Lou Reed, Biography, Songs, & Facts
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Lou Reed, American singer-songwriter whose place in the rock pantheon rests primarily on his role in guiding the Velvet Underground, a New York City-based quartet that produced four poor-selling but enormously influential studio albums under Reed’s direction from 1965 to 1970. He also had a successful solo career.
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5 Things We Learned From the New Lou Reed Biography
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Remembering Lou Reed, dead at 71
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The Best Music Books of 2023: Lou Reed, Britney Spears, Sly Stone
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Lou Reed: A Life: DeCurtis, Anthony: 9780316552424: : Books
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Lou Reed - Wikipedia
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Lou Reed - Wikipedia
Lou Reed Albums: songs, discography, biography, and listening
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Lou Reed: Forever Becoming
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The Stubborn Mysteries of Lou Reed
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Lou Reed, Biography, Songs, & Facts