Also known as: Cale, J.J.
Origin: Tulsa, OK, USA
J.J. Cale was born John W. Cale on December 5, 1938 in Oklahoma City, OK, but his family soon moved to Tulsa, OK where he was raised and went to school. He was an American songwriter and musician best known for penning two songs that Eric Clapton has since made famous, 'After Midnight' and 'Cocaine'. Some sources incorrectly give his real name as "Jean Jacques Cale", but in reality, a Sunset Strip nightclub owner employing Cale in the mid 60s came up with the "J.J." moniker to avoid confusion with the Velvet Underground's John Cale. Cale was one of the originators of the Tulsa Sound, a very lo…