In his autobiography, Waging Heavy Peace, Young writes: “‘Crazy Mama’ by J.J. Cale is a record I love. The song is true, simple, and direct, and the delivery is very natural.

JJ Cale, the musician who wrote “Cocaine” and “After Midnight” for Eric Clapton and songs for numerous other artists, died Friday of a heart attack in La Jolla, Calif. He was 74. His agent ...

Singer-songwriter J.J. Cale, who died Friday night at the age of 74, was renowned in the industry for his work as collaborator, most notably with Eric Clapton, Santana and Tom Petty.

Cale died of a heart attack at Scripps Hospital in La Jolla, Calif., on Friday. July 27, 2013— -- JJ Cale, the renowned songwriter behind classic rock hits like Eric Clapton's "After Midnight ...

Influential musician JJ Cale, whose best-known songs became hits for Eric Clapton with "After Midnight" and Lynyrd Skynyrd with "Call Me the Breeze," has died. He was 74.

Grammy Award-winning singer and songwriter JJ Cale, one of the most versatile musicians of his era who played guitar and spanned music genres from rock 'n' roll to blues and jazz, has died after ...

JJ Cale, the musician who wrote “Cocaine” and “After Midnight” for Eric Clapton and songs for numerous other artists, died Friday of a heart attack in La Jolla, Calif. He was 74. His agent ...

“JJ Cale will be onstage in three minutes.” With the house lights still full on, an old cove with tatty, silvering hair and an open untucked-in puce shirt shuffled about onstage, tinkering with ...

YOU would hardly describe Coffs Hotel barman Cale Bainbridge as ugly, even though the shirt he's been sporting for the past month says he is. Read Today's Paper Tributes. Rewards.

J.J. Cale was never as well known as Eric Clapton, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Johnny Cash or many of the other musicians who recorded his songs. But if his career was unsung, his songs were not.

“JJ Cale will be onstage in three minutes.” With the house lights still full on, an old cove with tatty, silvering hair and an open untucked-in puce shirt shuffled about onstage, tinkering with ...