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Lou Reed

Country: United StatesMember of: The Velvet Underground

Lou Reed (1942-2013) was an American singer, songwriter and guitarist, born in Brooklyn, New York. He was the main songwriter and singer of The Velvet Underground, the group he formed in 1965 with John Cale, Sterling Morrison and Angus MacLise, and he later had a long solo career. He is also known in experimental circles for Metal Machine Music (1975), a double album of guitar feedback and processed sound. The Velvet Underground were managed early on by Andy Warhol, and their debut The Velvet Underground & Nico came out in 1967. Reed left the band in 1970.