John Cale

John Cale
Cale performing at De Warande in Turnhout, Belgium, 2006
Background information
Birth name	John Davies Cale
Born	(1942-03-09) 9 March 1942 Garnant, Carmarthenshire, Wales
Genres	Art rock avant-garde experimental rock pop
Occupation(s)	Musician composer singer songwriter record producer
Instrument(s)	Vocals keyboards viola bass guitar
Discography	John Cale discography
Years active	1957–present
Labels	Columbia Reprise Island A&M ZE Beggars Banquet Opal Warner Bros. Hannibal EMI Double Six Domino
Formerly of	The Velvet Underground Theatre of Eternal Music
Website	john-cale.com

John Cale is a Welsh musician, composer, and record producer who was a founding member of the American rock band the Velvet Underground. Over his six-decade career, Cale has worked in various styles across rock, drone, classical, avant-garde and electronic music.

Since leaving the band in 1968, Cale has released seventeen solo studio albums, including the widely acclaimed Paris 1919 (1973) and Music for a New Society (1982). Cale has also acquired a reputation as an adventurous record producer, working on the debut studio albums of several innovative artists, including the Stooges and Patti Smith.

Connections

• Cale's band The Velvet Undergound was a large influence on Talking Heads.
• Cale was one of the producers of the Modern Lovers self-titled album, The Modern Lovers.
• Cale performed a small gig with Lou Reed, Patti Smith, and David Byrne at the Ocean Club in NY on July 21, 1976.
• While they performed as a trio in 1976, Cale would occasionally see Talking Heads perform at CBGB.
• Cale has also collaborated with Brian Eno various times