Jimmie Tramel

Tulsa World Scene Reporter

Tulsa Sound music artist JJ Cale will be posthumously inducted into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame.

“We are thrilled to have JJ Cale join this year’s class,” Rich Hallworth, chair of the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame, said in a news release.

“With classics such as “After Midnight,” “Cocaine” and “Call Me The Breeze,” JJ’s work as both a songwriter and an artist will be remembered always. He is richly deserving of our ultimate recognition.”

Cale, who was born in Tulsa in 1938 and was educated at Central High School, died in 2013. His route to the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame came via a “Legacy” category, designed specifically to honor hall of fame-worthy candidates who are deceased.

Other members of the class of 2025 are Stev

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