Music Monday: Call Me the Breeze

I should be sitting down right now, spending time with my book because it is the first day of Bout of Books. But I'm not. Instead I've found about 20 other things that need to be taken care of around the house. It really is a ridiculous example of procrastination.

Tomorrow, John Mayer's new album Paradise Valley is being released which I spent I don't even know how many hours I listening to it when it was available for streaming on iTunes. Needless to say, I am VERY excited about the new tunes. There may even be a post all about the new album tomorrow.

On the album, he did a cover of a JJ Cale tune, Call Me the Breeze. I may be a bit bias in saying so, by Mayer did a great job of honoring Cale's original song. It is definitely one of my favorite tunes on the album.

Music Monday: J. J. Cale

Matt Nathanson summed things up pretty well this weekend when he tweeted:

not sure why it's such a bummer when people you don't know, who did shit you love, die. it's a weird deal.
— matt nathanson (@mattnathanson) July 27, 2013

I don't remember falling in love with J. J. Cale's music. Like most of the musicians I have admired since I was kid, it has felt like their music has always been part of the soundtrack to my life.

I will always regret that I never saw Cale perform live but the beauty of his music is that a piece of him will be around forever.

Anyway the Wind Blows

Cocaine

After Midnight & Call Me The Breeze

And my personal favorite, It's Easy

R.I.P. JJ Cale.