JJ Cale died Friday (7/26) in a La Jolla, California hospital following a heart attcak.  The Oklahoma born Cale was notoriously reluctant to tour and steadfastly refused to fly, but songs of his were heard performed world wide by some of his biggest fans - fellow musicians like Eric Clapton (Cocaine, After Midnight), Lynyrd Skynyrd (Call Me The Breeze), Tom Petty (I'd Love To Love You, Baby) and many others.  He and Clapton co-released an album titled The Road To Escondito in 2006, but Eric ws unable to get him to agree to hit the road with him in support of the album.
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