lyrics sorted by album, including call me the breeze, magnolia, crazy mama. They have been used extensively in film and television. By using our website and our services, you agree to our use of cookies as described in our cookie policy. Aresa, abramus digital, emi music publishing, cmrra, bmi broadcast music inc. You can hear the different styles and tones on the solos. But much of this is still lowkey and bluesy in what was becoming cales patented style. John weldon cale 5 december 1938 26 july 20, known as jj cale or j.
Clapton gathered a group of likeminded friends and musicians for the breeze, an appreciation of jj cale. Cale have you heard that rumour thats going around you got a man, way across town its the same old story, tell me where does it end yes, i heard the news, its the same old blues again when i wrote you a letter, you must have read it wrong i stood at your doorway, but you. Provided to youtube by universal music group cajun moon j. Jj and clapton eric recorded two jj tunes after midnight and cocaine. Eric and jj made and album about 3 yrs ago called escondido. Okie is the first album where cale layers his vocal tracks, something that would become one of the hallmarks of his sound.