By Steve Newton I realize I've mentioned it before--maybe more than once--but holy crap do I love J.J. Cale. He left us in 2013, but my fondness for the guy hasn't dwindled at all since he shuffled off this mortal coil. He was the personification of laidback cool--not to mention criminally underrated guitar prowess. My … Continue reading That time J.J. Cale told me that any help I could give him, he’d appreciate
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That time I asked J.J. Cale why it took him seven years to get an album out
By Steve Newton I feel extremely fortunate to have interviewed J.J. Cale a couple of times during the legendary songwriter's lifetime. The first time was back in 1990, when he was touring behind his first album on the Silvertone label, Travel-Log, which featured the incredible James Burton on guitar. It was Cale's first album in seven … Continue reading That time I asked J.J. Cale why it took him seven years to get an album out