Singer-songwriter JJ Cale died Friday, July 26, after suffering a heart attack. He was 74. Cale is cited as an influence by some of rock 'n' roll's biggest names, and some of his songs went on to be enormous hits performed by the likes of Eric Clapton and Lynyrd Skynyrd. Click through to see who else has covered Cale's music.
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Singer-songwriter JJ Cale died Friday, July 26, after suffering a heart attack. He was 74. Cale is cited as an influence by some of rock 'n' roll's biggest names, and some of his songs went on to be enormous hits performed by the likes of Eric Clapton and Lynyrd Skynyrd. Click through to see who else has covered Cale's music.
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Guitar legend Eric Clapton made Cale's "Cocaine" and "After Midnight" famous. Clapton's "Cocaine" made it to the 30th position on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1980.
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Guitar legend Eric Clapton made Cale's "Cocaine" and "After Midnight" famous. Clapton's "Cocaine" made it to the 30th position on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1980.
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Southern rockers Lynyrd Skynyrd covered "Call Me the Breeze" on their album 1974 "Second Helping."
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Southern rockers Lynyrd Skynyrd covered "Call Me the Breeze" on their album 1974 "Second Helping."
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Johnny Cash also covered "Call Me the Breeze" on his 1988 album "Water from the Wells of Home."
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Johnny Cash also covered "Call Me the Breeze" on his 1988 album "Water from the Wells of Home."
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Another Southern rock group, The Allman Brothers Band, also covered "Call Me the Breeze."
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Another Southern rock group, The Allman Brothers Band, also covered "Call Me the Breeze."
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Canadian group The Band covered Cale's "Crazy Mama" on their 1996 album "High on the Hog." Cale's own version of the song made it to the 22nd spot on Billboard's Hot 100 in 1972.
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Canadian group The Band covered Cale's "Crazy Mama" on their 1996 album "High on the Hog." Cale's own version of the song made it to the 22nd spot on Billboard's Hot 100 in 1972.
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Santana covered "Sensitive Kind" on the band's album "Zebop!" which made it to the 56th position on Billboard's Hot 100 in 1981.
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Santana covered "Sensitive Kind" on the band's album "Zebop!" which made it to the 56th position on Billboard's Hot 100 in 1981.
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Country singer Waylon Jennings covered both "Louisiana Women" in 1974 and "Clyde" in 1980.
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Country singer Waylon Jennings covered both "Louisiana Women" in 1974 and "Clyde" in 1980.
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Chet Atkins also took up "After Midnight" on his album "Picks on the Hits." The album was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Country Instrumental Performance in 1972.
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Chet Atkins also took up "After Midnight" on his album "Picks on the Hits." The album was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Country Instrumental Performance in 1972.
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Folk artist Maria Muldaur covered "Cajun Moon" on her 1978 album "Southern Winds."
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Folk artist Maria Muldaur covered "Cajun Moon" on her 1978 album "Southern Winds."
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Freddie King's 1974 album "Burglar" featured his cover of Cale's "I Got the Same Old Blues."
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Freddie King's 1974 album "Burglar" featured his cover of Cale's "I Got the Same Old Blues."
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Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band covered "I Got the Same Old Blues" under the title "Same Old Blues" on their 1974 album "Bluejeans and Moonbeams."
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Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band covered "I Got the Same Old Blues" under the title "Same Old Blues" on their 1974 album "Bluejeans and Moonbeams."
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Jam band Widespread Panic has performed Cale's "Travelin' Light" at multiple recorded live shows throughout their career which reaches back to the 1980s.
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Jam band Widespread Panic has performed Cale's "Travelin' Light" at multiple recorded live shows throughout their career which reaches back to the 1980s.
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