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-'''Lewis Allan "Lou" Reed''' (born March 2, 1942 in Brooklyn, New York  - October 27, 2013) was an American rock singer-songwriter and guitarist. Reed first found prominence as the guitarist and principal singer-songwriter of [[The Velvet Underground]] (1967-1971). He later started a solo career, of which the album ''Transformer'' (1972), produced by [[David Bowie]], was his biggest success, spawning hits with ''Perfect Day'', ''Satellite of Love'' and ''Take A Walk on the Wild Side''. Reed was known for being an experimental artist, recording accessible albums like ''Berlin'' (1973) and also highly polarizing records like ''Metal Machine Music'' (1975), which is an album featuring just feedback and distortion.
+'''Lewis Allan "Lou" Reed''' (born March 2, 1942 in Brooklyn, New York  - October 27, 2013) was an American rock singer-songwriter and guitarist. Reed first found prominence as the guitarist and principal singer-songwriter of [[The Velvet Underground]] (1967-1971). He later started a solo career, of which the album ''Transformer'' (1972), produced by [[David Bowie]], was his biggest success, spawning hits with ''Perfect Day'', ''Satellite of Love'' and ''Take A Walk on the Wild Side''. Reed was known for being an experimental artist, recording accessible albums like ''Berlin'' (1973) and ''New York'' (1989) and also highly polarizing records like ''Metal Machine Music'' (1975), which is an album featuring just feedback and distortion.
 Lou Reed's partner was [[Laurie Anderson]].

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-'''Lewis Allan "Lou" Reed''' (born March 2, 1942 in Brooklyn, New York  - October 27, 2013) was an American rock singer-songwriter and guitarist. Reed first found prominence as the guitarist and principal singer-songwriter of [[The Velvet Underground]]. He later started a solo career, of which the album ''Transformer'' (1972), produced by [[David Bowie]], was his biggest success, spawning hits with ''Perfect Day'', ''Satellite of Love'' and ''Take A Walk on the Wild Side''.
+Lou Reed's partner was [[Laurie Anderson]].
-The Zappa family has expressed animosity towards Reed describing him as ''"the world's biggest loser, the king of losers. He's commander of the losing side"''. A reason was given in the claim that after Zappa's [[The Rainbow Theatre Incident|accident at The Rainbow Theatre]] Reed changed the venue of a concert he was giving from the Hammersmith Odeon to the Rainbow so that he could look down at the point where Zappa hit the ground.  <ref>[[Dweezil Goes Out To Lunch.]] By Ben Watson and Danny Houston,  T'Mershi Duween, #29, February 1993</ref>
+[[File:Flo & Eddie with Lou Reed.jpg|500px|thumb|right|[[Flo & Eddie]] with Lou Reed.]]
-On January 12, 1995, Lou Reed [[Zappa Inducted Into The Hall Of Fame|inducted]] Zappa into the Rock 'n Roll Hall of Fame. [[Gail Zappa]] and the children were initially against using Reed and asked for [[Johnny "Guitar" Watson]] instead.
+==Frank Zappa and Lou Reed==
-==Further reading==
+The Zappa family has expressed animosity towards Reed describing him as ''"the world's biggest loser, the king of losers. He's commander of the losing side"''. A reason was given in the claim that after Zappa's [[The Rainbow Theatre Incident|accident at The Rainbow Theatre]] in 1971 Reed changed the venue of a concert he was giving from the Hammersmith Odeon to the Rainbow so that he could look down at the point where Zappa hit the ground. <ref>[[Dweezil Goes Out To Lunch.]] By Ben Watson and Danny Houston,  T'Mershi Duween, #29, February 1993</ref>
-[[wikipedia:Lou Reed|Lou Reed]]<br>
 ==References==

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-'''Lewis Allan "Lou" Reed''' (born March 2, 1942 in Brooklyn, New York  - October 27, 2013) was an American rock singer-songwriter and guitarist. Reed first found prominence as the guitarist and principal singer-songwriter of [[The Velvet Underground]].
+'''Lewis Allan "Lou" Reed''' (born March 2, 1942 in Brooklyn, New York  - October 27, 2013) was an American rock singer-songwriter and guitarist. Reed first found prominence as the guitarist and principal singer-songwriter of [[The Velvet Underground]]. He later started a solo career, of which the album ''Transformer'' (1972), produced by [[David Bowie]], was his biggest success, spawning hits with ''Perfect Day'', ''Satellite of Love'' and ''Take A Walk on the Wild Side''.
 The Zappa family has expressed animosity towards Reed describing him as ''"the world's biggest loser, the king of losers. He's commander of the losing side"''. A reason was given in the claim that after Zappa's [[The Rainbow Theatre Incident|accident at The Rainbow Theatre]] Reed changed the venue of a concert he was giving from the Hammersmith Odeon to the Rainbow so that he could look down at the point where Zappa hit the ground.  <ref>[[Dweezil Goes Out To Lunch.]] By Ben Watson and Danny Houston,  T'Mershi Duween, #29, February 1993</ref>
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 [[Category:Singers|Reed, Lou]]
 [[Category:Guitarists|Reed, Lou]]

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−	'''Lewis Allan "Lou" Reed''' (born March 2, 1942 in Brooklyn, New York - October 27, 2013) is an American rock singer-songwriter and guitarist. Reed first found prominence as the guitarist and principal singer-songwriter of [[The Velvet Underground]].	+	[[File:Loureed.jpg\|right]]
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		+	'''Lewis Allan "Lou" Reed''' (born March 2, 1942 in Brooklyn, New York - October 27, 2013) was an American rock singer-songwriter and guitarist. Reed first found prominence as the guitarist and principal singer-songwriter of [[The Velvet Underground]].

	The Zappa family has expressed animosity towards Reed describing him as ''"the world's biggest loser, the king of losers. He's commander of the losing side"''. A reason was given in the claim that after Zappa's [[The Rainbow Theatre Incident\|accident at The Rainbow Theatre]] Reed changed the venue of a concert he was giving from the Hammersmith Odeon to the Rainbow so that he could look down at the point where Zappa hit the ground. <ref>[[Dweezil Goes Out To Lunch.]] By Ben Watson and Danny Houston,  T'Mershi Duween, #29, February 1993</ref>		The Zappa family has expressed animosity towards Reed describing him as ''"the world's biggest loser, the king of losers. He's commander of the losing side"''. A reason was given in the claim that after Zappa's [[The Rainbow Theatre Incident\|accident at The Rainbow Theatre]] Reed changed the venue of a concert he was giving from the Hammersmith Odeon to the Rainbow so that he could look down at the point where Zappa hit the ground. <ref>[[Dweezil Goes Out To Lunch.]] By Ben Watson and Danny Houston,  T'Mershi Duween, #29, February 1993</ref>

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−	'''Lewis Allan "Lou" Reed''' (born March 2, 1942 in Brooklyn, New York) is an American rock singer-songwriter and guitarist. Reed first found prominence as the guitarist and principal singer-songwriter of [[The Velvet Underground]].	+	'''Lewis Allan "Lou" Reed''' (born March 2, 1942 in Brooklyn, New York - October 27, 2013) is an American rock singer-songwriter and guitarist. Reed first found prominence as the guitarist and principal singer-songwriter of [[The Velvet Underground]].

	The Zappa family has expressed animosity towards Reed describing him as ''"the world's biggest loser, the king of losers. He's commander of the losing side"''. A reason was given in the claim that after Zappa's [[The Rainbow Theatre Incident\|accident at The Rainbow Theatre]] Reed changed the venue of a concert he was giving from the Hammersmith Odeon to the Rainbow so that he could look down at the point where Zappa hit the ground. <ref>[[Dweezil Goes Out To Lunch.]] By Ben Watson and Danny Houston,  T'Mershi Duween, #29, February 1993</ref>		The Zappa family has expressed animosity towards Reed describing him as ''"the world's biggest loser, the king of losers. He's commander of the losing side"''. A reason was given in the claim that after Zappa's [[The Rainbow Theatre Incident\|accident at The Rainbow Theatre]] Reed changed the venue of a concert he was giving from the Hammersmith Odeon to the Rainbow so that he could look down at the point where Zappa hit the ground. <ref>[[Dweezil Goes Out To Lunch.]] By Ben Watson and Danny Houston,  T'Mershi Duween, #29, February 1993</ref>

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 '''Lewis Allan "Lou" Reed''' (born March 2, 1942 in Brooklyn, New York) is an American rock singer-songwriter and guitarist. Reed first found prominence as the guitarist and principal singer-songwriter of [[The Velvet Underground]].
-The Zappa family has expressed animosity towards Reed describing him as "the world's biggest loser, the king of losers. He's commander of the losing side". A reason was given in the claim that after Zappa's [[The Rainbow Theatre Incident|accident at The Rainbow Theatre]] Reed changed the venue of a concert he was giving from the Hammersmith Odeon to the Rainbow so that he could look down at the point where Zappa hit the ground.  <ref>[[Dweezil Goes Out To Lunch.]] By Ben Watson and Danny Houston,  T'Mershi Duween, #29, February 1993</ref>
+The Zappa family has expressed animosity towards Reed describing him as ''"the world's biggest loser, the king of losers. He's commander of the losing side"''. A reason was given in the claim that after Zappa's [[The Rainbow Theatre Incident|accident at The Rainbow Theatre]] Reed changed the venue of a concert he was giving from the Hammersmith Odeon to the Rainbow so that he could look down at the point where Zappa hit the ground.  <ref>[[Dweezil Goes Out To Lunch.]] By Ben Watson and Danny Houston,  T'Mershi Duween, #29, February 1993</ref>
 On January 12, 1995, Lou Reed [[Zappa Inducted Into The Hall Of Fame|inducted]] Zappa into the Rock 'n Roll Hall of Fame. [[Gail Zappa]] and the children were initially against using Reed and asked for [[Johnny "Guitar" Watson]] instead.
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-[[Category:Rock Artists|Reed]]
+[[Category:Rock Artists|Reed, Lou]]

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 Further reading:<br>
 [[wikipedia:Lou Reed|Lou Reed]]<br>
-[[Category:Musicians|Reed]]
+[[Category:Rock Artists|Reed]]
 [[Category:Targets|Reed]]