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Region: Northeast Oklahoma / Green Country Conference: Plains Regional Rank: #9

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Did You Know

  • • JJ Cale, born in Oklahoma City, shaped the Tulsa Sound's laid-back groove.
  • • He moved to Los Angeles in the 60s, struggling before returning to Tulsa.
  • • Eric Clapton's cover of "After Midnight" launched Cale's solo career.
  • • Cale famously preferred studio work and avoided extensive touring.
  • • He played guitar on Delaney & Bonnie's groundbreaking 1969 European tour.
  • • Cale's minimalist style influenced artists across genres, especially rock.
  • • He won a Grammy for his collaboration album with Eric Clapton, "The Road to Escondido".
  • • Cale's music was featured in films like "Casino" and "Rush".
  • • He used a Maestro Echoplex extensively, creating his signature sound.
  • • Cale married Christine Lakeland, who also became a member of his band.

Locations in Lyrics

30 location references across 10 songs

Songs & Places

Call Me the Breeze
Nashville, TN California Georgia
"Shuffle on down to Broadway"
Drifters Wife
Tennessee New York City, NY Portland, OR Mexican line Mexican line, US
"Had me a woman down in Tennessee"
If You’re Ever in Oklahoma
Oklahoma Dallas, TX Wichita, KS
"If you're ever in Oklahoma"
If You're Ever in Oklahoma
Oklahoma
"Song about Oklahoma"
Magnolia
New Orleans, LA Louisiana Magnolia, MS
"I left down in New Orleans"
Thirteen Days
Mobile, AL Atlanta, GA Birmingham, AL Baton Rouge, LA New Orleans, LA California New York
"Birmingham, Mobile, and up to Baton Rouge"
Cajun Moon
Cajun Country, LA
"Cajun moon"
Travelin’ Light
Paradise, CA Paradise, TX
"We can go to paradise"
Devil in Disguise
New York City, NY Coastal California
"From the California shore to New York City"
Ride Me High
Tulsa, OK
"Song by J.J. Cale"

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