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Track: Walk On the Wild Side
Artist: Lou Reed
Album: Transformer

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Name: Lou Reed
Spotify Genres: glam rock, proto-punk
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American musician, songwriter, poet, and photographer Born March 2, 1942, Brooklyn, New York - Died October 27, 2013, Southampton, New York Reed's music career began in 1958, when he recorded with his high school band, [a918897]. During his time at Syracuse University in the early 1960's he formed a series of bands, but was most deeply impacted by his professor, American poet and writer [a=Delmore Schwartz]. Following college, he became a stock songwriter/musician for [l206231], and then in 1964, with [a=John Cale], formed [a39766]. In 1970, he left the Velvet Underground during the recording of [url=https://www.discogs.com/master/35308-The-Velvet-Underground-Loaded]Loaded[/url]. He signed a contract with RCA Records in 1971 and continued to perform until shortly before his death. He was married to Bettye Kronstad (ca. 1973-1974), [a1870956] (1980-1994), and [a=Laurie Anderson] (2008).

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Release: Lou Reed - Walk On The Wild Side
Year: 1975
Genres: Rock
Styles: Rock & Roll

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Thought she was James Dean for a day
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And the coloured girls say doo doo doo, doo ...