J.J. Cale

vocal, guitar, producer, electric guitar, mix, recording, bass, synthesizer, piano, gut guitar, slide guitar, drums, electric piano, organ, samples from artist, engineer

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Top collaborators

Artist name Roles Recordings
Audie Ashworth engineer, producer, recording A Thing Going On, Anyway the Wind Blows, Boilin' Pot, Cajun Moon, Can't Live Here, Carry On, Changes, City Girls, Cloudy Day, Crying, Deep Dark Dungeon, Devil in Disguise, Does Your Mama Like to Reggae, Don't Cry Sister, Don’t Wait, Downtown L.A., Dr. Jive, Drifters Wife, Everlovin' Woman, Everything Will Be Alright, Fate of a Fool, Friday, Going Down, Grasshopper, I Got the Same Old Blues, I'd Like to Love You Baby, I'll Be There (If You Ever Want Me), I'll Make Love to You Anytime, If You Leave Her, If You’re Ever in Oklahoma, I’ll Kiss the World Goodbye, Katy Cool Lady, Let's Go to Tahiti, Lies, Lou-Easy-Ann, Louisiana Women, Love Has Been Gone, Mama Don’t, Mississippi River, Mo Jo, Mona, Nobody but You, Okie, One Step Ahead of the Blues, Pack My Jack, Playing in the Street, Precious Memories, Ridin’ Home, Right Down Here, Rock and Roll Records, Runaround, Sensitive Kind, Soulin’, Starbound, The Old Man and Me, Thirteen Days, Too Much for Me, What Do You Expect, Wish I Had Not Said That, You Keep Me Hangin' On
Christine Lakeland engineer, vocal, Moog, electric guitar, guitar, gut guitar, organ, percussion, piano A Thing Going On, Ain't Love Funny, Cajun Moon, Carry On, Cloudy Day, Devil in Disguise, Does Your Mama Like to Reggae, Don't Cry Sister, Don’t Wait, Downtown L.A., Fate of a Fool, If You Leave Her, Katy Cool Lady, Long Way Home, Lou-Easy-Ann, Mississippi River, Mona, Nobody but You, Pack My Jack, Rose in the Garden, Runaround, Steve's Song, What Do You Expect, Wish I Had Not Said That
Karl T. Himmel drums Bringing It Back, Clyde, Crazy Mama, Crying Eyes, Dr. Jive, Grasshopper, I'd Like to Love You Baby, I'll Be There (If You Ever Want Me), Love Has Been Gone, Magnolia, Nowhere to Run, River Runs Deep, Rock and Roll Records, Starbound, Thirteen Days, Woman I Love
Jim Karstein congas, drums, maracas, percussion Borrowed Time, Cajun Moon, Downtown L.A., Fate of a Fool, Going Down, If You Leave Her, Like You Used To, Long Way Home, Lou-Easy-Ann, Rose in the Garden, Sensitive Kind, Sho-Biz Blues, Slower Baby, Steve's Song
Tommy Cogbill bass Can't Live Here, City Girls, Deep Dark Dungeon, Does Your Mama Like to Reggae, Everlovin' Woman, Grasshopper, I Got the Same Old Blues, I'll Be There (If You Ever Want Me), Love Has Been Gone, Mama Don’t, One Step Ahead of the Blues, Starbound, You Keep Me Hangin' On

Collaborators on this artist's recordings

Artist name Roles Recordings
Audie Ashworth engineer, producer, recording A Thing Going On, Anyway the Wind Blows, Boilin' Pot, Cajun Moon, Can't Live Here, Carry On, Changes, City Girls, Cloudy Day, Crying, Deep Dark Dungeon, Devil in Disguise, Does Your Mama Like to Reggae, Don't Cry Sister, Don’t Wait, Downtown L.A., Dr. Jive, Drifters Wife, Everlovin' Woman, Everything Will Be Alright, Fate of a Fool, Friday, Going Down, Grasshopper, I Got the Same Old Blues, I'd Like to Love You Baby, I'll Be There (If You Ever Want Me), I'll Make Love to You Anytime, If You Leave Her, If You’re Ever in Oklahoma, I’ll Kiss the World Goodbye, Katy Cool Lady, Let's Go to Tahiti, Lies, Lou-Easy-Ann, Louisiana Women, Love Has Been Gone, Mama Don’t, Mississippi River, Mo Jo, Mona, Nobody but You, Okie, One Step Ahead of the Blues, Pack My Jack, Playing in the Street, Precious Memories, Ridin’ Home, Right Down Here, Rock and Roll Records, Runaround, Sensitive Kind, Soulin’, Starbound, The Old Man and Me, Thirteen Days, Too Much for Me, What Do You Expect, Wish I Had Not Said That, You Keep Me Hangin' On
Christine Lakeland engineer, vocal, Moog, electric guitar, guitar, gut guitar, organ, percussion, piano A Thing Going On, Ain't Love Funny, Cajun Moon, Carry On, Cloudy Day, Devil in Disguise, Does Your Mama Like to Reggae, Don't Cry Sister, Don’t Wait, Downtown L.A., Fate of a Fool, If You Leave Her, Katy Cool Lady, Long Way Home, Lou-Easy-Ann, Mississippi River, Mona, Nobody but You, Pack My Jack, Rose in the Garden, Runaround, Steve's Song, What Do You Expect, Wish I Had Not Said That
Karl T. Himmel drums Bringing It Back, Clyde, Crazy Mama, Crying Eyes, Dr. Jive, Grasshopper, I'd Like to Love You Baby, I'll Be There (If You Ever Want Me), Love Has Been Gone, Magnolia, Nowhere to Run, River Runs Deep, Rock and Roll Records, Starbound, Thirteen Days, Woman I Love
Jim Karstein congas, drums, maracas, percussion Borrowed Time, Cajun Moon, Downtown L.A., Fate of a Fool, Going Down, If You Leave Her, Like You Used To, Long Way Home, Lou-Easy-Ann, Rose in the Garden, Sensitive Kind, Sho-Biz Blues, Slower Baby, Steve's Song
Tommy Cogbill bass Can't Live Here, City Girls, Deep Dark Dungeon, Does Your Mama Like to Reggae, Everlovin' Woman, Grasshopper, I Got the Same Old Blues, I'll Be There (If You Ever Want Me), Love Has Been Gone, Mama Don’t, One Step Ahead of the Blues, Starbound, You Keep Me Hangin' On
Ron Reynolds mix, recording Can't Live Here, City Girls, Cloudy Day, Deep Dark Dungeon, Does Your Mama Like to Reggae, Don’t Wait, I'll Make Love to You Anytime, Mama Don’t, One Step Ahead of the Blues, You Keep Me Hangin' On
Bill Boatman drums, electric guitar, fiddle, guitar, tambourine A Thing Going On, Devil in Disguise, Downtown L.A., Fate of a Fool, Going Down, If You Leave Her, Lou-Easy-Ann, Mississippi River, Mo Jo
Tim Drummond bass Ain't Love Funny, Borrowed Time, I'd Like to Love You Baby, Like You Used To, Long Way Home, Rock and Roll Records, Rose in the Garden, Sho-Biz Blues, Steve's Song
Farrell Morris congas, drums, percussion, vibraphone Cajun Moon, Changes, Crying, Dr. Jive, Everything Will Be Alright, If You’re Ever in Oklahoma, Louisiana Women, Playing in the Street, Precious Memories
Nick Rather bass A Thing Going On, Cloudy Day, Downtown L.A., Fate of a Fool, If You Leave Her, Lou-Easy-Ann, Mississippi River, Nobody but You, What Do You Expect
Joe Mills (engineer) engineer, recording Bringing It Back, Cajun Moon, Clyde, Crying, Love Has Been Gone, Magnolia, Precious Memories, Woman I Love
Aaron Kenneth Buttrey drums Can't Live Here, City Girls, Deep Dark Dungeon, Does Your Mama Like to Reggae, I’ll Kiss the World Goodbye, Mama Don’t, One Step Ahead of the Blues, You Keep Me Hangin' On
Reggie Young (guitarist and songwriter) electric guitar, guitar Cajun Moon, City Girls, Crying, Deep Dark Dungeon, Dr. Jive, Mama Don’t, Precious Memories, You Keep Me Hangin' On
Chad Hailey mix, recording A Thing Going On, Can't Live Here, Cloudy Day, Devil in Disguise, Downtown L.A., Mississippi River, Nobody but You
Rick Horton engineer, mix, recording Everlovin' Woman, Friday, I Got the Same Old Blues, I'd Like to Love You Baby, Mona, One Step Ahead of the Blues, Rock and Roll Records
Bobby Emmons organ, piano Can't Live Here, City Girls, Deep Dark Dungeon, Does Your Mama Like to Reggae, Mama Don’t, One Step Ahead of the Blues, You Keep Me Hangin' On
Don Preston (blues guitarist) guitar Borrowed Time, Like You Used To, Long Way Home, Rose in the Garden, Sho-Biz Blues, Steve's Song
Charlie Paakkari engineer Borrowed Time, Like You Used To, Long Way Home, Rose in the Garden, Sho-Biz Blues, Steve's Song
Carl Radle bass Crazy Mama, Crying Eyes, Friday, Mona, River Runs Deep, Sensitive Kind
James Cruce drums Borrowed Time, Like You Used To, Long Way Home, Rose in the Garden, Sho-Biz Blues, Steve's Song
Bill Payne organ, piano Borrowed Time, Like You Used To, Long Way Home, Rose in the Garden, Runaround, Sho-Biz Blues
Mac Gayden guitar, slide guitar Crazy Mama, Everlovin' Woman, I Got the Same Old Blues, Right Down Here, River Runs Deep, Soulin’
James Long (engineer) recording Call Me the Breeze, Call the Doctor, Crazy Mama, Crying Eyes, River Runs Deep
Kenny Malone drums Cajun Moon, Crying, Everlovin' Woman, I Got the Same Old Blues, Precious Memories
Ed Colis harmonica Bringing It Back, Clyde, Magnolia, Nowhere to Run, Woman I Love
Bob Wilson (piano) piano Bringing It Back, Clyde, Magnolia, Nowhere to Run, Woman I Love
David Briggs (US producer and musician) electric piano, piano Can't Live Here, City Girls, Does Your Mama Like to Reggae, One Step Ahead of the Blues, You Keep Me Hangin' On
Norbert Putnam bass After Midnight, Changes, Don’t Go to Strangers, Everything Will Be Alright, I’ll Kiss the World Goodbye
John Christopher (British writer) guitar Can't Live Here, City Girls, Does Your Mama Like to Reggae, One Step Ahead of the Blues, You Keep Me Hangin' On
Dennis Goode horn, trombone I'd Like to Love You Baby, Rock and Roll Records, Sensitive Kind, Starbound
Joel Green (bass) bass Anyway the Wind Blows, Cajun Moon, Okie, The Old Man and Me
Buddy Harman drums Don’t Wait, Friday, Mona, Sensitive Kind
Jerry Whitehurst keyboard, piano After Midnight, Don’t Go to Strangers, I'd Like to Love You Baby, Rock and Roll Records
Jimmy Capps guitar If You’re Ever in Oklahoma, Louisiana Women, Playing in the Street, Right Down Here
George Tidwell horn, trumpet I'd Like to Love You Baby, Rock and Roll Records, Sensitive Kind, Starbound
Jim Williamson (engineer) recording Bringing It Back, Clyde, Magnolia, Woman I Love
Hugh Davies (US recording engineer) mix, recording Carry On, Pack My Jack, Runaround, What Do You Expect
Paul Davis (US guitarist) guitar Anyway the Wind Blows, Okie, The Old Man and Me
Harold Ray Bradley electric guitar, guitar Don’t Wait, I'll Be There (If You Ever Want Me), Starbound
Less Ladd recording Fate of a Fool, If You Leave Her, Lou-Easy-Ann
Gene Eichelberger engineer Changes, Everything Will Be Alright, I’ll Kiss the World Goodbye
Gary Allen (drums) drums Cloudy Day, Nobody but You, What Do You Expect
Donald C. Sheffield horn, trumpet Lies, Right Down Here, Sensitive Kind
Weldon Myrick steel guitar Call Me the Breeze, Call the Doctor, The Old Man and Me
Larry Bell (piano) electric piano, organ, piano Fate of a Fool, If You Leave Her, Lou-Easy-Ann
Jim Keltner drums Ain't Love Funny, Pack My Jack, Steve's Song
Steve Gibson electric guitar Can't Live Here, Does Your Mama Like to Reggae, One Step Ahead of the Blues
Billy Puett saxophone I'd Like to Love You Baby, Rock and Roll Records, Starbound
Terry Perkins drums Anyway the Wind Blows, Okie, The Old Man and Me
Beegie Cruzer keyboard, piano Cajun Moon, Crying, Precious Memories
Vassar Clements fiddle If You’re Ever in Oklahoma, Louisiana Women, Playing in the Street
Joe Zinkan bass If You’re Ever in Oklahoma, Louisiana Women, Playing in the Street
Tarp Tarrant congas, tambourine Right Down Here, Soulin’
Mike Lawler synthesizer Does Your Mama Like to Reggae, One Step Ahead of the Blues
George Soule drums Right Down Here, Soulin’
Rail Jon Rogut engineer Rose in the Garden, Steve's Song
Marvin Chantry strings Mona, Sensitive Kind
‘Pig’ Robbins piano Everlovin' Woman, I Got the Same Old Blues
Bobby Wood piano Changes, Everything Will Be Alright
Chuck Browning drums After Midnight, Don’t Go to Strangers
Leon Russell electric piano What Do You Expect
Ronny Light mix, recording Mona, Sensitive Kind
David Johnson (Sound Engineer) engineer Right Down Here, Soulin’
Denis Solee horn, saxophone Cloudy Day, Nobody but You
Cam Mullins instrument arranger Mona, Sensitive Kind
Diane Davidson vocal Crazy Mama, River Runs Deep
Josh Graves dobro If You’re Ever in Oklahoma, Louisiana Women
Carl Gorodetzky strings Mona, Sensitive Kind
Stan Hutto engineer I'll Be There (If You Ever Want Me), Starbound
Spooner Oldham organ Borrowed Time, Steve's Song
Sheldon Kurland strings Mona, Sensitive Kind
Emory Gordy bass Pack My Jack, Runaround
Johnny Christopher (Guitarist) guitar Deep Dark Dungeon, Mama Don’t
Roy Christensen strings Mona, Sensitive Kind
Mike Leech bass Crying, Precious Memories
Bob Ray bass Right Down Here, Soulin’
Gary Gilmore (Bassist, not the criminal) bass Going Down, Mo Jo
Charlie McCoy (white blues harmonica player, 1960s-present) harmonica Ridin’ Home
Joann Sweeney vocal Lies
Jimmy Johnson (Muscle Shoals rhythm section (guitar/producer)) guitar Lies
James Burton (guitarist) electric guitar Pack My Jack
Kenny Buttrey drums I'll Make Love to You Anytime
Hayward Bishop drums Wish I Had Not Said That
Kossie Gardner organ Right Down Here
Hal Blaine drums Runaround
Larry Taylor (US bassist) bass Steve's Song
Lee Allen (US jazz tenor saxophonist) saxophone Steve's Song
Leslie Taylor vocal Long Way Home
Grady Martin (country/rockabilly guitarist) electric guitar I'll Be There (If You Ever Want Me)
Gordon Shryock electric guitar What Do You Expect
Marcy Dicterow Vaj viola Rose in the Garden
Marilyn Davis vocal Does Your Mama Like to Reggae
Glen D. Hardin piano Pack My Jack
Michael Rhodes bass Wish I Had Not Said That
George Bohanon trombone Steve's Song
Garth Hudson accordion Ain't Love Funny
Nancy Stein cello Rose in the Garden
Doug Atwell violin Ain't Love Funny
David Hood bass Lies
Norm Ray baritone saxophone Lies
Chris Douridas producer Cajun Moon
Chip Young recording Dr. Jive
Ray Edenton guitar Don’t Wait
Red Spivey piano Crying
Joakim remixer Ride Me High (Joakim edit)
Charles Dungey bass Dr. Jive
Robert Greenidge (steel drummer) steelpan Grasshopper
Roger Hawkins drums Lies
Carol Kaye bass Carry On
Buddy Spicher fiddle Clyde
Bob Phillips (trumpet) trumpet Lies
Russ Kunkel drums Carry On
Bob Phillips trumpet Right Down Here
Sherry Porter vocal Boilin' Pot
Shorty Lavender fiddle Clyde
Sid Page violin Rose in the Garden
Bob Moore (U.S. bassist and bandleader) bass Don’t Wait
Bob Holmes instrument arranger Lies
Bob Carlson (technical) engineer, producer Cajun Moon
Steve Madio trumpet Steve's Song
Steve Ripley (engineer) recording What Do You Expect
Billy Cox bass Thirteen Days
Terry McMillan harmonica Don’t Wait
Bill Kenner mandolin Mona
Bill Humble (trombone) trombone Lies
Barry Beckett electric piano Lies
Tommy Tedesco guitar Carry On
Tony Migliore piano Don’t Wait
Walter Haynes dobro Clyde
Jerry Masters (engineer) engineer Lies

Work on other artists' recordings

Artist name Roles Recordings
Eric Clapton vocal, guitar Angel, Everything Will Be Alright, River Runs Deep, That’s No Way to Get Along
Leon Russell producer A Six Pack to Go
Layo & Bushwacka! samples from artist Sleepy Language
Squatters producer Driftin' Blues
Maria Muldaur electric guitar, slide guitar Sad Eyes