John Cale facts for kids

John Cale
John Cale
	John Cale in December 2010
Background information
Birth name	John Davies Cale
Born	9 March 1942 (age 78); Garnant, Carmarthenshire, Wales
Genres	Art rock, classical, drone music, experimental rock, folk rock, protopunk
Occupation(s)	Musician, composer, record producer
Instruments	Vocals, viola, guitar, bass, organ, piano, harpsichord, keyboards, mellotron, celesta
Years active	1963–present
Labels	Columbia, Reprise, Island, SPY, Ze, Beserkley, A&M, Rhino, Double Six
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) is a Welsh musician, composer and record producer, known as a founding member of experimental rock band The Velvet Underground. He played on two of their albums The Velvet Underground & Nico (1967) and White Light/White Heat (1968). In 1970 he released first solo album Vintage Violence. He also worked as record producer. During his career, he worked with such as John Cage, Hector Zazou, Nick Drake, Brian Eno, Patti Smith, The Stooges and Manic Street Preachers.

Discography

Main page: John Cale discography

Studio albums

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)
M:FANS (2016)

Images for kids

Cale performing live in Toronto, Canada, 1980
Cale performing live at UCLA's Royce Hall in Los Angeles, California, 2010