John Cale

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John Cale
Background information
Birth name John Davies Cale
Born March 9, 1942(1942-03-09)
Garnant, Carmarthenshire, Wales
Genres Art rock, classical, drone music, experimental rock, folk rock, protopunk
Instruments Vocals, viola, violin, guitar, bass, organ, piano, harpsichord, keyboards, harmonica, cello, double bass, saxophone, mellotron, celesta
Associated acts Theater of Eternal Music, The Velvet Underground, John Cage, Phil Manzanera, Nico, Lou Reed, Brian Eno, Kevin Ayers, Bob Neuwirth

John Davies Cale, OBE (born 9 March 1942)[1] is a Welsh musician, composer and record producer, known as a founding member of experimental rock band The Velvet Underground.

Discography [change]

Studio albums [change]

  • Vintage Violence (1970)
  • Church of Anthrax (1971) − with Terry Riley
  • The Academy in Peril (1972)
  • Paris 1919 (1973)
  • Fear (1974)
  • Slow Dazzle (1975)
  • Helen of Troy (1975)
  • Honi Soit (1981)
  • Music for a New Society (1982)
  • Caribbean Sunset (1983)
  • Artificial Intelligence (1985)
  • Words for the Dying (1989)
  • Songs for Drella (1990) − with Lou Reed
  • Wrong Way Up (1990) − with Brian Eno
  • Last Day on Earth (1994) − with Bob Neuwirth
  • Walking on Locusts (1996)
  • HoboSapiens (2003)
  • blackAcetate (2005)
  • Shifty Adventures in Nookie Wood (2012)

References [change]

  1. http://www.allmusic.com/artist/john-cale-mn0000224638