Farewell Lou Reed
Musician
1942-2013
Born in 1942, Lou Reed was lead singer and songwriter for the Velvet Underground from 1965 to 1970. Some
of the Velvet Underground's songs were published by "Oakfield Avenue Music
Ltd." a reference to the street in Freeport where Lou Reed lived.
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The Velvet Underground was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall
of Fame in 1996.
Lou
Reed signed his Freeport High School Yearbook during his induction into
the Long Island Music Hall of Fame on November 16, 2010.
This yearbook is
available for viewing at the Freeport Historical Society by appointment only: 350 South Main Street,
Freeport, NY, (516) 623-9632.
