Reed attended Atkinson Elementary School in Freeport and went on to Freeport Junior High School. Reed said that although he was Jewish, his "real god was rock 'n' roll". His family was Jewish and his grandparents were Russian Jews who had fled antisemitism his father had changed his name from Rabinowitz to Reed. Reed was the son of Toby ( née Futterman) (1920–2013) and Sidney Joseph Reed (1913–2005), an accountant. Lewis Allan Reed was born on March 2, 1942, at Beth-El Hospital (later Brookdale) in Brooklyn and grew up in Freeport, Long Island. Reed has been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame twice: as a member of the Velvet Underground in 1996 and as a solo act in 2015.īiography 1942–1957: Early life He married his third wife Laurie Anderson in 2008, and recorded the collaboration album Lulu with Metallica. He contributed music to two theatrical interpretations of 19th-century writers, one of which he developed into an album titled The Raven. Magic and Loss (1992) would become Reed's highest-charting album on the UK Albums Chart, peaking at No. Reed participated in the re-formation of the Velvet Underground in the 1990s, and he made several more albums, including a collaboration album with John Cale titled Songs for Drella, which was a tribute to their former mentor Andy Warhol.
Reed cleaned up in the early 1980s, and gradually returned to prominence with The Blue Mask (1982) and New Sensations (1984), reaching a critical and commercial career peak with his 1989 album New York. 10 on the Billboard 200 but for a long period after, Reed's work did not translate into sales, leading him deeper into drug addiction and alcoholism. Rock 'n' Roll Animal (a live album released in 1974) sold strongly, and Sally Can't Dance (1974) peaked at No. After Transformer, the less commercial but critically acclaimed Berlin peaked at No. The album is considered an influential landmark of the glam rock genre, anchored by Reed's most successful single, " Walk on the Wild Side". His second, Transformer (1972), was produced by David Bowie and arranged by Mick Ronson, and brought him mainstream recognition. Following several lineup changes and three more little-heard albums, Reed quit the band in 1970.Īfter leaving the band, Reed would go on to a much more commercially successful solo career, releasing twenty solo studio albums. The band released their first album, now with drummer Moe Tucker and featuring German singer Nico, in 1967, and parted ways with Warhol shortly thereafter. After building a reputation on the avant garde music scene, they gained the attention of Andy Warhol, who became the band's manager they in turn became something of a fixture at The Factory, Warhol's art studio, and served as his "house band" for various projects. A fellow session player at Pickwick was John Cale together with Sterling Morrison and Angus MacLise, they would form the Velvet Underground in 1965. After graduating from Syracuse, he went to work for Pickwick Records in New York City, a low-budget record company that specialized in sound-alike recordings, as a songwriter and session musician. Having played guitar and sung in doo-wop groups in high school, Reed studied poetry at Syracuse University under Delmore Schwartz, and had served as a radio DJ, hosting a late-night avant garde music program while at college. Reed's distinctive deadpan voice, poetic and transgressive lyrics, and experimental guitar playing were trademarks throughout his long career.
Although not commercially successful during its existence, the Velvet Underground became regarded as one of the most influential bands in the history of underground and alternative rock music. He was the guitarist, singer, and principal songwriter for the rock band The Velvet Underground and had a solo career that spanned five decades. Lewis Allan Reed (March 2, 1942 – October 27, 2013) was an American musician and songwriter.
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