Welsh composer, singer-songwriter and record producer (born 1942) · The Velvet Underground founder
| Description | Welsh composer, singer-songwriter and record producer (born 1942) Source: Wikidata |
|---|---|
| Born | 1942-03-09 Source: MusicBrainz, Wikidata |
| Birthplace | Garnant Garnant Source: MusicBrainz, Wikidata |
| Area | Los Angeles Source: MusicBrainz |
| Country | US Source: MusicBrainz |
| Citizenship | United Kingdom Source: Wikidata |
| Occupation | music arranger composer singer-songwriter film score composer film actor film director singer television actor actor autobiographer model record producer pianist experimental musician lyricist musician Source: Wikidata |
| Instruments | marimba church organ celesta drum machine percussion instrument sampler electric guitar glockenspiel bass guitar triangle Hammond organ Indian harmonium electronic keyboard sarinda electric piano guitar synthesizer clavinet jingle bell piano acoustic guitar cabasa xylophone viola voice keyboard instrument harpsichord mellotron baritone guitar organ electric viola Source: Wikidata |
| Voice type | baritone Source: Wikidata |
| Genres | art rock folk rock drone music alternative rock spoken word pop rock classical music proto-punk avant-garde music rock music experimental rock Source: Wikidata |
| Record labels | ZE Records Hannibal Records EMI Records All Saints Records Island Records Reprise Records Beggars Banquet Records SPY Records A&M Records Double Six Records I.R.S. Records Columbia Records Illegal Records Source: Wikidata |
| Member of | The Velvet Underground The Theatre of Eternal Music Theatre Of Eternal Music The Primitives (3) John Cale & Band The Velvet Underground The Primitives National Youth Orchestra of Wales Theatre of Eternal Music Source: Discogs, MusicBrainz, Wikidata |
| Awards | Człowiek ze Złotym Uchem Officer of the Order of the British Empire honorary degree Rock and Roll Hall of Fame honorary doctor of the University of Antwerp Source: Wikidata |
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