John Cale
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Birth name | John Davies Cale |
Born | Garnant, Carmarthenshire, Wales | 9 March 1942
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Discography | John Cale discography |
Years active | 1957–present |
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Website | john-cale |
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 Underground 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