J J Cale dead at 74: Tributes paid to singer songwriter after his death from a heart attack
http://www.mirror.co.uk/lifestyle/going-out/music/j-j-cale-dead-74-2095658
JJ Cale, the man who wrote Eric Clapton classics Cocaine and After Midnight, has died aged 74.
Clapton and Cale collaborated on the 2006 album The Road to Escondido, which won the Best Contemporary Blues Album category in 2008.
He also sang on Angel on Clapton's Old Sock album - Cale's last released music.
His career saw him release 14 albums and his songs have been covered by acts including Johnny Cash and Santana.
A statement on his website said: "We've lost a great artist and a great person.
"JJ Cale passed away at 8:00 pm on Friday July 26 at Scripps Hospital in La Jolla, CA. He had suffered a heart attack.
"There are no immediate plans for services.
"Donations are not needed but he was a great lover of animals so, if you like, you can remember him with donations to your favorite local animal shelter."
Mirror columnist Tony Parsons was among those to pay tribute on Twitter.
Sharing Cale's music he tweeted: "RIP JJ Cale - got to love a man whose life motto was, 'Slower, baby.'
"RIP The most laid back man in the universe, stone cold genius - 'what have done - cajun moon?'"
Sharing a video of My Gal, he added: "JJ Cale and 4 minutes 24 seconds of the music that never dies 'My Gal don't like those red, red roses.'"
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http://www.mirror.co.uk/lifestyle/going-out/music/j-j-cale-dead-74-2095658
JJ Cale, the man who wrote Eric Clapton classics Cocaine and After Midnight, has died aged 74.
Clapton and Cale collaborated on the 2006 album The Road to Escondido, which won the Best Contemporary Blues Album category in 2008.
He also sang on Angel on Clapton's Old Sock album - Cale's last released music.
His career saw him release 14 albums and his songs have been covered by acts including Johnny Cash and Santana.
A statement on his website said: "We've lost a great artist and a great person.
"JJ Cale passed away at 8:00 pm on Friday July 26 at Scripps Hospital in La Jolla, CA. He had suffered a heart attack.
"There are no immediate plans for services.
"Donations are not needed but he was a great lover of animals so, if you like, you can remember him with donations to your favorite local animal shelter."
Mirror columnist Tony Parsons was among those to pay tribute on Twitter.
Sharing Cale's music he tweeted: "RIP JJ Cale - got to love a man whose life motto was, 'Slower, baby.'
"RIP The most laid back man in the universe, stone cold genius - 'what have done - cajun moon?'"
Sharing a video of My Gal, he added: "JJ Cale and 4 minutes 24 seconds of the music that never dies 'My Gal don't like those red, red roses.'"
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