Taste is a straightjacket and JJ Cale never wore it. Despite his lack of volume and bombast, he was as dangerous as any killer quietly sneaking in your window at night. It's the quiet ones you have to ...

If musicians were measured not by the number of records they sold but by the number of peers they influenced, JJ Cale would have been a towering figure in 1970s rock ‘n’ roll. His best songs like ...

LA JOLLA - If musicians were measured not by the number of records they sold but by the number of peers they influenced, JJ Cale would have been a towering figure in 1970s rock 'n' roll. His best ...

The musician passed away Friday of a heart attack at Scripps Hospital in La Jolla, Calif. By The Associated Press If musicians were measured not by the number of records they sold but by the number of ...

Singer-songwriter J.J. Cale, who died Friday night at the age of 74, was renowned in the industry for his work as collaborator, most notably with Eric Clapton, Santana and Tom Petty. His most ...

Corrections & Clarifications: An earlier version of this interview with Eric Clapton contained an inaccurate quote about meeting the late JJ Cale. Clapton's correct quote: "He showed me a guitar he ...

Ethan Hawke is striding purposefully down a Tulsa street to the slinky sounds of the late JJ Cale's soulful song "The Sensitive Kind." That's how Tulsa-based writer, director and producer Sterlin ...