The voice of a generation passed away October 27 in New York City. Lou Reed, the iconic NYC songwriter and guitarist whose infuence greatly affected others who followed in rock music, passed away on Long Island. The cause of his death has not yet been released, but Reed underwent a liver transplant in May. He leaves behind his wife, musician and perfromance artist Laurie Anderson (O Superman). Lewis Allan "Lou" Reed was not ony a musician, but a accomplished songwriter, and a photographer too. His band The Velvet Underground was estabished in 1965, and then he had a successful solo career, which has spanned several decades. Brooklyn born, Reed was married to Laurie Anderson after his marriage to Sylvia...
- 10/28/2013
- by April Neale
- Monsters and Critics
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