Lou Reed
KNOWN FOR
Member of Velvet Underground; solo song "Take a Walk on the Wild Side," and albums New York and Transformer.
AMERICAN MASTERS FILM
Lou Reed: Rock and Roll Heart (Apr 1998)Directed by Timothy Greenfield-Sanders
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Rock and Roll Heart: Lou Reed
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