Cale wrote songs (“After Midnight,” “Cocaine”) that became hits for Clapton. Their “Road to Escondido” collaboration in 2006 netted Cale a Grammy for best contemporary blues album. Clapton released a ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. Six years after his death, Musician J.J.

Had everything gone the way Eric Clapton hoped, JJ Cale would have joined him on his entire 2007 North American tour and for his 2006 tour of Asia and Australia — not for just for five songs at the ...

Christine Lakeland’s transition from high school to the real world was immediate. The day after her graduation ceremony in Michigan, she headed to Nashville. Three days later, she landed a job in a ...

TULSA, Okla. — He died a few years ago, but you’ll soon be able to hear a new album from JJ Cale. His estate is partnering with the OKPOP Museum to celebrate the release. Cale is known for his ...

On the swinging “Don’t Wait,” Clapton trades solos with John Mayer and the two double up on vocal duties as well, creating some dry, near-harmonies that manage to both belie and behoove the track’s ...

Corrections & Clarifications: An earlier version of this interview with Eric Clapton contained an inaccurate quote about meeting the late JJ Cale. Clapton's correct quote: "He showed me a guitar he ...

On February 24, Rounder Records will release J.J. Cale's Roll On, the legendary songwriter and guitarist's first solo album in nearly five years, and his debut for the label. Roll On follows Cale's ...

Eric Clapton calls his new album of J.J. Cale songs an appreciation rather than a tribute, and that word choice gets at the appealingly modest vibe of this record. In spite of cameos by heavy-hitting ...

The musician passed away Friday of a heart attack at Scripps Hospital in La Jolla, Calif. By The Associated Press If musicians were measured not by the number of records they sold but by the number of ...

Late folk and blues great JJ Cale hits the road and reminisces about an old love that won’t quit on the previously unreleased track, “Chasing You.” The song is set to appear on a new posthumous album, ...