John Cale

Also known as John Davies Cale

Welsh composer, singer-songwriter and record producer (born 1942)

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John Cale is a Welsh composer, singer-songwriter, and record producer born in 1942 who has been influential in experimental music and rock. He is known for his work in avant-garde music and his contributions to the recording industry over several decades.

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Garnant, Carmarthenshire, Wales, UK

John Davies Cale, OBE, is a Welsh musician, composer, singer, songwriter and record producer. At an early age Cale discovered a talent for the viola, and became a member of the National Youth Orchestra of Wales at the age of 13. He was later awarded a scholarship at Goldsmiths College, London, England. In 1963, he travelled to the United States to continue his musical training with the…

Known for

Everybody's Live with John Mulaney — Self - Musician / Musical Guest2025
Hallelujah: Leonard Cohen, a Journey, a Song — Self2022
Andy Warhol's America2022
Andy Warhol's America2022
The Velvet Underground — Self2021
The Invisible Father — Self2021
Barbara Rubin and the Exploding NY Underground2018
John Cale & Guest - perform The Velvet Underground & Nico — Performer2017
Love Twice — Lester2016
Tony Conrad: Completely in the Present — Himself (archival footage)2016

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: human
Given name: John
Gender: male
Citizenship: United Kingdom
Place of birth: Garnant
Occupation: singer
Employer: Warner Bros. Records Inc.
Languages spoken: Welsh
Native language: Welsh
Notable work: Music for a New Society
Student of: F. Murray Abraham
Field of work: film score
Genre: rock music
Movement: Fluxus
Instrument: voice
Discography: John Cale discography
Official website: john-cale.com
Image: John-cale.jpg
Number of children: 1
Residence: London
Voice type: baritone

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Commons category: John Cale
date of birth: 1940-12-03
topic's main category: Category:John Cale
birth name: John Davies Cale
influenced by: Bedřich Smetana
nominated for: César Award for Best Music Written for a Film
topic has template: Template:John Cale
described by source: UbuWeb
has works in the collection: National Gallery of Canada
copyright representative: Broadcast Music, Inc.
start of work period: 1963-00-00
floruit: 1997-01-01
social media followers: 11500
related category: Category:Films scored by John Cale
name in native language: John Cale
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Encyclopedic overview

John Davies Cale (born 9 March 1942) is a Welsh singer, musician, composer, record producer and arranger. He is a founding member of the influential American rock band the Velvet Underground, with whom he recorded two studio albums. Over his six-decade career, Cale has worked in various styles of rock and avant-garde music.

John Cale studied music at Goldsmiths College, University of London before moving in 1963 to New York City, where he performed as part of the drone collective the Theatre of Eternal Music and formed the Velvet Underground. Since leaving the band in 1968, Cale has released seventeen solo studio albums, including Paris 1919 (1973) which is retrospectively considered to be his masterpiece, Fear (1974), Slow Dazzle (1975) and Music for a New Society (1982). In 1990, he collaborated with Velvet Underground co-founder Lou Reed on Songs for Drella which was a tribute for their mentor Andy Warhol.

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