J. J. Cale
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| Birth name | John Weldon Cale |
| Born | December 5, 1938 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, U.S. |
| Died | July 26, 2013 (aged 74) San Diego, California, U.S. |
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| Years active | 1958–2013 |
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| Website | jjcale |
John Weldon "J. J." Cale (December 5, 1938 – July 26, 2013) was an American guitarist, singer, and songwriter. Though he avoided the limelight, his influence as a musical artist has been acknowledged by figures such as Neil Young, Mark Knopfler, Waylon Jennings, and Eric Clapton, who described him as one of the most important artists in rock history. He is one of the originators of the Tulsa sound, a loose genre drawing on blues, rockabilly, country, and jazz.
In 2008, Cale and Clapton received a Grammy Award for their album The Road to Escondido.