JJ Cale, the musician best known for writing the Eric Clapton hits "After Midnight" and "Cocaine," died Friday (July 26) at the age of 74. By Jason Lipshutz Editor JJ Cale, the musician best known ...

Continuing to foster their working relationship, Clapton sat in for the majority of Cale's set, riffing on classics cuts like "After Midnight" and "Cocaine." Jambands.com caught up with JJ Cale ...

Singer and songwriter JJ Cale, whose work became hits for a wide ... He recorded his first single for Liberty Records in 1965, with “After Midnight” as the B-side. Eric Clapton later scored ...

LA JOLLA, Calif. — Influential musician JJ Cale, whose best-known songs became hits for Eric Clapton with “After Midnight” and Lynyrd Skynyrd with “Call Me the Breeze,” has died.

who exposed him to Cale's music. Bramlett suggested he include After Midnight on his first solo album, "and from that point on, I had my head cocked in JJ's direction. I always wanted to see what ...

Grammy-winning musician and songwriter JJ Cale, perhaps best known for writing Eric Clapton's hits "Cocaine" and "After Midnight," died Friday at age 74 after suffering a heart attack.

JJ Cale would have been a towering figure in 1970s rock `n' roll. His best songs like "After Midnight," "Cocaine" and "Call Me the Breeze" were towering hits — for other artists. Eric Clapton ...

J.J. Cale, the Oklahoma-born singer-songwriter whose songs “After Midnight” and “Cocaine” were made into hits by Eric Clapton, died Friday, July 26 in Los Angeles after suffering a heart ...

JJ Cale would have been a towering figure in 1970s rock 'n' roll. His best songs, like "After Midnight," "Cocaine" and "Call Me the Breeze," were towering hits - for other artists. Eric Clapton ...

JJ Cale onstage at London’s Hammersmith Odeon in 1976.