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J.J. Cale

Oklahoma City, United States • 1938-12-05 – 2013-07-26

J.J. Cale is credited on 3,760 releases across 693 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1960–2025 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.

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3,760

Pressings credited

693

Albums

7

Decades active

819

In collections

Biography

John Weldon "JJ" 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. According to AllMusic, he was known for his "laconic delivery and shuffling boogie rhythm," as well as for his "laid-back rootsy style". He rarely diverted from this style throughout his career. In 2008, Cale and Clapton received a Grammy Award for their album The Road to Escondido.

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3,760 releases · 693 albums · active 1960–2025

  • Performance · 9,359
  • Other credits · 984
  • Engineering · 370
  • Production · 310

Studios: Bradley's Barn · Moss Rose Studio · Budokan · Muscle Shoals Sound Studios

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