Deaths: Avante-garde Rocker-- Lou Reed

LOU REED Died Oct. 27th. Pioneer for countless bands and leader of the Velvet Underground and patron of artist Andy Warhol. Had a Top 20 hit with "Walk On the Wild Side" while solo and "Sweet Jane" with the Velvet Underground.

These two songs were the extent of my knowledge of his music, though. I liked both, but never got around to hearing any other of his albums or music. When "Walk On the Wild Side" came out, I liked the music, but then heard the words. Wow, that was some strange stuff he was singing about, "Then he was a she!!"