Thanks for this. JJ was an original. Not flashy but had all the chops. The tone, the touch was inimitable. Unlike many others who get boring with all that shredding and noodling, JJ you wished would go on and on...Hypnotic grooves and a tone that touched the soul. He said more with two notes than anyone else I've heard. Nice to see him here in your analysis video.

@wingsofpegasus

5 жыл бұрын

No problem!

When asked about Clapton covering Cocaine JJ Cale said; He got his number 1 and I got a Porsche. Love it

@wingsofpegasus

5 жыл бұрын

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Lay down sally is a JJ Cale riff Clapton took . Eric loved JJ

@wingsofpegasus

5 жыл бұрын

Nice!

I'm a fellow Oklahoman. Thank-you for showing respects to Leon and JJ they're royalty in the Tulsa scene

@wingsofpegasus

5 жыл бұрын

No problem!

@chrisjohnson4165

5 жыл бұрын

That's right! They went to the same school, just like Zappa and Beefheart.

@rayberry4261

4 ай бұрын

I learned licks from him in 1963 and 4. He was known and respected in Tulsa, so, when I heard Clapton doing Johnnie's songs, years later I said, how did a guy from England learn something from Johnny. I learned later when watching an interview with Clapton that he was told about Cale and Leon by talking to Bonnie Bramlett. I will send you some interesting stories about J.J. and some some other Tulsa guys in a few days.

Brings back memories, A lot of times the original doesn't get noticed.

@wingsofpegasus

5 жыл бұрын

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J.J. Cale is one of my favorite musicians. He has a very good DVD on his music and life. Thank you for another great video.

@jackthereefer1

5 жыл бұрын

J.J. Cale also wrote After Midnight another one of Eric Clapton's popular songs.

@wingsofpegasus

5 жыл бұрын

No problem!

@dalton7145

5 жыл бұрын

He also had Call me the Breeze covered by Lynyerd Skynyrd

JJ Cale is the epitome of the "guitarist's guitarist." A truly great player, one of the best.

JJ is so cool. Great song writer with his own style/Tulsa sound. He lived quietly 20 miles from where I live. About 25 years ago he played a gig in a local club. I didn't make the effort to go see him and have regretted it every since.

@wingsofpegasus

5 жыл бұрын

That's a shame!

in waylons song, its alright, he wrote... J. J. Cale's my hero, best I ever heard But you gotta sing a little louder, hoss, 'cause I can't hear the words Some folks call it rock and roll, while others call it blues But I detect a country soul, when I seen his cowboy shoes And it's alright It's alright we cant all be right, but it's alright

@Head318Hunter

5 жыл бұрын

Yep I know that Waylon song. Some great lyrics.

@wingsofpegasus

5 жыл бұрын

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@volvo240maniac

5 жыл бұрын

Yeah Waylon, now late Tony Joe White and Cale were good friends.

@spacecatboy2962

5 жыл бұрын

i didnt know white was dead, maybe he ate too much poke salad

@bsnf-5

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much dude, I didn't know at all that Waylon wrote a song about JJ. I only knew that he made cover of the song "Clyde", from JJ's first album Naturally.

I have now gone back and found that you have an already reviewed everyone I want to see. Thank you.

@wingsofpegasus

5 жыл бұрын

No problem!

@kjoc70

5 жыл бұрын

Keep looking through his videos. Fil has videos of some guitarists you don't know you want to see. I didn't realize I wanted to see Charo until after the video started.

This show from the Paradise is one of my fave live performances. This band is SO tight. Every person on this stage is at their best, and as Fil always says, they’re only playing the notes that the song needs, exactly as the song needs it. Check out the entire concert.

Three of my favorite country writer/players: J.J. Cale, Jerry Jeff Walker and Ry Cooder.

@wingsofpegasus

5 жыл бұрын

Cool!

Love me some J.J. Cale and this video with the great, great Leon Russell is tremendous. So much talent and great music. He also wrote Call Me the Breeze and The Sensitive Kind covered by Skynyrd and Santana, respectively. Cale has a solid catalog and is perfect sunny day traveling music.

@wingsofpegasus

5 жыл бұрын

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@go2mikerenzi

5 жыл бұрын

JJ also wrote After Midnight

@Head318Hunter

5 жыл бұрын

He also wrote "Got them Same Old Blues" covered by Skynyrd

Thanks Fil for bringing another great guitarist to light. Very interesting history of JJ’s guitar transformation after a stint in the Navy! Who knew?! Love your videos!

@wingsofpegasus

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

JJ Cale is the coolest player ever, it was always about the craft with him. BTW the young lady in the band is Christine Lakeland, his wife, who has followed her own music career. There’s a cute video on KZread of them singing a duet.

@wingsofpegasus

5 жыл бұрын

Cool!

@DavidMFChapman

5 жыл бұрын

kzread.info/dash/bejne/gaFtyZZpgc7NpLQ.html

@stevedouglas7375

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks Dave Chapman for letting us know who the lady is playing rhythm. I was hoping that someone in the comment section would mention it and here you are. Thanks again. Much appreciated.

Call me the breeze, Crazy mama, Magnolia, are his most famous songs besides cocaine, I had one of his albums from the late 70's and it was impossible to stop listening to it! John Prine comes to mind as another phenomenal songwriter... Thanks for the great video, Wings of Pegasus 😊

@wingsofpegasus

5 жыл бұрын

No problem!

@gearmeister

5 жыл бұрын

@@wingsofpegasus you ROCK

@cavecookie1

5 жыл бұрын

Don't forget "Cajun Moon", that one made the Top 40 back around 1970, or '71.

@Soundhypno

5 жыл бұрын

JJ Cale "Naturally"

@edhorton2766

Жыл бұрын

@@Soundhypno "After Midnight" made JJC a bunch of money after Eric recorded it on his debut solo album. It was on "Naturally" JJ's first album. I really like "Don't Go To Strangers" on that album. I've never heard him play that song other than there.

He also wrote "After Midnight" also covered by Eric. "Call me the Breeze" and "Got the same old blues" made famous by Skynyrd. On another video from this same night JJ and Leon do a scorching version of "Going Down". Thanks Fil for covering one of my favorite fellow Okies!!

@stephenolaughlin6595

5 жыл бұрын

GreenFlash I know Fil normally features guitar & Skynyrd always had plenty of that but Billy Powell on the piano in that track is absolutely fantastic!🤘

@wingsofpegasus

5 жыл бұрын

No problem!

@wingsofpegasus

5 жыл бұрын

No problem!

You did it again, Fil. Excellent pull. It's no wonder everybody and his brother recorded a J.J. Cale tune. He wrote and often played on Eric Clapton most famous songs. A real loss to music when he passed. Eric and friends made a Tribute Album for J.J. just after his death. He and Eric also did an album together "Road to Escondido".

@wingsofpegasus

5 жыл бұрын

Yeah!

@kurtisle

5 жыл бұрын

@@wingsofpegasus sorry Fil. I didn't mean to step on your dialog about J.J. I was on my way out to pick up my daughter at the airport and didn't see the entire vlog.

That’s Tulsa style , man. He said in a guitar player interview that he was so thankful for the royalties from Clapton covering his songs because basically he lived off those. Crazy mama and call me the breeze are also songs your viewers to check out.

@wingsofpegasus

5 жыл бұрын

Yeah!

I played some JJ Cale to a friend of mine who actually plays the guitar (as opposed to me who's only owned a bunch) and his comment was: "It's like he's just randomly striking strings on a guitar that has no wrong notes." I think that's a great description of what it feels like to follow along with Cale's playing. You have this sense that there simply are no wrong turns to take. It's so simple! And then you listen to almost any other guitarist and that illusion is shattered.

JJ Cale was certainly a musician known more on the "inside" than to the public but I wasn't aware he had such an influence on other musicians, too. I'm going to watch the rest of that concert video. And I respect him for not wanting to lip-sync on American Bandstand. Not a lot of bands would've turned down that chance at major publicity in the pre-Internet era!

@wingsofpegasus

5 жыл бұрын

Yeah!

@nickklok4955

5 жыл бұрын

John was a cool guy, Mark Knopfler for example played fingerpicking because of him. As you can see, you don't need to be famous, to be seen by talent. Actually reminds me of Jimi Hendrix who was asked who was the biggest upcoming guitar star. He didn't mention Clapton, Beck or Page, but he mentioned the 'unknown' Billy Gibbons, the legend of CCR. Quite cool story about John. :)

@MrFrampo56

Жыл бұрын

Don’t bother. Just listen to his first 8 albums. “Let’s go to Tahiti” , “ Bringing it back from Mexico “ and many more. Clapton went to his funeral.

@edhorton2766

Жыл бұрын

@@nickklok4955 Billy Gibbons of ZZ Top. John Fogerty played guitar and sang for CCR.

@nickklok4955

Жыл бұрын

@@edhorton2766 you are 100% correct, not sure where my mind was haha!

Awesome to see J.J. here on your channel Fil! Believe it or not, I used to dance (Jazz Dance) to J.J.'s tracks back in the day. He's the real deal for sure!

So cool, just kind of a natural sound.

@wingsofpegasus

5 жыл бұрын

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Awesome!! J J Cale was SO talented❤️ Thanks Fil!!

@wingsofpegasus

5 жыл бұрын

No problem!

J.J. Cale one of a kind. Neil Young called Him ‘The Best Electric Guitar Player I Ever Heard’

@wingsofpegasus

5 жыл бұрын

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Another noted guitarist who started out in the Navy, worked in an electrical store, and who engineered his own guitars, was the late, great Elmore James.

@wingsofpegasus

5 жыл бұрын

Cool!

I didn't know JJ was an electronics tech in the Navy. I was too. There you go. EVERY garage band in Australia has done a version of this, even my brother's band, 'The Bourbon Street Angle Grinders' With a name like that you can tell that there was quite a bit of discord in the band and they only lasted a few years. LOL.

Wow, thanks for posting this! I've loved JJ since I bought his first album (I think 1973). For anybody who doesn't know his stuff, you have a treat coming when you check out his early albums! His music is the exact opposite to today's sanitized stuff. My cousin is a sound engineer, and told me this: JJ Cale hated flying, but was persuaded to come to London in the 70s to play a little club for around 200 people. No advertising. My cousin ('Feedback Phil'), said when he looked at the crowd, it was nothing but other , more famous musicians. George Harrison, Paul MacCartney, Eric Clapton etc etc all in the front row. He could not believe it, because JJ wasn't well known at all. Just real and honest, ploughing the same old furrough (the 1/4/5) but with such finesse. At the risk of boring you, a very spooky thing happened to me a few years ago. I awoke bolt upright about 5 am one morning thinking " I wonder if there's a documentary about JJ Cale". There was just one, so I watched it. It was around an hour or so. Ten minutes after watching it, I looked at the news. JJ Cale had died, around 11. 30 pm Tulsa time.....about the time I woke up! Incidentally, another great finesser is Tony Joe White. Check this: kzread.info/dash/bejne/l2Z7p9Vmg7CtpKg.html

@wingsofpegasus

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@chrisjohnson4165

5 жыл бұрын

F*ck me! It's just happened again. See my comment above about the death of JJ. I mentioned Tony Joe White. A few hours later and I'm searching for TJW's perfect version of Rainy Night In Georgia (he wrote it) which was taken down a few years ago....................and sadly while I'm searching I found that he's just died. RIP a very fine authentic blues man, who grew up in poverty and believed in himself.

@chrisjohnson4165

5 жыл бұрын

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Thanks Fil. I liked it! It still amazes me that some of these old school guys play home made or cheap modified guitars and make a living at it! They don't need a $10,000 custom made guitar. Brian May comes to mind. Played his whole career with a home made guitar. It's awesome!👍😎🎸🎶

@wingsofpegasus

5 жыл бұрын

Yeah!

Love how he doesn't shout the words, he speaks them as if he knows them.

@wingsofpegasus

5 жыл бұрын

Yeah!

When you go to the rock 'n roll post office, you notice there's a PO box kinda tucked away in a corner, there. That JJ Cool's box. And, you'd be right knowing that's his; because, it's stuffed to overflowing with all sorts of fan mail.

Not flashy. Mesmerizing. Could listen forever. 🎸🎸

@wingsofpegasus

5 жыл бұрын

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"naturally" is one of the best albums of that time period. j.j. reminds me in some ways of townes van zandt: a musician's musician, who never got the recognition with the wider public they deserved.

JJ was a hell of a Guitar Player, sooo fucking cool 😎 you can’t be smoother like him and he was a great songwriter too

@wingsofpegasus

5 жыл бұрын

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You have such a great, inclusive and eclectic context for the music You explore. It’s beautiful to watch You. J. J. Cale was a favorite. It’s also good to see Leon Russell on the Hammond organ. By far, Leon was the nicest, most generous man I ever met in music.

@wingsofpegasus

5 жыл бұрын

Cool!

I started listening to JJ Cale because he wrote the songs I loved! I love this man and his music, thank you, thank you, thank you!!!

@wingsofpegasus

5 жыл бұрын

No problem!

The song is called Any Way the wind blows

@wingsofpegasus

5 жыл бұрын

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GREAT JOB AS USUAL FIL..KEEP ROCKING

@wingsofpegasus

5 жыл бұрын

Will do!

Love JJ Cale! Thank you for showing such respect for the greats!

@wingsofpegasus

5 жыл бұрын

No problem!

Good critique Fil. I have seen this video before, it is well worth the effort. Leon Russel was a great showman, he added a lot to Mad Dog's and Englishman, And he had a couple of good albums himself.

@wingsofpegasus

5 жыл бұрын

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VERY UNDERRATED .

@wingsofpegasus

5 жыл бұрын

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I love the whole video of that session. The laid back playing with occasional flashes of brilliant, smooth technique, the banter between J.J. and Leon. Special.

@wingsofpegasus

5 жыл бұрын

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I've heard a little bit of his music and this was really wonderful as I've never seen this live performance, it's wonderful to still have these videos to watch! And Leon Russell was so amazing and had a great career of his own but he played with a lot of different people, my favorite that Leon Russell played with was Joe Cocker. The two of them and of course the rest of the members were incredible together.

@gregmardon6973

5 жыл бұрын

brad zybola that would definitely be awkward and if you were high enough it also would be funny as hell! If you're a fan of Leon Russell you should definitely check out some videos that are available on KZread of him and Joe Cocker and the rest of the band playing live at different venues, every one of them are so amazing to watch!

@wingsofpegasus

5 жыл бұрын

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@davidwilder7190

5 жыл бұрын

Brad Zybola , I have people telling me I look like J,J,Cale... so I finally checked him out and,damn... I do look just like him

Smooth operator + great composer. Dylan like type of musician. The kind of musician you discover, once popularized by more flashy dudes. Thanx again!

@wingsofpegasus

5 жыл бұрын

No problem!

I read somewhere that J. J. would make his demos and then he would like them so well and that would be what he released on album. Another artist that Clapton introduced me to.

@wingsofpegasus

5 жыл бұрын

Cool!

His voice reminds me of Dire Straits Knoppler?{spelling} Actually never heard much of his music before. They didn't play his music under the rock I lived under.

@wingsofpegasus

5 жыл бұрын

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@voodoobill

5 жыл бұрын

You know his music, you just don’t know you know it, he wrote: They call me the breeze Cocaine After midnight All of which I’m sure you’ve heard but didn’t know who wrote them.

@davidkgriffin1320

5 жыл бұрын

Mark Knopfler credits JJ Cale as an influence to his finger picking style.

@matthewhorizon6050

5 жыл бұрын

Trust me, you heard his songs. I'm sure you've caught some Skynyrd and Clapton over the yrs.

@melaniefelsher4356

5 жыл бұрын

Love all those songs, and “Tulsa Time”.

A principle that many don't appreciate, in all art forms, it's the space that sets off the note, or other medium you're employing.Space is part of the medium: employ it.Eric Gale was another minimalist guitarist who could say so much with so little, and drummers like Colaiuta and Gadd show how effective space can be compared to the technicians like Cobham that leave none.It's the space around the note that emphasises it.

JJ is one of my heroes.. Never really made a bad album. One of my faves of his is “Magnolia”.. But he also had ‘rocking’ tracks in some of his studio releases. In fact, his album version of ‘Cocaine’ is heavier than Clapton’s, to my ears at least. In this live set with Russel, he decided to make it more subdued than his already laid back style, even in his singing.

@wingsofpegasus

5 жыл бұрын

Cool!

Smooth. And very informative on your part. You're a fountain of knowledge.

@wingsofpegasus

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

A lot of not so tuned in folk go on line saying JJ Cale was not appriciated or recognised enough, well he was by those of us who first heard `Magnolia` as a teenager with his first love! He was totally on the radar of the biggest names in music once he released his album `Naturally` in 1971. The Tulsa Blues Boy could not be unheard. R.I.P. John.

Thank you for this JJ Cale take. I always felt he had one of the smoothest, relaxed, and most colorful palettes. The last time I saw him was at a sold out show at Wolf Trap, the National Park for the Performing Arts, in Virginia. He was the "opener" for Robert Cray. Cale started the show early, as the crowd was still arriving, by playing by himself, unaccompanied (and unmiked) on an acoustic guitar. He was so unassuming that a lot of people initially took him for a roadie. A good friend of mine, who was a concierge, had gotten us front row-center seats, and John chatted w/ us a little when he came out. When the growing crowd realized it was Cale, the respectful silence was church-like. Later, when Cray's turn came, he told the audience that he was embarrassed, and unworthy, to be the headline act, and thanked Cale's fans many times for coming and listening to him as well.

Fil, this is why you're the best at this shit! Bringing up his competence w electronics and inventing gadgets is a fascinating aspect of JJ. By no means was he a master technition on the instrument, but he could WRITE, had passible chops, and unique and captivating in some ways (subjectively speaking, of course). I never drooled over his music, but he certainly had an effect on the industry and sound at that time.

@wingsofpegasus

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

Wow..I just learned something new from your analysis of this song..I love the way you break down a song and also give us some history and sometimes surprises about the musician..this is why I subscribed and hit the bell to your channel..i don't hit that bell very often either...thank you for your time making these videos

@wingsofpegasus

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks! No problem!

Well done... I’ve recently watched a documentary on him.. Thanks Fil

@wingsofpegasus

5 жыл бұрын

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101 likes 💪🏼👍🏼 no thumbs down.. 👎🏼 🎸💯 80% of who you show is who I’ve been learning from.. ☮️👊🏻

@wingsofpegasus

5 жыл бұрын

Cool!

Glad you covered J J. Another superfave.

and if you are serious about learning how to play guitar , not SRV, then start with jjcale. he can do more with one chord than most can do with 4

My god the memories come flooding back! I remember going to parties in my teens and hearing this song time and time again! Brilliant! Loved his cool and lay back sound!! Great stuff Fil!😀👌👌

@wingsofpegasus

5 жыл бұрын

No problem!

Thank you for the J J Cale analysis. He's been one of my biggest influences since his first record. I still play his Crazy Mama, Don't Go To Strangers, and a few others.

Ten years ago a coworker gave me a cd of JJ Cale’s and I enjoyed it so much....I’m going to have to search my collection for it and take a listen again....I always learn SO MUCH from your analysis vids Fil, ….Thanks ❤️!.......☮️🤘

@wingsofpegasus

5 жыл бұрын

Cool!

Thank God those artists redid his songs and gave Mr Cale's music the recognition it deserved. I also like that Clapton started playing on stage with him.

I really enjoy his smooth style. I could listen to that all day! I definitely heard his name before, but I don't recall ever hearing his music.

He definitely was authentic. I do love his understated playing.

@wingsofpegasus

5 жыл бұрын

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YES. I've jammed along with this entire video so many times! JJ Cale is super important for (at least) 3 reasons: 1) His songs--> Call me the breeze, After Midnight, Cocaine... so many hits 2) His influence on so many famous players (as you've mentioned) 3) His recordings. You MUST hear JJ Cale on vinyl. They are (arguably) the best sounding records out there. Cocaine is from his most famous album Troubadour. I recommend smoking a nice joint (legal in Canada eh) and listen to it on vinyl.

@wingsofpegasus

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

Nice! Love him to bits.

Im surprised no one turned his mic up, especially when you realize who he was recording with. His guitar playing is awesome, so subdued yet beautiful. Great video Fil!

@wingsofpegasus

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

That sound is 70's all day. Good stuff.

@wingsofpegasus

5 жыл бұрын

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Wow, I don't even know how to describe what American Bandstand was, and who its host Dick Clark was to music in America. It was a show on Saturday morning that had all the popular music and featured a live crowd of kids dancing. Hits were made, and styles set on that show every week. EVERYONE was on it. In the days of radio it was often the first time anyone ever saw what the musicians looked like. It ran from 1952 to 1989. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Bandstand

@wingsofpegasus

5 жыл бұрын

Cool!

Remember him in 1970. Loved his laid back style

@wingsofpegasus

5 жыл бұрын

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Jj May have been working on an old piece with pickups but that’s from picking the brain of Willie Nelson, who had to have his guitar Trigger luthiered with some hardwood and then discovered it was strong enough to take a pickup he devised. After that other folks got involved trying to outdo Trigger’s unique sound, but I think Cale probably just thought it would be fun to try, he was never a competitive guy. John Williams would have to badger him to cash in his ASCAP, so I don’t think money was a big thing to him either. Oh and hon, he was in the Air Force, not the navy.

@wingsofpegasus

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks! Not sure where navy came from! 😂

JJ along with Ry Cooder, legends..

@wingsofpegasus

5 жыл бұрын

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I think he was the most laid back guitarist of my generation. Extreme feel for the music.

I discovered JJ Cale on the release of his first album "Naturally" it has a lot of great tracks on it. I then bought another album "Troubadour" which featured "Cocaine" and "Okie". I now have a whole collection of his albums. I was very distressed on his untimely death in July 2013 JJ Cale was only 74 years old and had so much more to off the music industry. He was one of my favourite artists. He was truly a great artist and writer.

@wingsofpegasus

5 жыл бұрын

Cool!

I remember a top 40 hit from around 1972 called "Crazy Mama" from JJ Cale .I have not found a video recording of it , but I did have a 45 record of it .Really love it.Thanks for doing this one.

@richeaton7436

5 жыл бұрын

here ya go J.J. Cale - Crazy Mama kzread.info/dash/bejne/fmifq9SresyngKg.html As Fil said, "JJ Cale, ... back in 1972 turned down a chance to appear on American Bandstand to sing what would be his lone Billboard 100 hit, “Crazy Mama,” because he found out that he’d have to lip-sync and wouldn’t be able to bring his band along."... blog.aarp.org/2013/07/31/j-j-cale-rock-stars-made-his-songs-into-hits/

@wingsofpegasus

5 жыл бұрын

No problem!

It’s nice to know you read these, that being the case you need to check out the Steve Kimock band and Zero. A good couple of songs to start with are Forever is Nowhere and Cole’s Law. Seriously, some of the tightest guitar work you’ll ever hear and Martin Fierro on the sax will Give you chills!

Excellent, Fil! Cheers! Saw an interview where JJ said, he didn't make records, he made demos to sell his songs. autobiography inna song: J.J. Cale - Rock and Roll Records 1974- Okie (album) I make rock 'n' roll records I sell 'em for a dime I make my living and feed my children All for your good times The blues they go for a quarter Guaranteed to satisfy It's a real funky deal Don't let it pass you by If your evening sun don't shine, my friend Tell you what I'm gonna do I'm gonna hammer out this rhythm Till I get right next to you kzread.info/dash/bejne/nKxlrbOjfJTcltY.html RIP JJ and Leon

@wingsofpegasus

5 жыл бұрын

Amen.

I’m so stoked you know that this was t Eric Clapton’s song. So many people believe he was the original writer when it was in fact J.J. cale

I'm listening to this again in my car and it sounds so much better than last night with earbuds....thank God for a great car stereo!! Now I need better earbuds or headphones!....😂🤘

@wingsofpegasus

5 жыл бұрын

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I've just subscribed I don't know why I've never done it before. There's only two others that I've subscribed to but I like your views and the way you look at music. I've never heard you criticize an artist. Because most musicians know that it goes to taste. Everybody has their own style and it's hard to judge one over the other unless you're like Stanley Jordan JJ Cale Roy Clark they're just straight-up accomplished musicians

He wrote They call me the breeze and many other song that where well known by other artists. Magnolia my sweet thing is great.

@wingsofpegasus

5 жыл бұрын

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jj cale = kurt cobain = most excellent song writers = pedestrian guitar skills enough to get their singer songwriter stuff done. One of my good friends' favorite songs is jj cales's version of "They call me the breeze". I even learned the repetitive skynyrd bass part just so he could jam on it. They call me the breeze is impossible to stay still to. trivia: leonard skinnerd was their a-hole high school gym teacher and became lynyrd skynyrd the band name

@wingsofpegasus

5 жыл бұрын

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Great stuff thank you ..

@wingsofpegasus

5 жыл бұрын

No problem!

It took me awhile to figure out what JJ was doing. He just laid down all kinds of music. To him they were just demos unfinished work. Eric thought a lot of them should be released. But JJ will go down in history the way he did it. He left them unfinished so that others would pick them up polish them off and he would live forever in remembrance of the music he wrote. That's where Hendrix kind of went wrong in a way. Because in an interview I heard Stevie Ray Vaughan when he released his first Hendrix Tunes he said I'd never attempted to record them because I figured they would be feeble at best and if he couldn't do better leave them alone. And then he said then I realized it would be an insult to the best guitarist who ever lived not to honor his music by playing his songs so I hope I didn't do too bad on my new album.

I have more respect for musical artist like JJ Cale who don't compromise their beliefs for commercial gain! You're right about JJ Cale not being a household name yet he was well known among fellow musicians. this was a cool performance. another great analysis by You!

@wingsofpegasus

5 жыл бұрын

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So, I was watching this and thinking, what the hell is he playing? In '79 I knew every guitar on the market. Then you explained. Thank you.

@wingsofpegasus

5 жыл бұрын

No problem!

american bandstand was a musical television show in the states i remember watching. it might be a rough equivalent to top of the pops. peace from L.A.!

@wingsofpegasus

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

Don't you just love his beat up guitar? Yep he created it as custom made for himself to get that special J.J. sound. Very laid back tunes, but J.J. said of himaelf that.he was not a very laid back kind of person. I gotta say that I have loved J,J. since high school when his first album Naturally came out. There's no one else like him. A true original, 😎👍

Great review again Fil. Sounds like me playing. People would never know how talents I can be.

@wingsofpegasus

5 жыл бұрын

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John Hiatt also comes to mind as a songwriter/musician/singer I like a lot

He plays what b.b king described as taking music

@gregormiller4037

5 жыл бұрын

...the thrill is gone, live with eric Clapton, one of my favorites.

@wingsofpegasus

5 жыл бұрын

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Thanks, Fil. Is he using a wah wah in a static position? For those of you who have never heard him before, you should really check out his hit that was most well known to me, "Crazy Mama" (studio version). The epitome of cool with understated vocals and that unique guitar sound. Impressive while being the opposite of flamboyant.

@wingsofpegasus

5 жыл бұрын

He uses the wah for the solo, then clicks it off when he gets back into the rhythm ☺

Yes ,,,Eric Clapton is seen as the owner of this song in the US and has been since he covered it ,even though it was known in the beginning that JJ Cale wrote it and recorded it first....Same thing with ''CALL Me The Breeze '' covered and made mega popular by Lynyrd Skynyrd,,...,,Skynyrd will always get more recognition than JJ but every one with general music knowledge will know that JJ was the originator . JJ Cale is much more famous among the famous artist than he is with he average public.....If you ask the hard core average music guitar lover aficionados about JJ ,, they will defiantly hold him the upmost highest respect...

@wingsofpegasus

5 жыл бұрын

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@woody816

5 жыл бұрын

TOP DAWG exactly. JJ was the real deal. Everyone that was around him found inspiration it’s by being in his presence. Love everything about JJ’s style his groove, songwriting, rhythm plus he always had a bad ass band or could put the right ppl in the room that would bring out the best in each other. That alone is a gift. I came back to this vid to listen again. JJ has it all imho and I can listen to him anytime anywhere. I think that’s either his wife or partner in the blue. I wouldn’t bet on it but I must have read it somewhere to think that. Thanks if anyone can correct me or confirm for me. 👍❤️🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

@rickjason215

5 жыл бұрын

TOP DAWG the song writers get paid very well. Cale was very happy to see other artists using his songs.

@VIDSTORAGE

5 жыл бұрын

Aye,, Rick and Glick for sure ,and no I do not feel sorry for JJ at all..He has a great career and just great albums , one after the other...I wish JJ Cale had of gotten more FM Play in the 70 s and 80s for more recognition with the general listeners ..

@VIDSTORAGE

5 жыл бұрын

Aye ,thanks Woody..Vrey kind comment there buddy and agree all the way..Yea that probaly is his wife or gal friend at least ..You can listen to JJ any time of day and any where you are..He fits in at all levels of the mood and location and any age of any one will like him or love him... POCO did killer version of Magnolia also Cannot say if it is better than JJs but damn it is great

He makes this song both melancholy and cool.

@wingsofpegasus

5 жыл бұрын

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Thx again for an awesome analysis....JJ Cale is dear to all the Okies & all who appreciated his laid back cool cat character! The drummer Jimmy Karstein is still living & in Tulsa....one can still catch him occasionally. That's Larry Bell on keys, a Tulsa gem but sadly gone. Of course, LEON! Sorry if this long winded. Fil, have you thought about doing one on Leon? I haven't found it if you have....his early Leon was classic studio work, into the 50's a whole different Leon then came the one Elton talked into coming back out in the world & gifted a new generation a new sound. Leon was the most complex musician almost ever. He was a genius from his work w/ Glen Campbell on the Wrecking Crew to Concert for Bangladesh to his work w/ Eric Clapton. If not for Leon, JJ Cale might have been happy just staying in Tulsa....lots followed Leon out to LA., like Clapton's longtime bass man Carl Radle & drummer Chuck Blackwell, most recognized from the Mad Dogs & Englishmen tour & LP. Grand stuff!! Check out To Tulsa & Back~ On Tour w/ JJ Cale. It's got Cale's longtime Tulsa friends Jimmy Karstein on drums, bassist Bill Raffensperger, Rocky Frisco on keys & David Teegarden producing....Teegarden himself is amazing! He was drummer for Bob Seger on Smokin' OPS & others, talented guy. Now in Tulsa for good w/ his Teegarden Studios, across the street from Leon's original Shelter Records building called the Church Studio. It's being restored back to the fantastic studio inside of the 1913 church that it once was, along w/ the whole area being re-branded Tulsa Studio Row~

@travissmith9451

4 жыл бұрын

People outside of the Tulsa area have no idea how many incredible musicians came out of Tulsa. Steve Pryor will never get the recognition he deserved as the great guitarist he was. Sadly , I think Steve was really just starting to hit his stride at the time of his death. Tulsa has a musical identity as rich as any in the country.

JJ Cale is one of my all-time favs. Great story about his axe, and his electronics knowledge. Learned something new! I read once that JJ said he released his albums mainly in the hope that other "good" musicians would buy the tunes, and perform them. He didn't give himself much credit, but I happen to think he was great. He played with what I call relaxed intensity. When "Road to Escondido" came out, I had been waiting for that album for about 30 years! Cale and Clapton trading licks, tasty slide work by Derek Trucks, as a little bonus!

@wingsofpegasus

5 жыл бұрын

Cool! It was actually the air force he was in, I said navy by accident! 😅

@cavecookie1

5 жыл бұрын

No matter, they all salute the same way, anyway! LOL!@@wingsofpegasus

Another one of my hometown heros....they call me the breeze...u rok fil !

@wingsofpegasus

5 жыл бұрын

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Loving this entire performance with Leon Russell from the Paradise. Please analyze Roll On from this show because on that song every performer is at the top of their game, and they are in such a groove that it’s amazing. Additionally Leon Russell, on Roll On, is incredibly over the top on the organ,, which may be the same Hammond organ which the Beach Boys used on Sail on Sailor, and possibly the same Hammond organ which, according to Hal Blain, was LeonRussell’s favorite organ in all of the studios where the Wrecking Crews played. Hal Blaine said in an interview that if an organ was required in a session that Leon would make sure that the organ was taken to the studio where the particular session was. Please analyze Roll On. There’s just so much to it!!!

Love JJ Cale, thank you for your excellent analysis once again Fil. How about Mick Taylor? Would love to see you do one on him. Rock!

@wingsofpegasus

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

I knew you would finally get around to JJ Cale.

@wingsofpegasus

5 жыл бұрын

Yep!

I'm from the 70's and if they weren't the best then they're bound to be second. Good stuff 👍

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5 жыл бұрын

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