flyfisher Posted July 27, 2013 Share Posted July 27, 2013 (edited) Nothing on the BBC yet but www.jjcale.com has posted the following notice. JJ Cale Has Passed Away JJ Cale passed away at 8:00 pm on Friday July 26 at Scripps Hospital in La Jolla, CA. The legendary singer / songwriter had suffered a heart attack. There are no immediate plans for services. His history is well documented at JJCale.com, rosebudus.com/cale, and in the documentary, To Tulsa And Back. Edited July 27, 2013 by flyfisher Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stef030 Posted July 27, 2013 Share Posted July 27, 2013 Rip to a great man Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ezbass Posted July 27, 2013 Share Posted July 27, 2013 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wateroftyne Posted July 27, 2013 Share Posted July 27, 2013 Noooo! :-( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dad3353 Posted July 27, 2013 Share Posted July 27, 2013 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iceonaboy Posted July 27, 2013 Share Posted July 27, 2013 Indeed a great performer, sad news Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jakenewmanbass Posted July 27, 2013 Share Posted July 27, 2013 sad, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flyfisher Posted July 27, 2013 Author Share Posted July 27, 2013 Nice bit at 4:54 . . . . http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5WUeOEkl270 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flyfisher Posted July 27, 2013 Author Share Posted July 27, 2013 http://www.whereseric.com/eric-clapton-news/303-jj-cale-dead-heart-attack Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wombatboter Posted July 27, 2013 Share Posted July 27, 2013 Bit confused because around here they say it's not true and that his site has been hacked ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
risingson Posted July 27, 2013 Share Posted July 27, 2013 Increasingly looking like it could be a hoax? Weird. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flyfisher Posted July 27, 2013 Author Share Posted July 27, 2013 (edited) I'd love it to be a hoax, but if it's a hack then they're hacking a lot of sites, including the "Where's Eric" website I linked to above. CNN are reporting it now: [url="http://edition.cnn.com/2013/07/27/showbiz/jj-cale-obit/?hpt=hp_t3"]http://edition.cnn.c...obit/?hpt=hp_t3[/url] Edit: and now the Daily Mirror: http://www.mirror.co.uk/lifestyle/going-out/music/j-j-cale-dead-74-2095658 Plus, it reportedly happened yesterday, so plenty of time for someone to have officially confimed the hoax by now - JJ's people themselves perhaps? Edited July 27, 2013 by flyfisher Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
solo4652 Posted July 27, 2013 Share Posted July 27, 2013 (edited) [url="http://www.bbc.co.uk/music/artists/4b0be624-6b87-47e8-bbf0-588a2c6c0439"]http://www.bbc.co.uk...f0-588a2c6c0439[/url] BBC is reporting: "[b]Born 5 December 1938. Died 26 July 2013." [/b] Edited July 27, 2013 by solo4652 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flyfisher Posted July 27, 2013 Author Share Posted July 27, 2013 . . . and now the full story : http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-23478101 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RAY AGAINST THE MACHINE Posted July 27, 2013 Share Posted July 27, 2013 Didnt know much about him ( except for that song). Rip anyway Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beedster Posted July 27, 2013 Share Posted July 27, 2013 Damn, one of the real greats, and unlike so many, the genuine article Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
solo4652 Posted July 27, 2013 Share Posted July 27, 2013 (edited) Spooky thing is, I was practising After Midnight this afternoon because we're going to play it in my new band. I played Naturally virtually non-stop back in the 70s and it's still one of my all-time favourite albums. Cool, laid-back, less-is-more swamp-rock. Love it. I have 4 of his albums in my car including Road to Escondido where he co-operated with Clapton but, for me, it's not as good as Naturally or Troubadour. On Road to Escondido, my personal feeling is that Cale's understated style doesn't mix too well with Clapton's more florid sound and there's a nagging non-meeting of minds throughout the album. Cale couldn't sing all that well, but for me, that added a straightforwardness to his songs. For those people who haven't heard too much about JJ Cale, Here's After Midnight: [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j81Vx-0uM0k[/media] Genuinely sad to hear of his death. Edited July 27, 2013 by solo4652 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flyfisher Posted July 27, 2013 Author Share Posted July 27, 2013 Agree about the Naturally album, a favourite along with Shades, off which I used to spend house practicing walking bass to 'Pack My Jack'. One of the bands I'm in play 'Call Me The Breeze' in a sort of JJ Cale style, and it's amazing how many people only know the rockier Lynyrd Skynrd version. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KiOgon Posted July 27, 2013 Share Posted July 27, 2013 Another truly great gone R.I.P. JJ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Adams Posted July 27, 2013 Share Posted July 27, 2013 R.I.P. to the real man, not the Clapton Doppelganger. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
discreet Posted July 27, 2013 Share Posted July 27, 2013 he was laid back, he did what he wanted and he wasn't interested in fame. What a great guy. 'Troubador' was the stand-out album for me. I was an impressionable 16-year-old when it was released. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
solo4652 Posted July 27, 2013 Share Posted July 27, 2013 (edited) Check out "Shades" album too and think: "Hell, yeah..." I nicked that quote from an Amazon album review - sums up the JJ Cale Vibe in two words. Edited July 27, 2013 by solo4652 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flyfisher Posted July 27, 2013 Author Share Posted July 27, 2013 [quote name='discreet' timestamp='1374950529' post='2155205'] he was laid back, he did what he wanted and he wasn't interested in fame. What a great guy. [/quote] Yep. In my wildest dreams of musical fame and fortune, JJ Cale would be what I'd wish for - a lifetime of playing music just how I wanted, the respect of my peers and none of that celebrity nonsense. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beedster Posted July 27, 2013 Share Posted July 27, 2013 [quote name='flyfisher' timestamp='1374954987' post='2155269'] Yep. In my wildest dreams of musical fame and fortune, JJ Cale would be what I'd wish for - a lifetime of playing music just how I wanted, the respect of my peers and none of that celebrity nonsense. [/quote] Well put Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martin8708 Posted July 27, 2013 Share Posted July 27, 2013 [quote name='flyfisher' timestamp='1374954987' post='2155269'] Yep. In my wildest dreams of musical fame and fortune, JJ Cale would be what I'd wish for - a lifetime of playing music just how I wanted, the respect of my peers and none of that celebrity nonsense. [/quote] Agreed. Sad news indeed, JJ Cale was a big part of my musical diet when growing up. Thanks for all the great songs . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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