Clapton pays tribute to J.J Cale

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Clapton pays tribute to J.J Cale

Clapton turned Cale’s After Midnight and Cocaine into major hits and the two recorded and collaborated together.

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Published: Tue 6 May 2014, 12:08 PM

Last updated: Fri 3 Apr 2015, 6:32 PM

Eric Clapton is paying tribute to his late friend and collaborator J.J. Cale with a new album. Tom Petty, Willie Nelson, John Mayer and others lend a hand on The Breeze: An Appreciation of J.J. Cale, due out on July 29. The album includes 16 Cale songs reimagined by Clapton and the all-star group of friends.

Cale, architect of the Tulsa Sound and a widely influential figure in rock ‘n’ roll history, died last year at 74.

Clapton turned Cale’s After Midnight and Cocaine into major hits and the two recorded and collaborated together. Others on the album include Mark Knopfler, Derek Trucks and Cale’s wife, Christine Lakeland.

Clapton says in a statement that he wants to bring more attention to Cale: “I’m just the messenger.”


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