Hear Izzy Stradlin Cover J.J. Cale’s “Call Me the Breeze”

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Former Guns N’ Roses guitarist Izzy Stradlin just released his cover of the JJ.Cale song “Call Me the Breeze.” The song first appeared on Cale’s 1972 album, Naturally, but was made famous when Lynyrd Skynyrd covered it on their 1974 album, Second Helping.

Stradlin’s version features guest appearances by vocalist Lauren Barth and guitarst Jesse Aycock. The track was recorded this past summer at Brotheryn Studios in Ojai, California and at Fellowship Hall Sound in Little Rock, Arkansas.

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Christopher Scapelliti
Christopher Scapelliti

Christopher Scapelliti is editor-in-chief of Guitar Player magazine, the world’s longest-running guitar magazine, founded in 1967. In his extensive career, he has authored in-depth interviews with such guitarists as Pete Townshend, Slash, Billy Corgan, Jack White, Elvis Costello and Todd Rundgren, and audio professionals including Beatles engineers Geoff Emerick and Ken Scott. He is the co-author of Guitar Aficionado: The Collections: The Most Famous, Rare, and Valuable Guitars in the World, a founding editor of Guitar Aficionado magazine, and a former editor with Guitar World, Guitar for the Practicing Musician and Maximum Guitar. Apart from guitars, he maintains a collection of more than 30 vintage analog synthesizers.