Lou Reed: Velvet Underground Founder and Solo Rock Icon Dies at 71

Lou Reed was an American singer-songwriter. Born on March 2, 1942, in Brooklyn, New York, he co-founded the Velvet Underground in 1964.

With the Velvet Underground he recorded The Velvet Underground & Nico with Andy Warhol, including "Heroin" and "Sunday Morning." As a solo artist he had a hit with "Walk on the Wild Side" (1972) and made the albums Transformer and Berlin.

He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame twice, in 1996 and 2015, and was married to Laurie Anderson. Reed died after a liver transplant in Southampton, New York, on October 27, 2013, at age 71.

Achievements: Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (1996), Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award.

Birth: March 2, 1942 - Brooklyn, New York.

Profession: Singer-songwriter.

Interesting Facts: "Walk on the Wild Side" was produced by David Bowie.