1938 - 2013
John Weldon "J. J." Cale (December 5, 1938 – July 26, 2013) was an American guitarist, singer, and songwriter. Though he avoided the limelight, his influence as a musical artist has been acknowledged by figures such as Neil Young, Mark Knopfler, Waylon Jennings, and Eric Clapton, who described him as one of the most important artists in rock history. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of J. J. Cale has received more than 3,975,308 page views. His biography is available in 43 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 42 in 2019). J. J. Cale is the 219th most popular musician (down from 187th in 2019), the 1,275th most popular biography from United States (down from 1,083rd in 2019) and the 63rd most popular American Musician.
J. J. Cale is most famous for his song "Cocaine" which is about the effects of cocaine on the body.
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Among musicians, J. J. Cale ranks 219 out of 2,662. Before him are Bill Haley, Dr. Alban, Pete Townshend, Duff McKagan, Lucio Dalla, and John Cale. After him are Leslie Cheung, Mike Shinoda, Billy Idol, Romano Mussolini, Stéphane Grappelli, and Ken Hensley.
1925 - 1981
HPI: 60.66
Rank: 213
1957 - Present
HPI: 60.66
Rank: 214
1945 - Present
HPI: 60.63
Rank: 215
1964 - Present
HPI: 60.60
Rank: 216
1943 - 2012
HPI: 60.60
Rank: 217
1942 - Present
HPI: 60.52
Rank: 218
1938 - 2013
HPI: 60.50
Rank: 219
1956 - 2003
HPI: 60.50
Rank: 220
1977 - Present
HPI: 60.47
Rank: 221
1955 - Present
HPI: 60.44
Rank: 222
1927 - 2006
HPI: 60.36
Rank: 223
1908 - 1997
HPI: 60.31
Rank: 224
1945 - 2020
HPI: 60.28
Rank: 225
Among people born in 1938, J. J. Cale ranks 70. Before him are Pedro Pablo Kuczynski, José Altafini, Etta James, Jerzy Skolimowski, Princess Désirée, Baroness Silfverschiöld, and Anthony James Leggett. After him are Dean Reed, Kenny Rogers, Georg Baselitz, Carlos Bilardo, Oscar Robertson, and Ricardo Lagos. Among people deceased in 2013, J. J. Cale ranks 48. Before him are Nagisa Oshima, Jesús Franco, Richard Matheson, Viktor Kulikov, Lawrence Klein, and Manfred Rommel. After him are Princess Lilian, Duchess of Halland, Tadeusz Mazowiecki, Hiroshi Yamauchi, Sara Montiel, Chinua Achebe, and Richard Ramirez.
1938 - Present
HPI: 61.04
Rank: 64
1938 - Present
HPI: 61.00
Rank: 65
1938 - 2012
HPI: 60.93
Rank: 66
1938 - Present
HPI: 60.76
Rank: 67
1938 - Present
HPI: 60.71
Rank: 68
1938 - Present
HPI: 60.53
Rank: 69
1938 - 2013
HPI: 60.50
Rank: 70
1938 - 1986
HPI: 60.41
Rank: 71
1938 - 2020
HPI: 60.28
Rank: 72
1938 - Present
HPI: 60.25
Rank: 73
1938 - Present
HPI: 60.24
Rank: 74
1938 - Present
HPI: 60.11
Rank: 75
1938 - Present
HPI: 60.10
Rank: 76
1932 - 2013
HPI: 61.70
Rank: 42
1930 - 2013
HPI: 61.48
Rank: 43
1926 - 2013
HPI: 61.30
Rank: 44
1921 - 2013
HPI: 61.14
Rank: 45
1920 - 2013
HPI: 60.74
Rank: 46
1928 - 2013
HPI: 60.72
Rank: 47
1938 - 2013
HPI: 60.50
Rank: 48
1915 - 2013
HPI: 60.41
Rank: 49
1927 - 2013
HPI: 60.20
Rank: 50
1927 - 2013
HPI: 59.84
Rank: 51
1928 - 2013
HPI: 59.79
Rank: 52
1930 - 2013
HPI: 59.71
Rank: 53
1960 - 2013
HPI: 59.41
Rank: 54
Among people born in United States, J. J. Cale ranks 1,275 out of 18,182. Before him are Irwin Shaw (1913), Anthony Mann (1906), Cormac McCarthy (1933), Joseph Kosuth (1945), John Brown (1800), and John Foster Dulles (1888). After him are Sam Cooke (1931), Raymond Davis Jr. (1914), Chevy Chase (1943), Walter Bradford Cannon (1871), John D. Rockefeller Jr. (1874), and Mike Shinoda (1977).
1913 - 1984
HPI: 60.53
Rank: 1,269
1906 - 1967
HPI: 60.52
Rank: 1,270
1933 - 2023
HPI: 60.51
Rank: 1,271
1945 - Present
HPI: 60.51
Rank: 1,272
1800 - 1859
HPI: 60.51
Rank: 1,273
1888 - 1959
HPI: 60.51
Rank: 1,274
1938 - 2013
HPI: 60.50
Rank: 1,275
1931 - 1964
HPI: 60.50
Rank: 1,276
1914 - 2006
HPI: 60.50
Rank: 1,277
1943 - Present
HPI: 60.47
Rank: 1,278
1871 - 1945
HPI: 60.47
Rank: 1,279
1874 - 1960
HPI: 60.47
Rank: 1,280
1977 - Present
HPI: 60.47
Rank: 1,281
Among musicians born in United States, J. J. Cale ranks 63. Before him are Joe Satriani (1956), Pete Seeger (1919), Snoop Dogg (1971), Lenny Kravitz (1964), Bill Haley (1925), and Duff McKagan (1964). After him are Mike Shinoda (1977), Izzy Stradlin (1962), Kirk Hammett (1962), Marilyn Manson (1969), Paul Stanley (1952), and Mike Portnoy (1967).
1956 - Present
HPI: 60.92
Rank: 57
1919 - 2014
HPI: 60.88
Rank: 58
1971 - Present
HPI: 60.71
Rank: 59
1964 - Present
HPI: 60.67
Rank: 60
1925 - 1981
HPI: 60.66
Rank: 61
1964 - Present
HPI: 60.60
Rank: 62
1938 - 2013
HPI: 60.50
Rank: 63
1977 - Present
HPI: 60.47
Rank: 64
1962 - Present
HPI: 60.28
Rank: 65
1962 - Present
HPI: 60.26
Rank: 66
1969 - Present
HPI: 60.24
Rank: 67
1952 - Present
HPI: 60.00
Rank: 68
1967 - Present
HPI: 59.82
Rank: 69