Album: Collected by J.J. Cale (2006)
Genre: Blues | Style: Urban/R&B | Mood: Good Natured
Format: Album

Description: Just such a superb collection of songs and recordings. The third disc of "previously unobtainables" and various "versions of" is a series of real highlights for me - buy it for these alone! And then rock along to the other two great discs: as others have said, it is all just so well assembled and produced. Cale is such a special singer, musician and song writer, and this set is up there with the very best we have of the great man. He gave us 40 years of music. You can truly celebrate that great offering with this set of discs.

Artist Background: JJ Cale (also J.J. Cale), born John Weldon Cale on December 5, 1938, in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, is a Grammy Award-winning American singer-songwriter and musician. Cale is one of the originators of the Tulsa Sound, a loose genre drawing on blues, rockabilly, country, and jazz influences. Cale's personal style has often been described as "laid back". His only U.S. hit single, Crazy Mama, peaked at #22 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart in 1972. During the 2006 documentary film To Tulsa and Ba... Part of the Oklahoma City, USA music scene. Associated with Blues movement. Known for Urban/R&B style.

Related Artists: Tony Joe White, Eric Clapton, Peter Green, Canned Heat

Music Scene: Part of the Oklahoma City, USA music scene. Associated with Blues movement. Known for Urban/R&B style.

Tags: Blues, Urban/R&B, Good Natured, 2000s, Album

Additional Context: Rating score: 7. Based on 1 votes. Available on Discogs marketplace


Just such a superb collection of songs and recordings. The third disc of "previously unobtainables" and various "versions of" is a series of real highlights for me - buy it for these alone! And then rock along to the other two great discs: as others have said, it is all just so well assembled and produced. Cale is such a special singer, musician and song writer, and this set is up there with the very best we have of the great man. He gave us 40 years of music. You can truly celebrate that great offering with this set of discs.

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J.J. Cale

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