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Troubadour - J.J. Cale (1976)
Cale’s “Tulsa Sound,” with its shuffle beat and laid-back guitar, were a big influence on all sorts of modern blues guitarists. You don’t have to listen to much of this to hear some Dire Straits, and of course Clapton covered the track Cocaine shortly after it was released here.
The man made a long career out of staying mostly out of the spotlight, letting lots of other artists make his songs famous. But he was also a talented performer.
