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"US singer-songwriter JJ Cale has died at the age of 74. An announcement on the Grammy award-winning artist&amp;#039;s website confirmed that he passed away in hospital on Friday (July 26) after suffering a heart attack.  Cale was best known for writing songs such as &amp;#039;After Midnight&amp;#039; and &amp;#039;Cocaine&amp;#039;, both of which were later covered by Eric Clapton. &amp;quot;JJ Cale passed away at 8pm on Friday, July 26 at Scripps Hospital in La Jolla, California,&amp;quot; the message on his site read. &amp;quot;The legendary singer/songwriter had suffered a heart attack. There are no immediate plans for services.&amp;quot; Cale was born in Oklahoma and helped create the Tulsa Sound musical style by combining blues, rockabilly and country. He went on to release 14 solo studio albums and most recently featured on Clapton&amp;#039;s album Old Sock earlier this year. Watch JJ Cale perform &amp;#039;Cocaine&amp;#039; live below:      "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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