![]() ![]() In 1959, he moved to Nashville, Tennessee where he was hired by the Grand Ole Opry’s touring company. He played in a variety of rock and western swing bands, including one with Leon Russell. JJ began playing guitar in the clubs around Tulsa, Oklahoma in the 1950s. In Tulsa we got influenced by both and there’s some jazz in there too. Then in eastern Oklahoma, it’s closer to the Mississippi and you’ve got more blues musicians. In western Oklahoma you’ve got a lot of country music. In an interview, JJ once said, “I don’t think there is a Tulsa sound as such. ![]() A nightclub owner in California who was employing Cale in the mid-1960’s came up with the “JJ” moniker to avoid confusion with the Velvet Underground’s John Cale.Ī composer, guitarist and vocalist, he was one of the innovators of the “Tulsa Sound.” It draws on blues, rockabilly, country, and jazz influences. Cale) was born on 5 December 1938, in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. The news was reported on his management company’s website and on the musician’s Facebook page. The legendary American Singer / Songwriter, JJ Cale, died on Friday 26 July of a heart attack at Scripps Hospital in La Jolla, California. ![]()
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