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Lou Reed

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Born
2 March 1942
Born In
Brooklyn, New York, New York, United States
Died
27 October 2013 (aged 71)
Lou Reed (March 2, 1942 - October 27, 2013) was an American artist originally from Brooklyn, New York, USA. Especially while a member of the The Velvet Underground in the 1960s, Reed broke new ground for the genre in several important dimensions, introducing more mature and intellectual themes to what was then considered a largely simplistic genre of music. In 1964 Reed moved to New York City and began working as an in-house songwriter for Pickwick Records. In 1964 he scored a minor hit with the single "The Ostrich", a parody of popular dance songs of the time, w… read more
Lou Reed (March 2, 1942 - October 27, 2013) was an American artist originally from Brooklyn, New York, USA. Especially while a member of the The Velvet Underground in the 1960s, Reed broke new ground for the genre in several important dimensions, introducing more mature and intellec… read more
Lou Reed (March 2, 1942 - October 27, 2013) was an American artist originally from Brooklyn, New York, USA. Especially while a member of the The Velvet Underground in the 1960s, Reed broke new ground for the genre in several important dimensions, introducing more mature and intellectual themes to what was then considered a largely simplistic genre of mu… read more

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1 Play track Transformer Walk on the Wild Side
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 6,457 listeners
2 Play track Transformer Perfect Day
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 5,359 listeners
3 Play track Transformer Satellite of Love
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 2,397 listeners
4 Play track Transformer Vicious
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 1,704 listeners
5 Play track Perfect Day Coney Island Baby
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6 Play track Transformer Andy's Chest
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7 Play track Heroin - May 1965 Demo Heroin - May 1965 Demo
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8 Play track Transformer Hangin' 'Round
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9 Play track Transformer Make Up
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10 Play track Coney Island Baby Charley's Girl
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  1. 1,175,495 listeners

    1 Jan 1972 · 11 tracks

    Transformer
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  2. 210,941 listeners

    1 Jan 1973 · 10 tracks

    Berlin
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  3. 164,248 listeners

    1 Dec 1975 · 8 tracks

    Coney Island Baby
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  4. 152,048 listeners

    31 Dec 1988 · 14 tracks

    New York
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