Any J.J. Cale Fans???

Subject: Any J.J. Cale Fans???
From: Bobert
Date: 16 Aug 10 - 07:44 PM

Me, too...

Subject: RE: Any J.J. Cale Fans???
From: Rob Naylor
Date: 16 Aug 10 - 07:58 PM

Yep!

Subject: RE: Any J.J. Cale Fans???
From: GUEST,Richard
Date: 16 Aug 10 - 08:11 PM

Count me in (as it were). The recent-ish album with Eric Clapton is very enjoyable.
Richard

Subject: RE: Any J.J. Cale Fans???
From: Bobert
Date: 16 Aug 10 - 08:31 PM

It's amazing that so few people know that John Cale wrote "After Midnight"... Or "Cocaine".... Or "Call me the Breeze"... Or, or...

I mean, this guy is one of the heavier covered songwriters of our generation yet folks go, "JJ Who"...

B~

Subject: RE: Any J.J. Cale Fans???
From: Beer
Date: 16 Aug 10 - 09:03 PM

I have a close friend that in any conversation in music he is sure to get to J.J.Cale.

Subject: RE: Any J.J. Cale Fans???
From: Bobert
Date: 16 Aug 10 - 09:22 PM

Well, beer, yer friend has good taste in music... JJ Cale could have spent more time promotin' himself but fir him it was the music... Kinda a musican's musican...

B~

Subject: RE: Any J.J. Cale Fans???
From: Beer
Date: 16 Aug 10 - 09:32 PM

How true. I must get to my vinyls one of these days. i have a few I am sure.
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Subject: RE: Any J.J. Cale Fans???
From: Lox
Date: 16 Aug 10 - 09:35 PM

Yup!

Love him!


"Days are longer ...
... by youself.
You sold your soul ...
... to someone else.

... etc ..."

I think I'll put him on spotify now ...

Subject: RE: Any J.J. Cale Fans???
From: Crow Sister (off with the fairies)
Date: 17 Aug 10 - 12:14 AM

Yeppers. I think Magnolia is my favourite song.. When friends of mine who don't know him hear him (and it's not unusual), they end up buying the back catalogue.

Subject: RE: Any J.J. Cale Fans???
From: GUEST,David E.
Date: 17 Aug 10 - 01:26 AM

Don't like Thelonious Monk? You're nuts, but I understand.
Don't like Bob Dylan? You're nuts, but I understand.
Don't like JJ Cale? You're just nuts.

David E.

Subject: RE: Any J.J. Cale Fans???
From: Allen in Oz
Date: 17 Aug 10 - 01:39 AM

A wonderful performer

"They Call Me the Breeze " Is brilliant

AD

Subject: RE: Any J.J. Cale Fans???
From: Will Fly
Date: 17 Aug 10 - 04:08 AM

I have all his records (as far as I know). My least favourite is the one with Clapton. I'm not a fan of the Clapton of the last 20 years or so, in any case, but John Cale's work is always wonderful.

[Yup - his real name. He only styled himself "JJ" so that he wouldn't be confused with the other Joh Cale...]

Subject: RE: Any J.J. Cale Fans???
From: Rob Naylor
Date: 17 Aug 10 - 04:28 AM

Bobert: It's amazing that so few people know that John Cale wrote "After Midnight"... Or "Cocaine".... Or "Call me the Breeze"... Or, or...

I mean, this guy is one of the heavier covered songwriters of our generation yet folks go, "JJ Who"...

I'm always careful to refer to him as "JJ" to distinguish him from the John Cale who was with Velvet Underground, and who is also someone I appreciate greatly. If you refer to "John Cale" on this side of the pond, almost everyone who's heard of them will assume you mean the Welshman from the Velvets who did the Shrek vrsion of "Hallelujah" rather than the Okie who wrote "After Midnight" and "Cocaine".

Subject: RE: Any J.J. Cale Fans???
From: Roger the Skiffler
Date: 17 Aug 10 - 05:07 AM

Yes

RtS

Subject: RE: Any J.J. Cale Fans???
From: GUEST,Ed
Date: 17 Aug 10 - 05:13 AM

It's amazing that so few people know that John Cale wrote "After Midnight"... Or "Cocaine".... Or "Call me the Breeze"..

I think that you'll find a lot of us know. 'Naturally' is one of my all time favourite albums.

Subject: RE: Any J.J. Cale Fans???
From: gnu
Date: 17 Aug 10 - 05:23 AM

Call the doctor and tell him I'm ill.

Lyrics.

Subject: RE: Any J.J. Cale Fans???
From: GUEST
Date: 17 Aug 10 - 05:52 AM

Call the doctor and tell him I'm ill

That would be sick...

Subject: RE: Any J.J. Cale Fans???
From: maeve
Date: 17 Aug 10 - 06:00 AM

Call The Doctor*    J. J. Cale

Somebody call for the doctor, I think I'm sick
Ain't had my medicine in over a week
My mind's fine but my body feels weak
Call the doctor, I think I'm sick
A shady lady took all my bread
Ravished my body, lord, and messed with my head
I don't know but I've had my fill
Call the doctor and tell him I'm ill
My money's gone and I've got no place to go
I don't believe I've ever felt so low
If you've got the time while you hang around
Call the doctor and tell him I'm down

*From gnu's link, above.

Subject: RE: Any J.J. Cale Fans???
From: George Papavgeris
Date: 17 Aug 10 - 06:31 AM

"...don't go to strangers, woman, call on me..."

I adore JJC and especially his guitar playing, "insinuating" twice as many notes as he plays, making you think he's played them when he has not... That is pure masterclass stuff.

Subject: RE: Any J.J. Cale Fans???
From: Mrs.Duck
Date: 17 Aug 10 - 07:13 AM

Count Geoff and I amongst you. Magnolia in particular has always been 'our song' ;-)

Subject: RE: Any J.J. Cale Fans???
From: GUEST,HiLo
Date: 17 Aug 10 - 07:31 AM

He is among my all time favourite artists. I would have a very hard time choosing only one of his albums to take to a desert island, I guess it would be "Naturally".

Subject: RE: Any J.J. Cale Fans???
From: GUEST,Houston_Diamond
Date: 17 Aug 10 - 07:34 AM

Not avid but enjoy his music :)

Subject: RE: Any J.J. Cale Fans???
From: maeve
Date: 17 Aug 10 - 07:41 AM

Magnolia...YouTube link

They Call Me The Breeze... YouTube link

After Midnight... YouTube link

Subject: RE: Any J.J. Cale Fans???
From: Bobert
Date: 17 Aug 10 - 09:01 AM

Well, well, well...

Nice showin, so far...

Thanks fir the links, maeve... Hows that Silvertone treatin' ya'???

B~

Subject: RE: Any J.J. Cale Fans???
From: GMT
Date: 17 Aug 10 - 09:09 AM

A definte yes to this one.
GMT

Subject: RE: Any J.J. Cale Fans???
From: maeve
Date: 17 Aug 10 - 09:11 AM

Got to get new strings for it Bobert, but even with the old ones it sounds pretty good. Now if I can only learn the tunings and chords I'll be set for some serious fun.

Back to J.J. Cale...

maeve

Subject: RE: Any J.J. Cale Fans???
From: Bobert
Date: 17 Aug 10 - 12:41 PM

I'm still hunting fir the books... Use the old strings fir now... Polish them up with a little Fast Fret and they'll do for awhile...

B~ (lover of old strings)

Subject: RE: Any J.J. Cale Fans???
From: michaelr
Date: 17 Aug 10 - 01:40 PM

J.J. Cale's laconic delivery has been hugely influential: after hearing him in the 70s, Eric Clapton quite clearly imitated him for a good while (think "Lay Down Sally"), and Mark Knopfler's entire vocal style (as well as his finger-picked electric guitar) can be seen as derived from Cale.

Cale's classic records "Really", "Naturally" and "Okie" are full of minimalist gems that sound casually tossed-off but are in fact little songwriting masterpieces.

Subject: RE: Any J.J. Cale Fans???
From: Will Fly
Date: 17 Aug 10 - 01:47 PM

Mark Knopfler's entire vocal style (as well as his finger-picked electric guitar) can be seen as derived from Cale.

I'd go a fair way down that road, but there's a huge, largely unseen, folky background to Knopfler's playing, in addition to the Cale influence. They;re actually both quite cool guitarists in their own ways.

Subject: RE: Any J.J. Cale Fans???
From: Rob Naylor
Date: 17 Aug 10 - 02:35 PM

Will, did you see the BBC Artworks show back in May where Mark Knopfler and Phil Cunningham got together to talk and jam?

It was a really interesting programme. I enjoyed it much more than the "Sea Shanties" programme that was on around the same time.

It's on YouTube in 3 segments now:

Phil Cunningham Meets Mark Knopfler

Subject: RE: Any J.J. Cale Fans???
From: Will Fly
Date: 17 Aug 10 - 02:48 PM

Yes, I saw that programme, Rob, and excellent it was! Too good and very talented guys from a very similar background whose musical paths had diverged. It was a lovely hour of chat and music.

Subject: RE: Any J.J. Cale Fans???
From: Mavis Enderby
Date: 17 Aug 10 - 03:15 PM

Yep. He takes laid back to a new level.

Favorite is Clyde

Pete.

Subject: RE: Any J.J. Cale Fans???
From: gnu
Date: 17 Aug 10 - 03:59 PM

BURTON! Thank you! Been looking for it. It's one of the first ones that came to my mind but I couldn't recall the name.

Subject: RE: Any J.J. Cale Fans???
From: GUEST,jeff
Date: 18 Aug 10 - 12:13 AM

Rob Naylor thank you for sharing that. It's the best half hour I've spent in many, many years.

Subject: RE: Any J.J. Cale Fans???
From: gnu
Date: 04 Sep 12 - 10:37 PM

Just because.

Subject: RE: Any J.J. Cale Fans???
From: Jack the Sailor
Date: 04 Sep 12 - 10:47 PM

He's written some great songs. I saw him with Clapton on one of his charity shows. I enjoyed his singing.

Subject: RE: Any J.J. Cale Fans???
From: PHJim
Date: 05 Sep 12 - 12:19 AM

When I first heard Crazy Mama, I ran out and bought the Naturally album with the raccoon in the red jacket with the top hat and cane. It was JJ's voice and Mac Gayden's slide guitar with the wahwah pedal that got me. I soon after bought a wahwah pedal and tried to learn that sound. I no longer own a wahwah and seldom play electric guitar, but I still love JJ's voice.