Lou Reed

To Celebrate John Lennon, would have turned 79 today, we have selected twelve solo artists or bands who have covered his compositions. They are Kat Edmonson, Bryan Ferry, David Gilmour, Chris Robinson Brotherhood, Arcade Fire, Juanes, A Ha, Marianne Faithfull, Ringo Starr, Queen, Paul Weller, Al Green, Lou Reed Here, they are reunited in one […]

September 25, 1984 – Lou Reed will be on stage at Capitol Theatre in Passaic, NJ

September 22, 1985 – Lou Reed participates next to Willie Nelson, Neil Young, Bob Dylan, Billy Joel and many others in the first “Farm Aid” at Memorial Stadium in Champaign, Illinois

Tori Amos’ ‘Strange Little Girls’ is a concept (covers of songs written and originally performed by men) album released on September 18, 2001 by Atlantic. Track Listing : 1.New Age (Lou Reed) – 04:37 . 2.’97 Bonnie & Clyde (Marshall Mathers, Jeff Bass, Mark Bass) – 05:46 . 3.Strange Little Girl (Brian Duffy, Dave Greenfield, […]

September 15, 2011 – Lou Reed with guitarist Aram Bajakian, gives a benefit concert for the Clinton Foundation, Music In Motion: Hal Willner’s Freedom Rides at Highline Ballroom in New-York City

September 4, 2009 – Lou Reed, Laurie Anderson and John Zorn on saxophone will share the stage at Salle Pleyel in Paris

September 2, 1995 – Bruce Springsteen, Chuck Berry, John Mellencamp, Martha Reeves, Bon Jovi, Eric Burdon, Melissa Etheridge, Al Green, Pretenders, Soul Asylum, Iggy Pop, Lou Reed, Sheryl Crow, Larry Graham, George Clinton, The P. Funk All Stars, The Kinks, Jerry Lee Lewis, Bob Dylan, The Allman Brothers Band, Slash, Boz Scaggs, Aretha Franklin and […]

Elvis Costello, whose birthday is today – Happy Birthday BTW – has duetted with a myriad of singers or musicians of all genres. We have selected twelve and a half of them : Willie Nelson, Diana Krall, Debbie Harry, Fiona Apple, Lucinda Williams, Elmo, Paul Mccartney, Jenny Lewis, Anne Sofie Von Otter, George Jones, Sheryl […]

This day (August 25, 1954), in Paddington, London is born Declan Patrick MacManus simply known as Elvis Costello, English singer and songwriter

July 30, 2016 – Laurie Anderson, Emily Haines, Anohni, Jenni Muldaur, Lenny Kaye, Jon Spencer, David Johansen, Harper Simon, Bush Tetras. They all take part in the Lou Reed Tribute concert at Damrosch Park, Lincoln Center in New York

July 27, 2011 – Lou Reed , who his said to be rather ill, will perform what could be one of his last concerts at “Nuits de Fourvière” in Lyon, France

Supertramp, Sade, Santana, Spandau Ballet, Paul Young, The Police, The Pretenders, Stray Cats, Lou Reed, Echo & The Bunnymen, Status Quo, Guns N’ Roses. They are the ’80s Throwback’ artists selected among the 300 Posts we publish this week. Here, they are reunited in one glorious playlist. Enjoy! Tracklist 1 . Supertramp – It’s Raining […]

July 17, 2011 – Lou Reed will be on stage in the afternoon at Festival Des Vieilles Charrues in Carhaix, France

July 16, 1986 – Lou Reed will be on stage with Woody Smallwood (kb), Fernando Saunders (b) and J.T. Lewis (d) at The Ritz in New York City

June 15, 1986 – Lou Reed participates in a benefit concert on behalf of Amnesty International at the Giants Stadium in East Rutherford, NJ

Tom Waits, Paul Young, Joan Baez & The Neville Brothers, Bob Marley, Bryan Adams, The Police & Bono, Santana, The Smiths, Dave Edmunds, The Waterboys, The Cure, Lou Reed. They are the ’80s Throwback’ artists selected among the 271 Posts we publish this week. Here, they are reunited in one glorious playlist. Enjoy! Tracklist 1 […]

This day (June 12, 2014), in LAs Vegas, died Jimmy Scott a.k.a Little Jimmy Scott, an American jazz vocalist famous for his high contralto voice,

This day (June 6, 2019), in , died Malcolm John ‘Mac’ Rebennack, Jr. , a.k.a. Dr. John an American singer-songwriter, pianist and guitarist

This day (June 5, 1947), in Glen Ellyn, Illinois, is born Laurie Anderson, an American experimental performance artist, composer and musician.

May 31, 1989 – Robert Palmer, The Bangles, Living Colour, David Bowie‘s Tin Machine, Lou Reed, The Replacements and Keith Richards & the X-Pensive Winos will all be there at the International Rock Awards broadcasted live on ABC.