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Image: FILE - Rolling Stone Reports Death of Rock Musician Lou Reed, at 71

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Lou Reed: 1942-2013

Pioneering singer-songwriter Lou Reed founded the Velvet Underground and influenced generations of rock 'n' roll musicians.

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Image: FILE - Rolling Stone Reports Death of Rock Musician Lou Reed, at 71

Visionary

FILE - OCTOBER 28, 2013: Rolling Stone has reported the death of rock musician Lou Reed, aged 71. Reed was best known as guitarist, vocalist and songwriter of the influential 1960s band The Velvet Underground. UNSPECIFIED - CIRCA 1970: Photo of Lou Reed Photo by Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images
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Image: FILE - Rolling Stone Reports Death of Rock Musician Lou Reed, at 71

The Velvets

FILE - OCTOBER 28, 2013: Rolling Stone has reported the death of rock musician Lou Reed, aged 71. Reed was best known as guitarist, vocalist and songwriter of the influential 1960s band The Velvet Underground. 1969: (Top) Maureen \"Moe\" Tucker and Lou Reed and (bottom) John Cale and Sterling Morrison of the rock and roll band \"Velvet Underground\" pose for a portrait in circa 1969. This lineup of the group was active from March 1968 until June of 1970. (Photo by Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images)
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Image: FILE - Rolling Stone Reports Death of Rock Musician Lou Reed, at 71

Younger days

FILE - OCTOBER 28, 2013: Rolling Stone has reported the death of rock musician Lou Reed, aged 71. Reed was best known as guitarist, vocalist and songwriter of the influential 1960s band The Velvet Underground. 1970: (L-R) Sterling Morrison, Lou Reed, Maureen \"Moe\" Tucker and Doug Yule of the rock and roll band \"Velvet Underground\" pose for a portrait in 1970. (Photo by Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images)
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Image: FILE - Rolling Stone Reports Death of Rock Musician Lou Reed, at 71

On stage

FILE - OCTOBER 28, 2013: Rolling Stone has reported the death of rock musician Lou Reed, aged 71. Reed was best known as guitarist, vocalist and songwriter of the influential 1960s band The Velvet Underground. UNSPECIFIED - CIRCA 1970: Photo of Lou Reed Photo by Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images
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Image: FILE - Rolling Stone Reports Death of Rock Musician Lou Reed, at 71

Chumming with Warhol

FILE - OCTOBER 28, 2013: Rolling Stone has reported the death of rock musician Lou Reed, aged 71. Reed was best known as guitarist, vocalist and songwriter of the influential 1960s band The Velvet Underground. UNITED STATES - JULY 20: BOTTOMLINE Photo of Lou REED and Andy WARHOL, Artist Andy Warhol and Lou Reed at a David Johanson show (Photo by Ebet Roberts/Redferns)
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Image: FILE - Rolling Stone Reports Death of Rock Musician Lou Reed at 71

The glam years

FILE - Rolling Stone Reports Death of Rock Musician Lou Reed, at 71, renowned for both his work with Velvet Underground and a prolific solo career. NEW YORK - CIRCA 1973: Lou Reed poses for an RCA publicity photo circa 1973 in New York City, New York. (Photo by Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images)
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The rock group \"The Velvet Underground\" (R-L) Lou Reed, John Cale, Martha Morrison (wife of Sterling..

Hall of Famers

The rock group \"The Velvet Underground\" (R-L) Lou Reed, John Cale, Martha Morrison (wife of Sterling Morrison) and Maureen Tucker, pose for photographers shortly after being inducted in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame at the eleventh annual Rock & Roll Hale of Fame induction dinner at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel, in New York, January 17 - RTXGAJ2
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Famous rock singer Lou Reed performs at the Panathinaikos stadium in Athens during a rock festival, ..

Plenty to smile about

Famous rock singer Lou Reed performs at the Panathinaikos stadium in Athens during a rock festival, July 1. The two-day festival includes performances from David-Bowie, Simply-Red, and Elvis-Costello. - RTXGOR1
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Lou Reed, Laurie Anderson

'Emotion in Action'

NEW YORK - NOVEMBER 3: Songwriter Lou Reed (L) and multimedia artist Laurie Anderson attend Interview Magazine and Adidas' celebration of the publication of songwriter Lou Reed's photo book \"Emotion In Action\" at Cooper Classics Collection November 3, 2003 in New York City. (Photo by Lawrence Lucier/Getty Images)
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Richard Lewis, Lou Reed and Ruben Blades

Walk on the Hollywood side

HOLLYWOOD - JUNE 24: (L-R): Actor comedian Richard Lewis, musician/poet Lou Reed and actor Ruben Blades attend a ceremony inducting Reed into the Hollywood Rock Walk on June 24, 2003 at the Guitar Center store in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Vince Bucci/Getty Images)
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\"Lou Reed New York\" At The Gallery At Hermes

Art and music fans

NEW YORK - JANUARY 19: Lou Reed (L) and David Bowie (R) attend the opening of Lou Reed NY photography exhibit at the Gallery at Hermes on January 19, 2006 in New York City. (Photo by Andrew H. Walker/Getty Images)
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The Sundance kid

PARK CITY, UT - JANUARY 23: Musician Lou Reed performs at A Celebration Of Music In Film at the Sundance House during the 2011 Sundance Film Festival on January 23, 2011 in Park City, Utah. (Photo by Chelsea Lauren/Getty Images)
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Transformative figure

NEW YORK, NY - OCTOBER 03: Mick Rock and Lou Reed attend theJohn Varvatos Presents Transformer By Lou Reed And Mick Rock on October 3, 2013 in New York City. (Photo by Theo Wargo/Getty Images for John Varvatos)
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