Gilliangirl Posted December 17, 2009 Report Share Posted December 17, 2009 I have loved JJ Cale since the first time I ever heard Cajun Moon way way back....... 1974 maybe? Anyway, I just found out that he had a new album out back in May of this year. So I listened to a few tracks on YouTube and it's really good! If you like classic JJ, you'll like it. Here's two songs, and a number of the others are on YouTube as well. It's now on my list of CD's to pick up (along with Dave Rawlings, which is still on backorder!) [YOUTUBE]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TtaLMpAK_-M&feature=related[/YOUTUBE] [YOUTUBE]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9aZaVIThxu8&feature=related[/YOUTUBE] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J185-4Me Posted December 17, 2009 Report Share Posted December 17, 2009 Karen, I love his version of Mr Breeze, especially when you compare it to the much more famous one by Lynyrd Skynyrd. Fred Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gilliangirl Posted December 17, 2009 Author Report Share Posted December 17, 2009 Sure enough, I had to go find Cajun Moon..... [YOUTUBE] [/YOUTUBE] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gilliangirl Posted December 17, 2009 Author Report Share Posted December 17, 2009 Karen' date=' I love his version of Mr Breeze, especially when you compare it to the much more famous one by Lynyrd Skynyrd. Fred[/quote'] I LOVE his version of that song. I think he wrote it, didn't he? Well I have to go find that now..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg Ferguson Posted December 17, 2009 Report Share Posted December 17, 2009 I'm a big, giant, huge, gargantuan, large, humongous, big fan of J.J. One of the most incredible-but-under-the-radar American masters ever. Been a fan since the '70s. I've only seen him perform once, and that was at the Whiskey in Hollywood in '81. The show started at 1:30 AM and went to about 4:00. Gotta love it. One of the best shows I've ever seen. It blew me away when he and Clapton did "Road to Escondido" since I had wished for years that they would record together. I think I could listen to "Head's in Georgia" a hundred times in a row. Hell, maybe I have! :) Thanks for the heads-up, Karen!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thermionik Posted December 18, 2009 Report Share Posted December 18, 2009 . . Spent most of the seventies trying to play like Cale and Cooder (which was weird with my main mentor!). Kieran White used to do Cajun Moon (even issued it on his Open Door album), and one of the delights of my life was accompanying him on that track whenever I could..... treasured happy memories, tinged with sadness. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
larryp58 Posted December 18, 2009 Report Share Posted December 18, 2009 Good for you, Karen! I've been a Cale fan for 30 years or more. He's probably the best guitar player you've never heard of! So many recordings as a session guitar player, as own his own. Many "trade-mark" licks. Remember "Hurt So Good" by Linda Ronstadt in the late '70's? Yea, that lead guitar part, J.J. Cale! How about Neil Young's "Comes A Time" album, The song "Look Out For My Love", yep, again J.J. Cale! His collaboration with Eric Clapton has been a long one. From his days with Cream and the Bluesbreakers, J.J. Cale and Clapton were jammin' buddies. Their latest venture "The Road To Escondido" was purchased by me as soon as the store opened! Research his music catalog, you'll find many exceptionally good recordings. Many of which were copied by numerous other rock, and rythym and blues bands of the '80's and '90's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
albertjohn Posted December 18, 2009 Report Share Posted December 18, 2009 I can't call myself a fan. I bought the Definitive Collection last year and like it a great deal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajsc Posted December 18, 2009 Report Share Posted December 18, 2009 Yes I like JJ. Speaking of Cooder,, itunes has "The Buena Vista Social Club", vidieo on sell for 10bucks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L5Larry Posted December 18, 2009 Report Share Posted December 18, 2009 I became aware of J.J. Cale back in the seventies when I realized that he was the songwriter of the mega-hits that Clapton had with "After Midnight", and Skynyrd had with "Call Me The Breeze". I will also say that I prefer his original versions to the covers by the above named artists. Sometimes in takes "exposure" in that way to bring the songwriter into prominence as a performer/recording artist. Clapton doing "I shoot The Sheriff" also first brought my attention to Bob Marley, and Manfred Mann's Earth Band's covers of Springsteen songs were hits before most people had ever heard of Bruce. I've always been a liner notes reader, and there is a lot to be learned from reading and studying information inside the jacket cover. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg Ferguson Posted December 18, 2009 Report Share Posted December 18, 2009 L5Larry wrote: "I will also say that I prefer his original versions to the covers by the above named artists." Same here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul E Posted December 18, 2009 Report Share Posted December 18, 2009 You will find a great article about him in the latest Fretboard Journal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg Ferguson Posted December 18, 2009 Report Share Posted December 18, 2009 You will find a great article about him in the latest Fretboard Journal. Thanks for the tip!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Murph Posted December 18, 2009 Report Share Posted December 18, 2009 He paid for all the beer at Kenny's Farm, outside of Mesa..... (Apache Junction) Those were the days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thabesh Posted December 19, 2009 Report Share Posted December 19, 2009 Naturally . . . .the album with the raccoon holding a cane with a tophat. Big fan of his music and style from back when up to today. Good call on your part GG. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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