The Clapton by his two famous interpretations of Cale songs "After Midnight" (1970) and "Cocaine" (1977) the man from Oklahoma much earlier set a musical monument, is so far perhaps not all been so clear. Only by Clapton was also Cale (not just me) known.
Interpretations of the genial, simple knitted Cale songs Eric Clapton accompanied by his entire career and on various albums found repeatedly wonderful adaptations of his works. Some footage of JJ Cale was involved even as a guest musician in the studio. Last came the in 2013 when Clapton coverte his song "Angel" for the album "Old Sock". Particularly successful and worth mentioning in this context I find the beautiful Cale song "Travelin 'Light", the Clapton in 2001 recorded for the album "Reptile".
In the now published publication "The Breeze An Appreciation of JJ Cale" musical monument which he has Cale actually set far back is finally set in stone and manifested irrefutable.
Clapton interpreted with its numerous, high-profile collaborators (including Mark Knopfler, Tom Petty and Willie Nelson) total additional sixteen, more or less known, songs written by Cale. All so arranged and concise implemented, as it has made his trademark Cale also:
Always very relaxed and unspectacular, but somehow always very particular and special.
I like here to highlight any song, but only by a very successful and consistently speak authentic album.
Aptly Clapton Quote this really is to add nothing to:
I want to get people to listen to what JJ Cale has created. I'm just the messenger; I've always felt that this is my job. I try to interpret things so that a wider audience, or at least the people who listen to my music, wondering how my things go.
