John Davies Cale is a Welsh singer, musician, composer, record producer and arranger. He was 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. Born December 3, 1940; 85 today. Alive at the same time as Barack Obama, Albert Einstein, Pablo Picasso, Pope Francis, and Neil Armstrong. Wiki link