John Cale

John Cale (born March 9, 1942) is a Welsh musician, songwriter and record producer. He is best known for his work in rock music, but has worked in a variety of styles over the years. He is perhaps best known for having been a member of the rock group The Velvet Underground.

The Velvet Underground

In 1965, he joined Lou Reed (who is exactly a week older than Cale) in the newly-formed Velvet Underground, but left in 1968, due in part to creative disagreements with Reed.

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1965 - Lou Reed - Velvet Underground - 1968

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Cale appears on the Velvet Underground's first two albums, The Velvet Underground and Nico and White Light/White Heat. He sings on a few songs, plays bass guitar, piano and organ and co-wrote some of the material, but perhaps his most distinctive contributions are the electrically amplified viola drones which add greatly to the overall atmosphere of the records.

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The Velvet Underground and Nico - White Light/White Heat - Bass guitar - Piano - Organ - Viola

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He is said to have influenced the sound of the band much more than any other member.

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Three albums of his early experimental work were released in 2001. One of his collaborators on these recordings is Velvets' guitarist Sterling Morrison.

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2001 - Sterling Morrison

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