Lou Reed's classic solo album 'Transformer.'

11 Great Lou Reed Songs

Spinning on Air | Nov 27, 2013

When Lou Reed died on October 27th at age 71 he left behind many beautiful, surprising songs for us to experience. David Garland has been listening to a lot of Lou Reed lately, and presents some of his favorites, dating from Reed's music with The Velvet Underground in the 1960s, to more recent recordings, with an emphasis on Reed's song-portraits of New York City outsiders.

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