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3 unusual facts about Calé


Calé

Calé refers to the Iberian Kale, or Romani people from the Iberian Peninsula (Spain and Portugal) and its diaspora elsewhere in the world.

Djobi Djoba

"Djobi Djoba" is a hit song by the Gipsy Kings, a French-Calé Rumba Flamenca band, from their 1988 self-titled album.

Gypsy Lore Society

Among the Gypsy and Traveler cultures represented include those traditionally known as Roma, Sinti, Calé, Romnichels, Ludar, Irish Travellers, Scottish Travellers and others.


1977 NASCAR Winston Cup Series

Waltrip won the pole and Cale started fourth, and the two battled hard for first; the lead had changed hands 28 times by Lap 236 when the leaders came into lapped traffic; Waltrip slammed into Yarborough and the wreck wiped out Janet Guthrie, D.K. Ulrich, and Terry Bivins.

Cale Gale

At Birmingham International Raceway, Cale added another track qualifying record to his resume, breaking the old mark held by Jeff Wainwright.

After a three-year break, Cale resumed his go-kart career at Gulf Oaks Speedway in Saucier, Mississippi, winning ten features, the track championship, and also capturing his first state championship.

Call Me the Breeze

Like many Cale songs, "Call Me the Breeze" has been covered numerous times by an assortment of musicians, most notably Lynyrd Skynyrd (on their album Second Helping (1974)), Mason Proffit (on their 1972 album Rockfish Crossing), Bobby Bare (on his album Bobby Bare - The Country Store Collection (1988)), Johnny Cash (on his album Water from the Wells of Home (1988) with his son, John Carter Cash.

Church of Anthrax

The record was released in February 1971 by Cale's record company, Columbia Records, nearly a year after the material was recorded; in fact it was recorded prior to Cale's solo debut Vintage Violence.

Davenport, Greater Manchester

Davenport and Cale Green are also home to Stockport Lacrosse Club which is the oldest existing lacrosse club in the world and have played at Cale Green Cricket Club since 1876.

Hrvoje Čale

Čale received a yellow card in a three nil victory for the Black Sea-based Trabzonspor.

Loren Cass

The story follows three central characters (Nicole, Jason and Cale) and several secondary ones (The Suicide Kid, The Punk Kid, and The Fight Kid, among others) through the aftermath of the '96 riots, and features several notable St. Petersburg landmarks including the Sunshine Skyway Bridge, the St. Petersburg Pier, St. Petersburg High School and the house where Jack Kerouac lived prior to his death in 1969.

Music for a New Society

Following from the commercial success of his previous album Honi Soit, John Cale turned his label SPY Records, which had released singles from Marie et les Garçons, Lester Bangs, and Cale himself between 1977 and 1980, over to Michael Zilkha.

Cale's then-wife Risé co-wrote the track "Damn Life" and provided the voice for "Risé, Sam and Rimsky-Korsakov", while Cale's first wife Betsey Johnson took the photo on the album's cover.

Pop model

Producer – Alain Chamfort (tracks: 6, 12, 14), John Cale (tracks: 5, 8, 10, 18), Marc Moulin (tracks: 6, 12, 14), Michel Esteban

Ray Johnson

John Cale's song "Hey Ray" from the Extra Playful EP (2011) is about Cale's encounters with Johnson in New York during the 1960s.

Rocky Frisco

Rocky can be heard on the J. J. Cale CDs, "JJ Cale Live," "To Tulsa And Back" and "Roll On" as well as "Eric Clapton's Crossroads Guitar Festival" DVD set and the JJ Cale Band's DVD tour video, "To Tulsa and Back" From Time/Life .

SPY Records

John Cale then released three albums on ZE Records: Music For A New Society (1982), Caribbean Sunset (1983) and Comes Alive (1984).

Vila Nova de Gaia

The origin of the name Cale (or Gale, since in Classical Latin there was not always a clear distinction between the letters "g" and "c") is likely Celtic, from the root "Gall-" with which Celts referred to themselves, similarly to Galicia, Gaul or Galway.

Vintage Violence

All tracks written by John Cale, except "Fairweather Friend" by Garland Jeffreys.


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