J.J. Cale is considered to be a forefather of Southern rock and a guitar-driven singing, songwriting, inspiring name in the genre. Regarding Cale’s own influences, he grew up listening to artists like ...

The 55th Anniversary Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame Gala is set for Oct. 6 at Nashville's Music City Center.

On New Year’s Eve, Railroad Earth concluded their four-day holiday run with a final show at the Midtown Ballroom in Bend, Ore. After a night at The Fillmore in San Francisco on Dec. 28 and a follow-up ...

LONDON (Reuters) - A year after the death of American cult singer-songwriter JJ Cale, his close friend Eric Clapton has launched a tribute with an album and documentary featuring the likes of Willie ...

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And as we mentioned earlier in the show, singer-songwriter J.J. Cale has died. If you're not familiar with his name, you've probably heard some of his music. He penned hits from the 1970s and '80s ...

Sep 22, 2025 Sep 22, 2025 Updated Sep 24, 2025 0 Tulsa Sound music artist JJ Cale will be posthumously inducted into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame. “We are thrilled to have JJ Cale join this ...

NASHVILLE, Tennessee (Reuters) - 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 ...

If musicians were measured not by the number of records they sold but by the number of peers they influenced, JJ Cale would have been a towering figure in 1970s rock ‘n’ roll. His best songs like ...

Two aging guitar legends lay back in their own grooves. While dogma keeps this writer from the proclamation of “Clapton is God,” the guitar legend has proven himself adept as a collaborator (see Cream ...

"To lose a dude as cool as Cale is not only a loss for fans of great music, but a loss for those who rail against egoism and pompousness," writes Ben Bridwell. By Shirley Halperin Americana is alive ...

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