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 JJ Cale Honored With First Grammy Win For The Road To Escondido With Eric ClaptonFebruary 2008, Rosebud News JJ Cale and Eric Clapton won the Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Blues Album for The Road to Escondido at the 50th Annual Grammy Awards ceremony. In spite of a long history of influential recordings, this is Cale’s first Grammy Award. Cale's songs, most notably "After Midnight" and "Cocaine" among many others, have driven sales for major recording artists for decades but this was also JJ Cale’s first certified Gold record, selling over 500,000 copies in the U.S. alone and achieving Gold and Platinum status in a number of other countries around the world. Cale wrote 11 of the 14 songs and co-produced the 2006 hit album with Eric Clapton. • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
J.J. Cale’s “After Midnight” and “Cocaine” are both featured on Clapton’s new career retrospective, Complete Clapton, in addition to Cale’s “Ride the River,” which the pair recorded for last year’s collaborative effort, The Road To Escondido. In addition, Clapton also praises Cale highly in his just published autobiography stating that “In my humble opinion, he is one of the most important artists in the history of rock, quietly representing the greatest asset his country has ever had...” Clapton: The Autobiography and Complete Clapton are now available in stores, along with Cale’s own recent release, Rewind: Unreleased Recordings. • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
A new collection of never-before-heard J.J. Cale work, titled Rewind: Unreleased Recordings, is set for release October 2 in North America and October 8 worldwide. The album comprises fourteen songs recorded between 1973 and 1983 by Cale with longtime producer Audie Ashworth. Cale is accompanied on the recordings by an impressive array of musicians including guitarist Richard Thompson, bassist Tim Drummond, pianist Glen D. Hardin, keyboardist Spooner Oldham and drummer Jim Keltner. The collection features eight Cale originals and a rare number of covers, including tunes by Eric Clapton, Leon Russell, Waylon Jennings and Randy Newman. The recordings, which were unearthed with the help of Ashworth’s widow, Bonnie, offer a fascinating new view of Cale’s influential sound and style. "Hearing them took me back to what I was doing then and where I was when I was doing it," Cale said. "It's like looking at old family photographs." Cale currently has no tour plans, but if that changes, any new dates will be posted on this site. PRESS RELEASE >> LINER NOTES >> • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
J J Cale made a rare concert appearance March 15 at the ipay One Center in San Diego with Eric Clapton. In the wake of their collaborative hit CD, The Road To Escondido, Eric invited Cale on stage to perform five of his songs (including, of course, After Midnight and Cocaine and three songs off the new CD) with Eric's band during a special segment in the middle of Eric's set. The entire concert was filmed for an as yet undetermined use. J J Cale had not appeared on stage since his 2004 tour and, in fact, that tour was initially instigated by Eric's invitation to join him at his Crossroads Guitar Festival. Cale still has no touring plans but, if that changes, dates will be posted on this site. For more on the San Diego event, see the links below. • EC Official: J.J. Cale Joins Clapton On Stage In San Diego >> • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
J.J. Cale and Eric Clapton have joined forces on their new CD, The Road to Escondido, to be released November 7. In a true collaboration, Cale and Clapton jointly produced and recorded the album's 14 tracks, 11 of which are J.J. Cale compositions. The project came about when, after joining Cale on stage for his set at Clapton's Crossroads festival, Clapton asked Cale to consider producing an upcoming album for him and the depth of the collaboration grew from there. In addition to veterans of Cale's touring band, guest musicians on the album include Taj Majal, John Mayer, Derek Trucks, Albert Lee, Doyle Bramhall II, Steve Jordan, Willie Weeks, Pino Palladino, Nathan East and Billy Preston to whom the project is dedicated along with Clapton's late friend Brian Roylance. See full press release here >>
Bill Frisell was named Best Guitarist for the fourth year in a row (and seventh in 10 years) in Downbeat's Critics Poll. Several frequent Frisell collaborators were also honored: Sam Yahel was on top in the Rising Star Organ category and Jenny Scheinman was named #1 Rising Star Violin, while producer (and Frisell manager) Lee Townsend, drummers Brian Blade and Joey Baron, and violinist Eyvind Kang were among the honorees in their respective categories. Bettye LaVette and Charlie Musselwhite both placed in the top 10 for Blues Artist/Group, and Tommy Castro was among the Rising Star Blues Artist/Group honorees. The Blues Album category included J.J. Cale & Eric Clapton’s "The Road To Escondido" as well as Musselwhite’s "Delta Hardware". Elvis Costello & Allen Toussaint’s "The River In Reverse" and Richard Thompson’s "The Life And Music Of Richard Thompson" were honored in the Beyond Album category. Congratulations to all the honorees! • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • |
J.J. Cale Covered in New Eric Clapton CD and Lauded in Clapton's Autobiography
J.J. Cale's "Rewind: Unreleased Recordings" Due In October
J J Cale Makes Rare Concert Appearance with Eric Clapton
Eric Clapton’s Crossroads Guitar Festival
J.J. Cale and Eric Clapton join forces on new CD, The Road to Escondido
Rosebud Artists Score In Downbeat Critics Poll