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Grammy-winning musician J J Cale,whose best known songs became hits for Eric Clapton with After Midnight and Lynyrd Skynyrd with Call Me the Breeze,has died. He was 74.
The performer and producers manager Mike Kappus told The Associated Press that the architect of the Tulsa Sound died Friday night of a heart attack at Scripps Hospital in La Jolla,California.
Born John Weldon Cale in Oklahoma City,he cut a wide path through 1970s rock n roll,influencing some of the most famous musicians at the time. Neil Young,Mark Knopfler and Bryan Ferry were among his many fans.
His album with Eric Clapton The Road to Escondido won a Grammy for Best Contemporary Blues Album in 2007.
In 2006,Cale told the AP in an interview,Id probably be selling shoes today if it wasnt for Eric.
Artists including Santana,The Allman Brothers and Johnny Cash have all covered Cales songs.
