Rock Pioneer dies

Lou Reed, rock legend, dies at 71

By Steve Almasy, CNN

updated 5:37 PM EDT, Sun October 27, 2013

Reed, violist John Cale, guitarist Sterling Morrison, and

drummer Maureen Tucker played their first show as the

Velvet Underground in 1965.

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Lou Reed took rock 'n' roll into dark corners as a songwriter, vocalist and guitarist for the Velvet Underground and as a solo artist, has died at the age of 71, on October 27. Here, Reed performs in the 1970s.

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