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J. J. Cale

1938 - 2013

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John Weldon "JJ" Cale (December 5, 1938 – July 26, 2013) was an American guitarist, singer, and songwriter. Though he avoided the limelight, his influence as a musical artist has been acknowledged by figures such as Neil Young, Mark Knopfler, Waylon Jennings, and Eric Clapton, who described him as one of the most important artists in rock history. He is one of the originators of the Tulsa sound, a loose genre drawing on blues, rockabilly, country, and jazz. In 2008, Cale and Clapton received a Grammy Award for their album The Road to Escondido. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. J. J. Cale is the 67th most popular musician (up from 265th in 2019), the 483rd most popular biography from United States (up from 1,487th in 2019) and the 18th most popular American Musician.

J. J. Cale is most famous for his song "Cocaine" which is about the effects of cocaine on the body.

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Among musicians, J. J. Cale ranks 67 out of 3,175. Before him are Mstislav Rostropovich, Ram Narayan, Brian Jones, Victor Borge, Robert Fripp, and Dschinghis Khan. After him are Chuck Berry, Cliff Burton, Antônio Carlos Jobim, Miles Davis, Vladimir Horowitz, and Dean Martin.

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Among people born in 1938, J. J. Cale ranks 23. Before him are Christopher Lloyd, Alberto Fujimori, Albert Fert, Klaus Schwab, Joe Dassin, and Luis Aragonés. After him are Bob Kahn, Tomas Lindahl, Giuliano Gemma, Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, Paul Verhoeven, and Vladimir Vysotsky. Among people deceased in 2013, J. J. Cale ranks 17. Before him are Võ Nguyên Giáp, Frederick Sanger, Robert Coleman Richardson, Mohammed Omar, Peter O'Toole, and Christian de Duve. After him are Giuliano Gemma, François Jacob, Giulio Andreotti, Paul Walker, Douglas Engelbart, and Djalma Santos.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, J. J. Cale ranks 483 out of 20,380. Before him are Robert Lucas Jr. (1937), Julia Roberts (1967), Edith Wilson (1872), Thomas Midgley Jr. (1889), Sidney Poitier (1927), and Paul Samuelson (1915). After him are Clifford Shull (1915), John Bardeen (1908), Susan Sontag (1933), Chuck Berry (1926), Bob Kahn (1938), and Stevie Wonder (1950).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, J. J. Cale ranks 18. Before him are Tom Petty (1950), Bill Haley (1925), Marilyn Manson (1969), Iggy Pop (1947), Frank Zappa (1940), and Bruce Springsteen (1949). After him are Chuck Berry (1926), Cliff Burton (1962), Miles Davis (1926), Dean Martin (1917), Charlie Parker (1920), and Yehudi Menuhin (1916).

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