JJ Cale - guitar, vocals. Karl Himmel - drums. Chuck Browning - drums. Tim Drummond - drums. Carl Radle - bass. Norbert Putnam - bass. Bob Wilson - piano. David Briggs - piano, organ. Jerry Whitehurst - piano. Weldon Myrick - steel guitar. Buddy Spicher - fiddle. Shorty Lavender - fiddle. Walter Hayness - dobro. Mac Gayden - slide guitar. Ed Colis - harmonica. Diane Davidson - backing vocals. JJ Cale, Jean Jacques Cale, born 1938, American singer and guitarist. JJ Cale was already active musician in the 1950s but only became a breakthrough with the LP Naturally (1971). This album contains among other things His most popular song After Midnight, which the year before was a big hit for the guitarist Eric Clapton. JJ Cale is one of the "swamp rock" main characters. His best-selling single record is Cocaine, taken from the album Troubadour (1976). Naturally is the debut album by JJ Cale. First released in 1972, it includes his song "After Midnight" which was first recorded by Er! ic Clapton in 1970. Cale, who was languishing in obscurity at the time, had no knowledge of Clapton's recording of "After Midnight" until it became a radio hit in 1970. Cale's friend and producer, Audie Ashworth, encouraged Cale to record a full album in order to capitalize on the success of his song. Naturally was recorded independently, "on spec", the musicians being paid demo fees. Some songs, such as "Call Me the Breeze", were recorded with primitive drum machine accompaniment and sound almost like
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