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Description: The Velvet Underground was an American rock band formed in New York City. First active from 1964 to 1973, their best-known members were Lou Reed and John Cale, who both went on to find success as solo artists. Although experiencing little commercial success while together, the band is often cited by many critics as one of the most important and influential groups of the 1960s. Andy Warhol managed the Velvet Underground and it was the house band at his studio, the Factory, and his Exploding Plastic Inevitable events. The provocative lyrics of some of the band's songs gave a nihilistic outlook to some of their music. ... (more)

Tags: Psychedelic Rock (3), New York (2), Protopunk (2), Lyrics (2), 1970s (2), 1960s (2), Experimental (2), Germany (2), Alternative (2), Punk (2), US (2), Usa (2), 70s (2), Influential (2), Rock (2), Noise (1), Lou Reed (1), American (1), Folk Rock (1), Art Rock (1)

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"CLASS OF 1996PERFORMERSTHE VELVET UNDERGROUNDLou Reed - Sterling Morrison - John Cale - Moe Tucker● ART ROCK ● PROTO-ROCK ● AVANT-GARDE ● EXPERIMENTAL ROCK ●LEWIS ALLAN REED Born: 2 March 1942 Died: 27 October 2013HOLMES STERLING MORRISON JR. Born: 29 August 1942 Died: 30 August 1995JOHN DAVIES CALE Born: 9 March 1942MAUREEN ANN TUCKER Born: 26 August 1944KEY SONGSI'm Waiting for the Man (1967)- ranked #81 on Rolling Stone's '500 Greatest Songs'Heroin (1967)- selected for 'The 660 Song"

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