If JJ Cale had been any more laid-back, gravity would’ve stopped trying. Understated, and rhythm-first, Cale’s distilled blend of regional blues, country, rockabilly, and shuffle stripped away the kink and left only the groove. If there was indeed a Tulsa sound, he was it. Playing less, feeling more. As such, a posthumous post-script from the Breeze might seem, if not suspect, unnecessary. And yet… the release of 2019’s Stay Around proves that sometimes an afterword can indeed swing, giving Cale a reason to linger a little longer . . .
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