JJ Cale

Artist:  JJ Cale
Birth Name:  John Weldon Cale
Born:  December 5, 1938.  Oklahoma City, Ohlahoma, USA
Died:  July 26, 2013 (Aged 73).  La Jolla, California, USA
Genre:  Americana, Cajun Blues, Country Rock, Blues Rock, Tulsa Sound
Occupation:  Musician, Songwriter
Instruments:  Guitar, Vocals, Piano, Keyboards, Bass, Drums

JJ Cale was an American Singer and Songwriter and influential Guitar Stylist, best known for writing "After Midnight" and "Cocaine", songs that Eric Clapton later made into hits.  He became the blueprint for the Roots Rock of Eric Clapton, Mark Knopfler and Neil Young as he is one of the most important artists in the history of Rock and considered to be one of the originators of the Tulsa Sound, a loose Genre drawing on Blues, Rockability, Country and Jazz.  In 2008 he, along with Eric Clapton, received a Grammy Award for their album , The Road To Escondido.

Title:  Cajun Moon  (2015)
Genre:  Americana, Cajun Blues, Country Rock, Blues Rock, Tulsa Sound
Label:  Keyhole
Rating:   *****

Tracks:

 1.  Cajun Moon  (7:41)
 2.  Call Me The Breeze  (7:40)
 3.  Lies  (6:34)
 4.  Clydie  (7:25)
 5.  After Midnight  (9:26)
 6.  Call The Doctor  (3:49)
 7.  Mojo  (2:57)
 8.  Magnolia  (6:00)
 9.  Crazy Mama  (5:56)
10. Sensitive Kind  (4:27)
11. Bringin' It Back  (5:04)
12. Cocaine  (7:35)

Cajun Moon is taped for FM Broadcast at his hometown of Tulsa, Oklahoma on New Year's Eve, 1975 by JJ Cale, was released on August 10, 2015 by Keyhole, features his signature classics "Call Me The Breeze", "Cocaine", and "After Midnight" as well as a selection of other laid-back gems, and is presented here complete with background notes and images.