Eric Clapton tried to invite Derek Trucks onto his album with JJ Cale – but he thought it was a prank call

When Eric Clapton reached out to Derek Trucks to invite him onto to his collaborative record with JJ Cale, the slide guitar ...
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He said, 'This is Eric Clapton. This may sound like a hoax but it's not'

Derek Trucks reveals the voicemail that launched his professional relationship with Slowhand ...
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J.J. Cale on his song that launched Eric Clapton’s solo career and made the laidback Tulsa guitarist a surprise overnight sensation

"Each town, man, has a certain thing," J.J. Cale told Guitar Player in 1977 during a visit to the magazine's offices. "This town, San Francisco, responds to a certain kind of music; like a lot of the ...
BroadwayWorld

ERIC CLAPTON THE BREEZE: AN APPRECIATION OF JJ CALE

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JJ Cale: Anonymous hitmaker for Eric Clapton and others

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...
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Eric Clapton called to invite Derek Trucks onto an album – but he thought it was a prank call

Trucks was in the middle of a game of poker when Clapton came calling – but he didn't answer the phone ...