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J.J. Cale, geboren als John Weldon Cale (Oklahoma City, 5 december 1938 – La Jolla, 26 juli 2013), was een Amerikaanse singer-songwriter en gitarist. Hij groeide op in Tulsa, ook in de staat Oklahoma gelegen. Hij was het bekendst door twee songs vertolkt door Eric Clapton, After Midnight en Cocaine. J.J. Cale was de bekendste vertolker van de Tulsa Sound.

John Weldon "J. J." Cale (December 5, 1938 – July 26, 2013) was an American guitarist, singer, and songwriter. Though he avoided the limelight, his influence as a musical artist has been acknowledged by figures such as Neil Young, Mark Knopfler, Waylon Jennings, and Eric Clapton, who described him as one of the most important artists in rock history. He is one of the originators of the Tulsa sound, a loose genre drawing on blues, rockabilly, country, and jazz.

In 2008, Cale and Clapton received a Grammy Award for their album The Road to Escondido.