Strange to think of. This humble man and his talent is a big part of my musical spectre. Here where i live in northtern nowhere Norway. The power of REAL rock and blues has no limits. RIP JJ, i’ll always miss you❤️
What I love about it is. JJ offers Eric the leadi opening, he , in proper English manner 'after you Sir' and JJ brings it!! A rare 'not about me' Eric moment...
Eric’s humility is amazing, notice how JJ Cale indicated for Eric to come up to the front of the stage and Eric just smiled and shook his head, happy for JJ to have the spot light. He is so respectful of all his guests that way.
All the greats have humility because they already have reached the top or near it.... it is wonderful. I am a guitar player for about 45 years.... Studio One Doraville Ga..... roots. Funny story... one time a member of the Georgia Satellites walked into a club and I asked him, "hey, aren't you the guy from the Black Crowes's? (I attended the rival Lassiter HS, they were from Walton.... later I attended the same schools as Peter Buck)... he replies "NO, The GA Sattellites"... Till this day I laugh
I'm ignorant as an older man of not keeping track of names... performances on stage etc. much at all. Thanks to internet TV you brought me JJ CALE. Thank you kindly... from in the bushes of Northern Ontario Canada
You can see the admiration Eric has for J.J. in his facial expressions. When J.J. motioned for Eric to start singing the lead, Eric shook his head, you can almost see him saying, “Oh hell NO!” You think I’m gonna sing this in front of the man who wrote these songs? Great stuff.
I used to play pool with Eric in Antigua I worked as a Chef at the Copper and Lumber Store. Pool was played At Dougie's place after hours. Eric had been sober for a bit. I wasn't. One of my best memories. We played 3 x. I won once. I'm sober 30 plus years now. Eric was a big influence in my early sobriety. God bless you.
Richard, a long time ago, I flew to Antigua from NYC for the "Around the Island" sailboat race; don't know if it's still going. When I boarded the plane, I saw Eric sitting in first class. I asked the stewardess if that was him, and she responded yes. I thought nothing of it and, at the time, didn't know anything about Dougie's or that Eric had a rehab facility on the island. After hearing about Dougie's and that he was a regular, I decided to visit. One evening, I walked up the stairs and saw a few pool tables off to the right. I wrote my name on the chalkboard against the back wall and waited for my turn. I didn't even notice he was in there playing pool. I ended up playing against him, and won! He was such a kind, mild mannered guy. No ego whatsoever. He introduced himself as Eric, and that was it.
"Call Me The Breeze" sounded great when JJ Cale released his "Naturally" LP in 1971 and it still sounds great in 2023. A true American classic. If you don't love this song, there is probably something wrong with you...
J J Cale , a modest giant. Not fame, but quality, quality and even more quality . Effortless and humble... We miss you John, but he have your music in our minds and hearts.
@@rosalynlawrence2372 It's a bit funny, but you might find more JJCale fans all over Europe than US . But one thing for sure : All US ought to be very proud of their great troubaduor-son !
@@haraldbjthunem4059 indeed. And we in Canada may even love him more! The comment below about how Eric seems so entranced is bang on. We saw his post-loss of son here in Toronto. Very moving....but emotion is the same level here. Who doesn't love JJ?
@@rosalynlawrence2372 didn't realise he's no longer with us found him late but at 81 I'm still playing catch-up just found out Bob Segers gone and every week it seems another giant leaves us as a child of the 50/60 we took it all for granted and now I'm beginning to appreciate Mozart Chopin Bach etc running out of time thank God for the internet
We all know that JJ and Eric are amazing but we forget the cast of supporting musicians are alot of times the backbone of the songs we hear , I tip my hat to you folks, keep it strong and real.
Them who write(JJ. Cale, Eric, and so on), and perform above average (guitar work ei. Eric), are the once that create and deliver "art", Just my opinion...But I hear you...
Good look jj is amazing Eric is dope. These guys also did kill it. The best music is when all the musicians are humble to each other's "riffs" jj Cale had a ton of humility which is why his songs were amazing.
@@DanStMary I just have to admit I had never heard of JJ CAle, before Clapton covered Cocaine. Great version, Slowhand album. I saw JJ Cale as maker, and I was sold , and have been since. What did JJ say? . When heard Clapton released Cocaine , I went out out and bought a new car ! ☺
Yes. The drummer and base player. So extremely good, and tight as a rock,on the theme, less is more. Tulsa sound. Living far from Tulsa, west coast of Sweden. Bought my first JJ-Cale album 1979!
It’s a phenomenon to be experienced and enjoyed , free of laborious comparisons . There never was before , and there never will be another . Enjoy him , revel in the Mastery and Creativity . Rare and Incomparable . Feel lucky you found him . Git ‘em Stevie !
Best SONG for me was on the road to Escondido maybe. Collaboration with Cale. SONG halfway through LP about there's nothing I haven't seen that you can show me.... Etc. Haha
As a 74 year old Vietnam Veteran. How great it is to hear such cool music by such cool musicians who still really have it all. Adds years to my life!. Experience has it!!👍
Thanks Vietnam vet for your sacrafice in Vietnam. We could do with your assistance now in the face of Tyranny. One last stand brother against the WEF. Let's do it. For the kids and grandkids. We're on it here in Ireland. Brothers in arms for humanity. Bless you and all free men and women. We didn't buy the bull and we certainly ain't selling it.
Thanks guys for your comments in support of my stance. This Country is going to shit because of those idiots from the unknowing, welfare state, that the protected, generation voted into power. It's time for a complete change of ALL the uneducated, unqualified, OVERPAID powerbrokers who mis-run our country. Kick them out, replace them with Veterans and/or straight thinking un-woke mature STRAIGHT normal biological thinking people, who have a lifetime of real experience of what this changing PC "Wokeness" is doing to our Country. Time to stop the rot and destruction before it's too late. I have 3 straight adult children, 5 straight adolescent Grandchildren and 2 straight Great Children. I love them all dearly and we are a strong family unit. However I fear greatly for their future with these idiot left wing morons forcing their "woke" ideology" and rubbish PC down their/our throats. My Grandfather (crippled by German machine gunfire in the German Spring offensive of 1918) WW1 and my Father WW2 (radio operator on board HMS Hardy torpedoed off Murmansk on Atlantic Convoy duty 1943) will be turning in their graves over the end results that they offered, suffered and offered their all for. As a 74-year-old Vietnam Veteran, I refuse to die despite many years of illness, because I want to live to see the day these loonie lefties and their stupid policies are completely destroyed, as being unworkable, destructive to our Country and the way of life so many offered and so many gave their all in defence of. That I may die with the knowledge that my entire family will grow up in a normal, straight-thinking Man (Male of the species) & Women (Female of the species) un-woke, free, sane world in which to live their lives. I am totally pissed with every one of these uneducated, underqualified, overpaid cretins run this country. Wake up Australia, before it's too late. Let's band together stronger than ever and keep up the good fight!!! Paul Martino Conscript Sapper Vietnam Veteran 1970/71
Absolutely precious at beginning when Cale gives Clapton the strong “nod” to step up and take mic to sing and Clapton smiles (joyfully) and shakes him off…incredible professionals!
The modern guitarists should take a lesson or two from these legends...optimal play is what creates the melody..not diluting the song with endless riffs....grammatically correct tones..just a piece of pure art manifesting in the form of music ❤❤
Yeah, JJ Cole was a remarkable talented musician. And Clapton is such a class act by stepping back and letting him have centre stage. This is the definition of music written and performed by REAL Artists. ✨✌️💙🇺🇲
King of The Tulsa Blues. Thank you Mr. J.J. Cale. Eric Clapton`s very own hero. How happy is ol` slow hand on this stage with these musical genius`s playing this perfect boogie/blues rift, just perfect for Clapton to shine. J.J. Cale brought out the best of E.C. once E.C. discovered him, and this relationship worked out to both men`s benefit and mutual respect for each other. Pure music magic of the highest order in any genre or any time.
JJ had a wonderful understated style of singing and playing.Other artists would take his songs,jazz them up and make hits of them.Great song writer who just loved performing for the fans.He wasn’t interested in the limelight as much as just putting out good music for the fans to enjoy.
Everything JJ Cale does looks so effortless to him. So much respect for the man, I will always cherish his music. Still hard to believe he's gone but no doubt his legacy will live on,
was blessed as a lad to hear JJ in house by now now 84 yr old dad. always one of my favorites - couldn't help but turn my HS and college pals onto him. Is there better mellow cool? and with another fixture of my music years, Clapton, on stage... wow!
Damn. It's such a joy hearing Clapper play rhythm behind J.J. Cale! Cat's got the feel for sure! It's obvious how much fun E.C. is having. I love this!
I had the pleasure of seeing the incomparable JJ several times - always in intimate settings - and he was amazing. Best boogie shuffle grooves ever. RIP JJ, so glad I have your music to keep you alive.
It's like his grinning face on the cover of "Riding with the King" where he's driving a convertible with BB King in the backseat. He's thinking, "Oh my God...pinch me! I can't believe BB King agreed to make an album with me!"
JJ Cale was an American treasure that too few knew about, unfortunately. He wrote so many songs made famous by others that it's actually hard to believe. He has a serious case of "bed-head" here! No glamor issues with JJ; he was the real deal.
I so agree. I think it was Clapton's way of thanking an unsung hero. JJ Cale never wanted stardom, but it suits him nicely. My fav is the breeze song. Rolling along.
@@lesliebrown6428 ..Canadian Truckers, 'Freedom Convoy', have adopted "They Call Me the Breeze".... 'Protesters'... _(Insurrectionists' to be crushed and have their bank accounts frozen, according to Justin Trudeau) as they and thousands of their supporters dance in the streets to these classics, while demanding... FREEDOM. :}
In the 70s in Finland we were listening to JJ Cale. Then there was a time I kind of forgot about him but now he is back loud and strong. Our newest kitty is called Breeze just because.
To have seen these two play is a dream that will pinch me as long as I live. I so wished JJ Cale would've stayed with us a little longer to cut more songs alone and with EC. One of the most underrated guitar players ever, few know how much John Cale's playing influenced other guitar greats.
+noobi core. that's cute..A "dream that will pinch me". I thought the expression was "pinch me to see that I'm not dreaming" some thing like that. u so funny.
Get a life really??? what a sad and pathetic comment. Like a fool who knows very little about music you wud be more respected if you had said nothing. Now everyone knows you know next to nothing. There are millions of no name guitarist that are miles above overrated Eric. Open up your eyes.. genius tests funny very funny lol.
JJ is a very bluesman, capable to be dirt like dust of the road, or clean like the sky you see when you run on the road with a convertible car. JJ is a man of the road, a musician of the road - all we owe so much at JJ cale🙏
Soooo true. JJ Intro notes here are distinct and original. EC can BURN...anytime he wants to he's got nothing left to prove. He just wants to be in the mix so he can hear other artists he admires shine in their own way, You can see it. Saw him with CREAM in 69. He was savagely hot. . So were Jack and Ginger
Saw JJ and his band for the first time in 1982 or 3 and 7or 8 since. Just awesome miss him so much. Woke up this morning with a hangover and played some JJ. Best cure ever. Halfway thru Grasshopper I felt great. JJ and 5mg of Vicodin just what the Dr ordered
Apart from the front line, which was sheer magic, I thought the bass guitar was absolutely solid. When I jammed in a five piece, the fiddle player used to remind me that guitars are percussion, not strings. I thought he was both.
Hi. Johnny here,64 years young. JJ one of first rockers I REALLY got into. Had older sister so first exposed to Beatles early years. As patty got into high school I got ahold of Burden and the Animals. Starting to get interesting. Brother Joe began getting high so found Airplane, Hendrick and such. Southern rock beginning to become a thing.one of those things became my fav, JJ Cale. Remained so for life. Damn was he cool. So fing smooth. Everything he did seemed effortless. And the music so different ! I couldn't turn it off. JJ definitely in heaven. Hell couldn't let him in. He would have caused the fires to go out. He was just that damn COOL!!! Still that damn COOL! I'll be cranking him up forever. Well till hell calls me home. Pretty sure they'll let me in!! I¡ Not that cool and I've spent last 50 years busting my ass to earn my ticket.
The best gift a person can give or receive, is the loyalty and affection of a lasting friendship. Here, between these two men, it is so plainly illustrated. To stand on a stage and play music together, makes them both so happy. Hats off to J.J. Cale and to Eric Clapton. Rest in peace, J.J.
😍Concert inoubliable...et exceptionnel !!! Très beau souvenir avec JJ Cale, avec les titres « Cocaine » et « After Midnight », popularisées par Eric Clapton, « Call Me The Breeze » et son très beau jeu de guitare qui oscille entre country, jazz-blues ou rock ou bien encore la performance à l'état pur, de cet artiste auteur-compositeur interprète et guitariste qui nous manque beaucoup !! Un régal tout simplement
I love when JJ nods to clapton for the first solo, and clapton just denies it. He gives JJ that moment. It puts a tear in my eye to see the respect between two of my heroes. God bless you JJ
Bapalapa30 If I'd've been JJ Cale I woulda announced, "Eric Clapton, the vocal," (ala Jack Bruce) and when Eric shook his head I'd've groaned, "Aww, c'man, Slowhand." Clap woulda stepped up to the mike then or the audience woulda been on his case. Great tunes anyway!
i don't think i've ever seen eric as in awe of a fellow musician, it's so nice to see him smile. jj was so amazing, he played so effortlessly it was like the guitar was just an extension of his body. it's a joy to watch. rip jj.
The mastery of filling the air with as few notes as neccessary. This is the difference between running through a million notes per second and actually making good music with soul
My dad used to say of all the extra stuff, "You're just throwing darts now," whether it was playing or singing harmony. Sometimes, the dart-throwing led to some inventive (& always purely unintentional) chord progressions/ harmonies, but usually it just murkied up otherwise good music.
@@michaeloneill1763 It's definitively a quote to PAUZE and think about. I more than just admire B.B.King (and experienced him live) and I could never hold a candle to his art. BUT may I - in all modesty - suggest, that 'Notes matter' AS WELL AS 'the spaces inbetween' ? What is your opinion on this 'modulation', Mr. Michael O'Neill, and do you think Mr. B.B.King would be prepared to, let's say, not totally reject this notion ? Michael W Dell
@@michaeldell2349 If B.B. King rejected that notion he'd be out of work, but he knows where to leave the spaces in between. So many rock guitarists are praised because they can cram in as many notes as possible in one bar of music, but a real musician plays with emotional intensity and heartfelt timing. B.B. is so good at that.
Tell you what I’m watching this on tv and listening but not seeing Eric performing . I thought Good heavens that guy is good looked up and saw JJ then Eric on guitar and I think he was enjoying the performance even more than me . The happy face . Big smiles. The best of the Best . Weren’t we lucky . How do they make their fingers do the talking as well as their mouth ? Love it . Thankyou how wonderful !! ❤️🌹🙏🥰 Do they know how special they made our lives ?🙏🙏🙏🌹
