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REPORT: Legendary Rock Pioneer Lou Reed Dead At 71

Rob WileOct 27, 2013, 22:55 IST

Rolling Stone's Jon Dolan is reporting rock pioneer Lou Reed has died.

Reed underwent a liver transplant earlier this year. No cause of death has yet been released.

Quite recently, he'd been promoting a new book of photos taken of him and other music legends by photographer Mick Rock.

Lou Reed was born in Brooklyn and grew up on Long Island. He founded the Velvet Underground, a band said to have sold few records but whose listeners would go on to found their own bands.

He remained a vital presence in New York