JJ Cale, the musician who wrote “Cocaine” and “After Midnight” for Eric Clapton and songs for numerous other artists, died Friday of a heart attack in La Jolla, Calif. He was 74. His agent confirmed ...
Back in the early ’70s, Eric Clapton — struggling out of drug addiction and pursuing a solo career — turned “Cocaine” and “After Midnight,” both JJ Cale songs, into radio staples that saved his ...
LA JOLLA - If musicians were measured not by the number of records they sold but by the number of peers they influenced, JJ Cale would have been a towering figure in 1970s rock 'n' roll. His best ...