biography
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Reed, Lou
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originally Louis Firbank
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| sex:
| male
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| lived:
| (1944– )
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| biography:
| Rock singer, guitarist, and songwriter, born in Long Island, New York, USA. He was a member of The Velvet Underground, a band which was closely associated with Andy Warhol. After the group split up in 1970, he moved to England to record Lou Reed (1972). His 1973 album, Transformer, included ‘Walk On The Wild Side’, a paean to transsexuality which somehow bypassed radio censorship to become the first Top 10 hit of his career. Subsequent albums have included Berlin (1973), Rock 'n' Roll Animal (1974), Street Hassle (1978), New Sensations (1984), and New York (1989). |
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