J.J. Cale R.I.P.

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Pity, yesterday J.J. Cale died. Another one of my generation. Not only I have admired his guitar style, but also his life style was a role model – a special mood transported by his laconic vocals and his living in a caravan tour bus. I always like to simplify his compositions replayed on my guitar, “Drifter’s Wife” for example:

background music: my tribute to J.J. Cale
chord progress: C G B7 Em – G/D7 G/C D7 G
below: me, playing a last time “Drifter’s Wife”, composed by J.J. Cale in his typical “laid back” fingerpicking Tulsa style, a mixture of blues, rockabilly and country elements …

recently I was asked at my soundcloud website “fingerstyle_guitar”: “Lovely finger picking. How long have you been playing guitar?” – I answered: I’m 68 – so I play guitar 60 years, reached not a high level – but since I’m retired I discovered…