On this day in 2008, Eric Clapton and JJ Cale's album 'The Road to Escondido' won a Grammy award for Best Contemporary Blues Album. Enjoy this performance of "Anyway the Wind Blows" featuring Derek Trucks, from a 2007 live performance in San Diego. | Eric Clapton

A lil greasy blues-rock for your Sunday 💀💀 Written by J.J. Cale, Eric Clapton covered "Cocaine" in 1977 on 'Slowhand'. #jjcale #ericclapton | Larkin Poe

"The Breeze: An Appreciation of JJ Cale” is a studio album produced by Eric Clapton and Simon Climie Songs in honor of JJ Cale’s passing. The album is a collection of various covers of Cale’s most famous songs by numerous artists, including John Mayer, Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers, and Willie Nelson. Each artist on the album covered songs by JJ Cale, making them their own, adding their own sound to the legacy of JJ Cale. Listen to the full album here: https://found.ee/TheBreeze | JJ Cale

Eric Clapton & JJ CALE - They Call Me The Breeze Live at Crossroads Guitar Festival 2004 | Top Hat Crew's "Live Music Archives"

J.J. Cale & Eric Clapton - 'Call Me The Breeze' 🎼 Feel Free to share! 😎 Lyrics: Here's one of your old rock 'n' roll favorites, friend Shuffle on down to Broadway 1, 2 1, 2 They call me the breeze I keep blowing down the road They call me the breeze I keep blowing down the road I ain't got me nobody I ain't carrying me no load Ain't no change in the weather Ain't no change in me Ain't no change in the weather No change in me I ain't hiding from nobody Ain't nobody hiding from me I got that gre

Eric performing "After Midnight" with JJ Cale from Crossroads Guitar Festival in 2004. | Eric Clapton

In November of 2006, Eric and JJ Cale released their collaboration album, 'The Road To Escondido.' This performance of "Who Am I Telling You" from the album is taken during a rehearsal before a March 2007 concert at Pechanga Arena San Diego (then known as iPayOne Center); the performance would eventually be released as a live album, 'Live In San Diego (With Special Guest JJ Cale).' | Eric Clapton

JJ Cale performing Call Me The Breeze with Eric Clapton at the Crossroads Guitar Festival 2004 (HD) | Top Hat Crew's "Live Music Archives"