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J.J. Cale

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Cajun Moon, I Got the Same Old Blues, Call Me the Breeze and If You're Ever in Oklahoma
11 months ago
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Coincidence or not, the phrase "laid back" crept into common use right around the time of J.J. Cale's first album. Nearly everyone but Cale missed the point. "Laid back" wasn't a synonym for "slow"; it was a frame of mind that applied to any tempo. A fast song could be "laid back" as easily as a slow one. It all hinged on the approach. Cale arrived at a time when entire sides of LP's were consu...

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