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February 20, 2009

JJ Cale Rolls On With New Disc

The reclusive songwriter behind "After Midnight" and "Cocaine" opens up
June 5, 1997

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Roll On

If JJ Cale is influencing a new generation (see M. Ward's country blues rock and Jenny Lewis' name-checks) maybe it's because, at 70, he's a model for indie-rock longevity. On his 16th record, the Oklahoma-born singer-songwriter-producer sticks to his low-key DIY guns, notwithstanding cameos from...

2009 RS: 3.5of 5 Stars

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Self-described "semiretired," reclusive singer/songwriter J.J. Cale's songs have been covered by artists ranging from Johnny Cash to Captain Beefheart. But his trademark sinuous, bluesy guitar lines and mumbly, near-whispered vocals have been popularized by Dire Straits and Eric Clapton; the latter's versions of "After Midnight" and "Cocaine" have become radio hits.

Cale took up the guitar at age...

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