Eric Clapton - Eric Clapton & Friends: The Breeze - An Appreciation Of JJ Cale [CD]

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Eric Clapton has often stated that JJ Cale is one of the single most important figures in rock history, a sentiment echoed by many of his fellow musicians. Cale\u2019s influence on Clapton was profound, and his influence on many more of today\u2019s artists cannot be understated. To honor JJ\u2019s legacy, a year after his passing, Clapton gathered a group of like-minded friends and musicians for Eric Clapton & Friends: The Breeze, An Appreciation of JJ Cale scheduled to be released July 29, 2014. With performances by Clapton, Mark Knopfler, John Mayer, Willie Nelson, Tom Petty, Derek Trucks and Don White, the album features 16 beloved JJ Cale songs and is named for the 1972 single \u201cCall Me The Breeze.\u201d \r
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\u201cI would like people to tap into what JJ Cale did \u2013 that\u2019s the point. I\u2019m just the messenger; I\u2019ve always felt that that\u2019s my job. I try to interpret things so that the public at large, or at least the people who listen to what I do, will become intrigued about where I got it from,\u201d said Clapton.\r
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After years admiring JJ Cale\u2019s work and covering several of his songs such as \u201cAfter Midnight\u201d and \u201cCocaine\u201d, Clapton finally collaborated with Cale for the first time in his career on the 2006 original album Road to Escondido. At the time, Clapton said \u201cThis is the realization of what may have been my last ambition, to work with the man whose music has inspired me for as long as I can remember.\u201d \r
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JJ Cale\u2019s music consistently defied being labeled into any one category, but instead found influences across the spectrum of blues, rock, country and folk. A hybrid sound that has influenced a long list of artists. He was known for being reclusive. He let his music speak for itself and by his own choice never became famous in the conventional terms of the word. Instead, he preferred to shun the spotlight for a more simple existence based on his musical creations. Ironically, doing just that, and focusing on music, turned him into a guitar legend. \r
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Cale grew up in Tulsa, Oklahoma and cited Chet Atkins, Les Paul and Chuck Berry as some of his earliest influences. He was often quoted as saying, \u201cIn trying to imitate them, I missed it. And I came up with my own kinda thing.\u201d And so, Cale began playing the local Tulsa club scene in the early 1950\u2019s surrounded by other natives such as David Gates (Bread) and Leon Russell. After moving to Los Angeles in the mid-60\u2019s, he recorded the song \u201cAfter Midnight.\u201d \r
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Already an accomplished guitarist with bands such as the Yardbirds, Cream and Blind Faith, Clapton ventured to a solo career with the release of his 1970 self-titled Eric Clapton album. Mutual friend Delaney Bramlett had given Clapton a copy of Cale\u2019s song \u201cAfter Midnight.\u201d Clapton decided to cover the song and it was the first single from the album. The song became a chart-topping success. Clapton was quick to offer praise for Cale\u2019s work while promoting the album. Cale had been told of the cover but said that he didn\u2019t pay much attention until the song came on the radio in Tulsa. \r
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Years later, in April 1976, Cale was performing at London\u2019s Hammersmith Odeon in support of his Troubadour album release. Clapton sat in on the performance and later during that trip surprised Cale in the studio with a version of \u201cCocaine\u201d that would appear on his 1977 Slowhand release. Again becoming a chart-topping success.\r
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In 2004 Clapton was organizing a guitar festival called Crossroads that would be a 3-day event featuring the world\u2019s most elite guitarists. Clapton invited Cale to perform at the first Crossroads Guitar Festival and Cale agreed to attend. Cale went on to also attend the 2004 Crossroads Guitar festival where Clapton proudly sat in as a member of his band. \r
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Cale\u2019s entire 40-plus year career produced only 15 albums. Lauded by his peers and completely unfazed by musical fads, JJ Cale is an American icon, a craftsman like no other. \r
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Clapton\u2019s career, also spanning more than 50 years, has resulted in 18 Grammy Awards and the distinct honor of being the only triple inductee into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.\r

1. Call Me The Breeze

2. Rock And Roll Records

3. Someday

4. Lies

5. Sensitive Kind

6. Cajun Moon

7. Magnolia

8. I Got The Same Old Blues

9. Songbird

10. Since You Said Goodbye

11. Ill Be There (If You Ever Want Me)

12. The Old Man And Me

13. Train To Nowhere

14. Starbound

15. Dont Wait

16. Crying Eyes