J.J. Cale - Ella Guru's, Knoxville, TN 1990

J.J. Cale and band at Ella Guru's, Knoxville on June 3, 1990.

They played two shows on this day, most of this recording comes from the second. Starting on track 6 of disc 2 are songs from the first set.

The probable line-up was:

Tim Drummond on bass, James Cruce, drums, Christine Lakeland, guitar, backing vocals, Spooner Oldham on the keyboards, Jim Karstein, percussion and Steve Douglas on saxophone.

Sound Quality: 9.5-

Source: Soundboard

Track List:

Disc 1

01. Hey Friends!

02. Ride Me High

03. Going Down

04. Runaround

05. Clyde

06. I'm Your Puppet (???)

07. Treat Me Good

08. Call The Doctor

09. Got My Mojo Workin'

10. Emma Lou

11. Cajun Moon

12. You Don't Know What Love Is

13. People Lie

14. Lickin' Stick

15. Money Talks

16. After Midnight

17. Crazy Mama

Disc 2

01. Crazy Mama

02. Roll On

03. Tijuana

04. Magnolia

05. Call Me The Breeze

06. River Boat Song 

07. Mama Don't

08. Humdinger

09. New Orleans

10. Sensitive Kind

11. Cocaine

12. After Midnight

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J.J. Cale - Ebbett's Field, Denver, CO 1975

J.J. Cale on February 13th, 1975 at the Ebbett's Field, a small club in Denver, Colorado with an intimate setting so adequate to his music.

Unfortunately it's not the complete show, we have here 35 minutes, the ones I think were broadcast.

Sound Quality: 9

Source: FM Broadcast

Track List:

01 Lies

02 Nowhere To Run

03 Got My Mojo Workin'/Call Me the Breeze

04 Woman I Love

05 Bringin' It Back

06 Magnolia

07 After Midnight

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J.J. Cale - Mountain Stage, Charleston, WV 1996

Short but great, J.J. Cale's appearance in Mountain Stage, a radio show that started in 1983 produced by West Virginia Public Broadcasting and distributed online by NPR.

This performance is from 1996-06-26.

Sound Quality: 9.5

Source: FM Broadcast

Track List:

1 Ride me High

2 Low Down

3 Crazy Mama

4 Devil in Disguise

5 Ain't Love Funny

6 After Midnight

7 Tijuana 

8 Cocaine

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J.J. Cale - Cain's Ballroom, Tulsa 1975

Anticipating the new year's celebrations here's J.J. Cale on a New Year's Eve performance back in 1975, at Cain's Ballroom in Tulsa, the town in which he was raised. 

A set filled with J.J.'s classics performed in an extended format, quite different from the album versions. 

Sound Quality: 9

Source: FM broadcast

Track List:

01 Cajun Moon

02 Call Me The Breeze

03 Lies

04 Clyde

05 After Midnight

06 Call A Doctor

07 Got My Mojo Working

08 Magnolia

09 Crazy Mama

10 Sensitive Kind

11 Bringing It Back

12 Cocaine

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J.J. Cale - Gothic Theater, Englewood 2004

Have yourself a full dose of J.J. Cale, one of my top artists and one that regularly appears in these pages.

The man and his excellent band were in fine form this night of July 2004 at the Gothic Theatre in Englewood, Colorado.

Sound Quality: 9.5+

Source: Soundboard

Track List:
Part 1
01. Drifters Life
02. Reality
03. Mama Don't (brings out band)
04. Low Down
05. Don't Cry Sister
06. Takin' Care of Business
07. Sensitive Kind
08. Doctor Told Me
09. Thirteen Days
10. Guitar Man
11. I Feel Like The Blues (from Christine's album: Turn To Me)
12. Pursuit of Happiness (Rocky Frisco tune) ?
13. Any Way the Wind Blows
14. Ride Me High

Part 2
01. Call Me the Breeze
02. Cocaine
03. Cajun Moon
04. After Midnight
05. Crazy Mama
06. Magnolia
07. Ridin' Home
08. Bringing It Back
09. Humdinger
10. Keep Rollin' On'

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J.J. Cale - Guthrie Theatre, Minneapolis 1990 (late show)

As promised earlier here is the second show performed by J. J. Cale on April 18, 1990 in Minneapolis.
In both shows he was accompanied by: Tim Drummond (bass), Spooner Oldman (keys), James Cruse (drums), Steve Douglas (sax), Christine Lakeland (rythm guitar) and Jim Karstein (percussion).

Sound Quality: 9.5

Source: Soundboard

Track List:
01 Cajun Moon
02 Clyde
03 Goin' Down
04 Bringing It Back
05 Tijuana
06 No Time
07 Down in Hollywood
08 I'm Your Puppet
09 Lies
10 instrumental
11 You Don't Know What Love Is
12 People Lie
13 Little Lou
14 Shanghaid
15 Treat Me Right
16 instrumental
17 After Midnight
18 Sensitive Kind
19 Disadvantage

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J.J. Cale - Guthrie Theatre, Minneapolis 1990 (early show)

J.J. Cale and band at the Guthrie Theatre, Minneapolis presenting the album Travel-Log along some of his finest songs.
They did two shows on April 18, this being the recording of the early one and soon I'll publish the late show, done with the same band with a different setlist.

Sound Quality: 9.5

Source: Soundboard

Track List:
01 After Midnight
02 Riverboat Song
03 Mama Don't Allow
04 Humdinger
05 Hold on Baby
06 New Orleans
07 Lickin' Stick
08 Sweet Inspiration
09 Thirteen Days
10 Harlem Nocturne
11 Disadvantage
12 Hard Times
13 Movin' Blues
14 Magnolia
15 Call Me the Breeze
16 Cocaine
17 Money Talks
18 Crazy Mama
19 Ride Me High

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J.J. Cale - High Sierra Music Festival, Leland Meadows, CA 1993

The great J. J. Cale and excellent accompanying band during the third edition of the High Sierra Music Festival on 4th of July 1993.
This eclectic festival is held each year around the weekend of July 4 and includes musical genres such as bluegrass, roots rock, electronica, reggae, jazz, etc.

Sound Quality: 9.5

Source: Soundaboard

Track List:
01 Ride Me High
02 Call Me the Breeze
03 Hard Times
04 River Boat Song
05 Take Your Hands Off Her
06 Tijuana
07 Humdinger
08 Cajun Moon
09 After Midnight
10 Sensitive Kind
11 Crazy Mama
12 Roll On
13 Borrowed Time
14 Road to Shambalaya
15 Same Old Blues
16 Cocaine
17 Magnolia

J.J. Cale - The Coach House, San Juan Capistrano 1996

Great playing by J.J .Cale and accompanying friends on a concert at the Coach House, San Juan Capistrano on July 27, 1996.
This is probably close to being the recording of the full show.

Sound Quality: 9.5

Source: Soundboard

Track List:
01 Cajun Moon
02 Old Man
03 Ride Me High
04 Going Down
05 Got My Mojo Workin'
06 Money Talks
07 Crazy Mama
08 Blues (Christina Lakeland)
09 Feel So Bad (Rocky Frisco)
10 Low Down
11 Ridin' Home
12 After Midnight
13 Sensitive Kind
14 Mama Don't
15 Magnolia
16 Call Me The Breeze
17 Cocaine
18 Tijuana
19 Artificial Paradise
20 Hard Times


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J.J. Cale - Eureka, California 1983

Always a pleasure having J.J. Cale's music aboard, this one recorded at The Old Town Bar And Grill in Eureka, California.
He plays with Christine Lakeland and with the help of some electronic gadgets, and this dates back to 1983.

Sound Quality: 9

Source: Soundboard

Track List:
01 Artificial Paradise
02 People Lie
03 Lean On Me
04 Cajun Moon
05 Money Talks
06 After Midnight
07 Don't Wait
08 Walk Out In The Rain
09 Kink In My Chain
10 Ballad Of A Thin Man
11 Deep Dark Dungeon
12 Crazy Mama
13 Reality
14 Call Me The Breeze
15 Clyde
16 Magnolia
17 Cocaine
18 Ride Me High


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J.J. Cale - Hammersmith Apollo, London 1994

J.J. Cale played and composed music that was an inspiration for many musicians and a pleasure to all good music lovers.
This show was recorded live from a radio broadcast at the Hammersmith Apollo in London, on October 1994.

Sound Quality: 9.5

Source: FM Broadcast

Track List:
01 DJ Intro
02 River Boat Song
03 Ride Me High
04 Woke Up This Morning
05 New Orleans
06 Don't Cry Sister
07 Call me the Breeze
08 Really
09 Black Cat
10 I Feel So Bad
11 T-Bone Shuffle
12 Closer To You
13 Nowhere To Run
14 Everlovin' Woman
15 After Midnight
16 No Time

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