D-E-A-D Lou Reed (singer/song writer/musician)

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D-E-A-D Lewis Allan 'Lou' Reed (singer/song writer/musician)
Age - 71 (1942/03/02 - 2013/10/27): cause - not listed (had a liver transplant in May 2013).

Along with Rock and Roll Heart - his most famous work is "Walk on the Wild Side"...


20 tracks...
http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/20-essential-lou-reed-tracks-20131027

Rolling Stone - 1989 cover story:
http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/lou-reed-the-rolling-stone-interview-19890504

Interesting facts:

Associated groups/acts: The Velvet Underground, John Cale, Nico, David Bowie, Metal Machine Trio, Mick Ronson, Laurie Anderson, Metallica.

Honors:

1999 Grammy: Best Long Form Music Video / Lou Reed: Rock and Roll Heart (1998)

Quotes:

Alluding to his bare-bones guitar style... "One chord is fine, two chords are pushing it, three chords and you're into jazz."
 
 
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