"Call Me the Breeze" is a rock song by J. J. Cale. It first appeared on his 1972 debut album, Naturally, as the opening track. The song consists of a 12-bar blues guitar shuffle and features the early use of a drum machine.
Like many Cale songs, "Call Me the Breeze" has been covered numerous times by an assortment of musicians, most notably Lynyrd Skynyrd on their albums Second Helping (1974) and the live disc One More from the Road (1976), Mason Proffit on their 1972 album Rockfish Crossing, Bobby Bare on his album Bobby Bare - The Country Store Collection (1988), Johnny Cash on his album Water from the Wells of Home (1988) with his son John Carter Cash, John Mayer on his 2013 album Paradise Valley, and UK singer Alan Price on his 1977 album Two of a Kind with Rob Hoeke. Many of the cover versions available have been performed as tributes to Lynyrd Skynyrd. For example, Les Claypool covers it on his album Under The Influence, A Jam Band Tribute to Lynyrd Skynyrd.[1]
"Eric Clapton & Friends - Call Me The Breeze (Official Lyric Video)" on YouTube
Performance and release
JJ Cale performed the song along with his longtime friend Eric Clapton, at Clapton's 2004 Crossroads Guitar Festival.[2] The version, featuring an extended guitar solo by Clapton, is included on the official Crossroads DVD released in late 2004.[3] Later, when Clapton got the news that Cale had died, he performed various tunes composed by JJ Cale for his 2013 Baloise Session concert, dedicating his performance to Cale.[4] For his 2014 tribute-album to JJ Cale, titled The Breeze: An Appreciation of JJ Cale, Clapton covered the song with the original drum machine sound at the beginning, saying it's not possible to really cover Cale's work: "You can hear the drum machine and JJ rambling at the beginning there".[5] His take on the song was released under the title "They Call Me the Breeze" as a promotional single on June 30, 2014 for Surfdog and Polydor Records, accessible via digital music download.[6]
Music video
On June 6, 2014, Clapton's management published the official lyric video with licence to Warner Bros. Records on his YouTube channel, before the album's release.[7] Twenty days later the official music video was released and was directed by Joseph Toman.[8] It features original photographic and videographic material of both Cale, and Clapton with Cale. The video opens with Clapton, hitchhiking with his guitar case in a rural location, holding a sign for Escondido, mimicking the cover art of the duo's album, The Road to Escondido. He is picked up by a car. The car footage is interspersed with Clapton who is seen singing and playing the song on a guitar given to him by Cale in 2006.[5] The video shows Cale enjoying the classic American lifestyle. While driving around, Clapton chats to the driver, portrayed by English actor and director Dexter Fletcher about Cale, explaining that he wants to visit Escondido because an "old mate used to live there". Clapton pays tribute to Cale saying "he was a fantastic guy and a great musician ... he was my hero." The video ends with a shot of Clapton congratulating Cale after their performance at the 2004 Crossroads Guitar Festival in Dallas.[9]
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Call Me the Breeze is a rock song by J J Cale It first appeared on his 1972 debut album Naturally as the opening track The song consists of a 12 bar blues guitar shuffle and features the early use of a drum machine Call Me the Breeze Song by J J Calefrom the album NaturallyReleased1972Recorded1970GenreBlues rockLength2 37LabelMercurySongwriter s J J CaleProducer s Audie AshworthOfficial audio Call Me the Breeze on YouTube Contents 1 Lynyrd Skynyrd version 2 Eric Clapton s adaptation 2 1 Performance and release 2 2 Music video 2 3 Weekly charts 3 Johnny Cash s version 4 ReferencesLynyrd Skynyrd version Edit Call Me the Breeze Song by Lynyrd Skynyrdfrom the album Second HelpingReleased1974RecordedJanuary 1974GenreBlues rock hard rock Southern rock country rock boogie rock rock and rollLength5 09LabelSounds of the South MCASongwriter s JJ CaleProducer s Al KooperLike many Cale songs Call Me the Breeze has been covered numerous times by an assortment of musicians most notably Lynyrd Skynyrd on their albums Second Helping 1974 and the live disc One More from the Road 1976 Mason Proffit on their 1972 album Rockfish Crossing Bobby Bare on his album Bobby Bare The Country Store Collection 1988 Johnny Cash on his album Water from the Wells of Home 1988 with his son John Carter Cash John Mayer on his 2013 album Paradise Valley and UK singer Alan Price on his 1977 album Two of a Kind with Rob Hoeke Many of the cover versions available have been performed as tributes to Lynyrd Skynyrd For example Les Claypool covers it on his album Under The Influence A Jam Band Tribute to Lynyrd Skynyrd 1 Eric Clapton s adaptation Edit They Call Me the Breeze Single by Eric Claptonfrom the album The Breeze An Appreciation of JJ CaleReleasedJune 30 2014 2014 06 30 GenreRock pop rockLength2 53LabelSurfdog PolydorSongwriter s JJ CaleProducer s Clapton Simon ClimieEric Clapton singles chronology All of Me 2013 They Call Me the Breeze 2014 Don t Wait 2014 Music video Eric Clapton amp Friends Call Me The Breeze Official Lyric Video on YouTubePerformance and release Edit JJ Cale performed the song along with his longtime friend Eric Clapton at Clapton s 2004 Crossroads Guitar Festival 2 The version featuring an extended guitar solo by Clapton is included on the official Crossroads DVD released in late 2004 3 Later when Clapton got the news that Cale had died he performed various tunes composed by JJ Cale for his 2013 Baloise Session concert dedicating his performance to Cale 4 For his 2014 tribute album to JJ Cale titled The Breeze An Appreciation of JJ Cale Clapton covered the song with the original drum machine sound at the beginning saying it s not possible to really cover Cale s work You can hear the drum machine and JJ rambling at the beginning there 5 His take on the song was released under the title They Call Me the Breeze as a promotional single on June 30 2014 for Surfdog and Polydor Records accessible via digital music download 6 Music video Edit On June 6 2014 Clapton s management published the official lyric video with licence to Warner Bros Records on his YouTube channel before the album s release 7 Twenty days later the official music video was released and was directed by Joseph Toman 8 It features original photographic and videographic material of both Cale and Clapton with Cale The video opens with Clapton hitchhiking with his guitar case in a rural location holding a sign for Escondido mimicking the cover art of the duo s album The Road to Escondido He is picked up by a car The car footage is interspersed with Clapton who is seen singing and playing the song on a guitar given to him by Cale in 2006 5 The video shows Cale enjoying the classic American lifestyle While driving around Clapton chats to the driver portrayed by English actor and director Dexter Fletcher about Cale explaining that he wants to visit Escondido because an old mate used to live there Clapton pays tribute to Cale saying he was a fantastic guy and a great musician he was my hero The video ends with a shot of Clapton congratulating Cale after their performance at the 2004 Crossroads Guitar Festival in Dallas 9 Weekly charts Edit Chart 2014 PeakpositionBelgium Ultratip Flanders 10 52Belgium Ultratip Wallonia 11 16Poland LP3 12 23Johnny Cash s version Edit Call Me the Breeze Song by Johnny Cash featuring John Carter Cash GenreCountrycountry rockoutlaw countryReferences Edit Under the Influence A Jam Band Tribute to Lynyrd Skynyrd Various Artists Songs Reviews Credits Awards AllMusic AllMusic Rovi Corporation Retrieved August 16 2015 JJ Cale Eric Clapton After Midnight amp Call me the Breeze Ant Varandonis youtube com Archived from the original on 2021 12 13 Retrieved August 16 2015 Eric Clapton Crossroads Guitar Festival DVD at Discogs Discogs Retrieved August 16 2015 Eric Clapton Baloise Session Basel Switzerland 2013 youtube com Archived from the original on 2021 12 13 Retrieved August 16 2015 a b Eric Clapton discusses The Breeze An Appreciation of JJ Cale Eric Clapton youtube com Archived from the original on 2021 12 13 Retrieved August 16 2015 Eric Clapton They Call Me The Breeze austriancharts at O3 Austria Top 40 in German Stefan Hung Hung Medien Retrieved August 16 2014 Eric Clapton amp Friends Call Me The Breeze Official Lyric Video Eric Clapton youtube com Retrieved August 16 2015 Eric Clapton Call Me The Breeze by Joseph Toman Videos Promonews Promonewstv Eric Clapton amp Friends Call Me The Breeze Official Music Video Eric Clapton youtube com Archived from the original on 2021 12 13 Retrieved August 16 2015 Eric Clapton They Call Me The Breeze in Dutch Ultratip Retrieved August 16 2015 Eric Clapton They Call Me The Breeze in French Ultratip Retrieved August 16 2015 Call Me the Breeze Eric Clapton in Polish LP3 Retrieved August 16 2015 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Call Me the Breeze amp oldid 1065721544, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
