Stephan Berwick Lou Reed - the Warrior Prince of Taijiquan. On NPRs Fresh Air program today, Lou was commemorated by his previous long-time publicist, Bill Bentley. Lou Reed new music, concerts, photos, and official news updates directly from Lou Reed's Twitter and Facebook. Lou Reed (March 2, 1942 - October 27, 2013) was an American rock artist originally from Brooklyn, New York, USA. Especially while a member of the The Velvet. Click to view the non-flash site. Lewis Allan Lou Reed (March 2, 1942 – October 27, 2013) was an American musician, singer, and songwriter. He was the guitarist, vocalist, and principal. Lou Reed, Soundtrack: Trainspotting. He formed the group The Velvet Underground with Welsh multi-instrumentalist John Cale, second guitarist Sterling Morrison, and. A multiple-exposure Polaroid photograph of Lou Reed circa 1970 in the rock ’n’ roller’s heyday. A new book describes his physical and emotional excesses. Lou Reed, Velvet Underground Leader and Rock Pioneer, Dead at 71. New York legend, who helped shape nearly fifty years of rock music, underwent a liver transplant in May That’s the reluctant conclusion of the rock icon’s unofficial biographer, in his new book, Notes From The Velvet Underground. Following Reed’s death. Find Lou Reed bio, music, credits, awards, & streaming links on AllMusic - One of rock's most important singer/songwriters,….