JJ Cale passed away at 8:00 pm on Friday July 26 in La Jolla, CA. Known for his laid back “Tulsa” sound (he was born in Tulsa) he influenced a many musicians, including Neil Young, and wrote some famous songs, e.g. “After Midnight” and “Cocaine” covered by Eric Clapton, “Clyde” covered by Waylon Jennings and Dr. Hook, and “Call Me the Breeze” covered by Lynyrd Skynyrd.
The Tulsa sound was/is influenced by blues, rockabilly, country, jazz and even reggae influences, all in a very relaxed way. Just listen to his guitar.
What many don’t know is that he also had a great impact on Neil Young. Neil says in Jimmy McDonough’s “Shakey” biography:
“What is it about JJ Cale’s playing? I mean, you could say Eric Clapton’s the guitar god, but… he can’t play like JJ. JJ’s the one who played all that shit first… And he doesn’t play very loud, either — I really like that about him. He’s so sensitive. Of all the players I ever heard, it’s gotta be Hendrix and JJ Cale who are the best electric guitar players. JJ’s my peer, but he doesn’t have the business acumen — he doesn’t have the idea of how to deal with the rest of the world that I do. But musically, he’s actually more than my peer, because he’s got that thing. I don’t know what it is.”
Here to remember a full show, JJ Cale with Leon Russell at the Paradise Studios, LA 1979:
“I remember when I made my first album [1972’s Naturally], I was 32 or 33-years-old and I thought I was way too old then,” laughs JJ Cale. “When I see myself doing this at 70, I go, ‘What am I doing, I should be layin’ down in a hammock.'”
Third leg of Neil Young and Crazy Horse and beyond
05.08. Helsinki Classic Festival presents: Neil Young & Crazy Horse. website: Helsinki Classic. Kaisaniemi Park, Helsiniki, Finland
08.08. Gothenburg, Sweden: “Way Out West Fest” Neil Young & Crazy Horse for Sweden’s Way Out West joining Alabama Shakes, Azealia Banks, The Knife, and more
02.09. Neil Young & Crazy Horse, Patti Smith to Rock The Capitol Theatre Neil Young & Crazy Horse will perform at The Capitol Theatre in Port Chester, NY on September 2. Patti Smith will join them as their supporting act for the show, which will be the one year anniversary celebration for the recently reopened venue. The 1800 capacity Capitol Theatre will also be the smallest place that Neil Young and Crazy Horse have played in recent memory.
04.09. Ottawa Folx Festival, Ottawa, CN
07.09Interlocken Festival, Oak Ridge Farm, Arrington, VA
NEIL YOUNG & CRAZY HORSE a Rock in Roma, una tempesta elettrica che in oltre due ore di concerto spazza via il timore che tutto si riduca a un raduno di nostalgici.
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Chiusa la struggente parentesi in solitaria, Neil ritrova i Crazy Horse in Ramada Inn, altra splendida ed elettrica cavalcata tratta dal nuovo album. Poi recupera i feroci due accordi punk di Sedan Delivery e il suo sfascio esistenziale, annuendo con lo sguardo alle prime file: “Sì, è proprio dura trovare un lavoro”.
2013-07-26, Ippodromo le Capannelle, Roma, Italy
Rock in Roma
w/ Crazy Horse
1.Love And Only Love
2.Powderfinger
3.Psychedelic Pill
4.Walk Like A Giant
5.Hole In The Sky
6.Red Sun
7.Heart Of Gold
8.Blowin' In The Wind
9.Singer Without A Song
10.Ramada Inn
11.Sedan Delivery
12.Surfer Joe And Moe The Sleaze
13.Rockin' In The Free World
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14.Cortez The Killer
15.Cinnamon Girl
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Lucca Summer Festival
w/ Crazy Horse
1.Love And Only Love
2.Powderfinger
3.Psychedelic Pill
4.Walk Like A Giant
5.Hole In The Sky
6.Red Sun
7.Heart Of Gold
8.Human Highway
9.Blowin' In The Wind
10.Singer Without A Song
11.Ramada Inn
12.Cinnamon Girl
13.F*!#in' Up
14.Surfer Joe And Moe The Sleaze
15.Mr. Soul
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16.Roll Another Number
17.Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere
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“Every one of my records, to me, is like an ongoing autobiography. I can\'t write the same book very time. There are artists that can. They put out three or four albums every year and verything ***** sounds the same. That\'s great. Somebody\'s trying to communicate to a lot of people and give them the kind of music that they know they want to hear. That isn\'t my trip. My trip is to express what\'s on my mind. I don\'t expect people to listen to my music all the time. Sometimes it\'s too intense. If you\'re gonna put a record on at 11:00 in the morning, don\'t put on Tonight\'s The Night. Put on the Doobie Brothers.” by ny, from the Cameron Crowe Rolling Stone interview, Aug 14, 1975.
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