In the 2005 documentary to tulsa and back, cale admitted, i wasnt real crazy about the naturally album and im still not, but most of the people who like my music, j. Jj cale is a legendary singer, songwriter and guitarist who left behind a treasured legacy for his fans. Cale, cales guitar style is characterized by eric clapton as really, really minimal adding its all about finesse. Aug 04, 20 jj cale is seen here on tour around the northwest of america venturing into british columbia in 1981 where we see jj and friends just strolling around the streets of downtown vancouver having a. During his fourdecade career, he recorded 15 albums and inspired a generation of artists. Cale, was a grammy awardwinning american singersongwriter and musician. A new jj cale album featuring previously unreleased material, stay around, will be released in april. But cales influence wasnt only through songwriting his distinctly loping sense of rhythm and shuffling boogie became the blueprint for the adultoriented roots rock of clapton and mark knopfler. Coincidentally this new video for dont wait featuring john mayer, eric clapton, and christine lakeland sharing vocals and with john mayer and eric on guitars is just out today. Naturally was cales debut album released in 1972, and it achieved commercial success with one single, crazy mama, breaking into the billboard top 25 while the tracks call me the breeze, bringing it back, crazy mama and clyde were covered by lynyrd skynyrd, kansas, the band and waylon jennings, respectively. The instrumental mp3 of crazy mama as made famous by jj cale is not available yet be the first to be updated when this track is made available.
Jj cale was praised by neil young once again in his new autobiography, waging heavy peace. In 1958, a long beach, california beauty parlor run by melba stokes leachman, her mother sheba ann sothern and. Download jj cale 15 album torrent or any other torrent from category. So i cut crazy mama and call me the breeze, and carl radle came in and played bass, and mac gayden played slide on crazy mama.
The only charting single jj cale ever made, and it was on his first album. Naturally was cales debut album released in 1972, and it achieved commercial success with one single, crazy mama, breaking into the billboard top 25 while the tracks call me the breeze, bringing it back, crazy mama and clyde were covered by lynyrd skynyrd, kansas, the. The album showcased cales distinctive, understated style, and it successfully established his solo recording. It contains the classic after midnight, the hit crazy mama, a southernrock standard call me the breeze and a gorgeous ballad called magnolia from his first album naturally. See scene descriptions, listen to their music and download songs.
Furthermore, to this day, his music continues to inspire new artists. Youve been hiding out, i know thats true, crazy mama, i sure need you crazy mama, where you been so long. It marked bill paxton and dennis quaid s film debut. Jj cale crazy mama recorded at leon russells paradise studios in 1979. Provided to youtube by universal music group crazy mama j. Licensed to youtube by exploration group music publishing, bmi broadcast music inc. Cale and see the artwork, lyrics and similar artists. Today, december 5, 2014, would be jj cales 76th birthday. The selection is rich in its choice and i strongly recommend purchase of this 2cd pack of typical j j caleish mellow tulsa sound. Eric also made the very creative extra nod to jj cale by starting the record off with a sample of cales own count in to his original version of call me the breeze from his debut album, naturally. Young cites jj cale s crazy mama as one of the five songs that shaped his songwriting. Cale was one of the originators of the tulsa sound, a loose genre drawing on blues, rockabilly, country, and jazz influences. This was partly down to him being a studio boffin, and also cale was broke at the time and couldnt afford session players, so he had to do everything, painstakingly, himself.
Crazy mama is a song from cale s debut album naturally, and was his only top 40 hit in the us. It boasts an impressive list of top shelf session musicians, including hal blaine and carol kaye of the wrecking crew, james burton, jim keltner, reggie young, glen d. If you cant find the song youre looking for, dont hesitate to make a suggestion. The selection is rich in its choice and i strongly recommend purchase of this 2cd pack of typical j j cale ish mellow tulsa sound. List of all the songs by jj cale, heard in movies and tv shows. Crazy mama, where you been so long that should do it. Standing on the corner, looking for you, babe standing on the corner, looking for you, babe lord have mercy, can i see, that crazy mama coming back to me. Cale, who was raised in oklahoma, first tasted success in 1964 when singer mel mcdaniel scored a regional hit with cales composition. King the thrill is gone crossroads 2010 official live video duration. The box sets include jj cales original versions of all the songs covered by eric and friends in the tribute.
Then audie hired some musicians and a real studio, and we cut the other eight songs on naturally. Connect your spotify account to your account and scrobble everything you listen to, from any spotify app on any device or platform. Jj cale garners more raves from neil young in his new memoir september 25, 2012. John weldon cale 5 december 1938 26 july 20, known as jj. Jj cale is seen here on tour around the northwest of america venturing into british columbia in 1981 where we see jj and friends just strolling around the streets of downtown vancouver having a. Crazy mama is a 1975 american action comedy film directed by jonathan demme, produced by julie corman and stars cloris leachman.
Young cites jj cales crazy mama as one of the five songs that shaped his songwriting. Oct 20, 2017 jj cale crazy mama recorded at leon russells paradise studios in 1979. Click on activate alert to receive an email as soon as it is released. If you like cale, then you may well like my original music here. Cale was best known for writing after midnight and cocaine, songs that eric clapton later made into hits. Cale style guitar lesson simple blues guitar lesson. Click on activate alert to receive an email as soon as it. Youll also get a free download of the single stay around by subscribing. Youve been hiding out, i know thats true crazy mama, i sure need you crazy mama, where you been so long. Jj cale lyrics 210 song lyrics sorted by album, including call me the breeze, magnolia, crazy mama. Ive never listened to a lot of jj cale, but the recent tribute.
So of course i had to get jj cales original and let me tell you it stands up even after all these years. Fredrik koller lund heres what jj himself says about the song. Youve been hiding out, i know thats true crazy mama, i. Cale crazy mama, where you been so long crazy mama, where you been so long youve been hiding out, i know thats true crazy mama, i sure need you crazy mama, where you been so long standing on the corner, looking for you, baby standing on the corner, looking for you, baby lordy, mercy, can i see, crazy mama coming back to me.
D a e 4x e e standing on the corner, looking for you, babe standing on the corner, looking for you. John weldon cale 5 december 1938 26 july 20, known as jj cale or j. Cale, cale s guitar style is characterized by eric clapton as really, really minimal adding its all about finesse. The posthumous collection of unreleased material is the first new cale album in a decade. The following songs are not currently available, but you can activate an alert in order to receive an email when they become available. But cale s influence wasnt only through songwriting his distinctly loping sense of rhythm and shuffling boogie became the blueprint for the adultoriented roots rock of clapton and mark knopfler. Crazy mama, where you been so long crazy mama, where you been so long youve been hiding out, i know thats true crazy mama, i sure need you crazy mama, where you been so long standing on the corner, looking for you, baby standing on the corner, looking for you, baby lord mercy, i can not see, crazy mama coming back to me crazy mama, where you. Cale never became a rock superstar, even though the great eric clapton once confessed that he looked up to the tulsaborn guitarist and songwriter as a role model and neil young ranked his 1972 rock classic crazy mama as the. May 15, 2006 download jj cale 15 album torrent or any other torrent from category. Cale had a very unique laidback style of playing blues guitar, typically with his fingers no pick. Ive never listened to a lot of jj cale, but the recent tribute album by eric clapton and friends and my fondness for his original.
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