J.J. Cale

Born 1938-12-05 · Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA

Died 2013-07-26

John Weldon "J. J." Cale was an American guitarist, singer, and songwriter. Though he deliberately avoided the limelight his influence as a musical artist has been widely acknowledged by figures such as Neil Young and Eric Clapton, who described him as "one of the most important artists in the history of rock". His song "After Midnight" conquered the world.