Birth Name: Lewis Allen Reed
Occupation: Rock Singer
Place Of Birth: Brooklyn
Date Of Birth: March 2, 1942
Date Of Death: October 27, 2013
Cause Of Death: N/A
Ethnicity: White
Nationality: American
Lou Reed was born on the 2nd of March, 1942. He was popular for being a Rock Singer. Rock ‘n’ roll musician and singer who was the frontman of the band the Velvet Underground and who made his solo debut with the hit “Walk on the Wild Side.”
Lou Reed was born in Brooklyn. He was given electric shock therapy to “treat” his bisexual tendencies. He was a songwriter for Pickwick Records in New York in the mid-1960s. He performed songs with the Velvet Underground and solo like “Heroin,” “Sweet Jane,” “Dirty Boulevard,” and “European Son.”
Lou Reed was a Pisces and was born in the Silent Generation.
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Childhood
Lou Reed was born in 1940s. The early 1940s were dominated by World War II. Following the end of the war, it was the start of the Baby Boomer years and technology advancements such as the jet engine, nuclear fusion, radar, rocket technology and others later became the starting points for Space Exploration and Improved Air Travel. The 40s also brought us the Slinky, Velcro, Jeep, Tupperware and Frisbee. Discover what happened on this day.
Lewis Allen Reed is part of the Silent Generation, which followed after the G.I. Generation. As young adults during the McCarthy Era, many members of this generation felt it was dangerous to speak out. They were too young to see action in World War II and too old to participate in the fun of the Summer of Love.
Education
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Family
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Personal Life
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Lou Reed was born in the Year of the Horse.
Fast Facts
| REAL NAME: | Lewis Allen Reed |
| NICKNAME: | Lewis Allan Reed, Lou Reed, Lou Allen Reed |
| RELIGION: | Jewish |
| AGE GENERATION: | Silent Generation |
| BIRTH SIGN: | Pisces |
| BIRTH DAY: | Monday |
| DEATH DAY: | Sunday |
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Horoscope
Zodiac Sign: Lou Reed was a Pisces. People of this zodiac sign like romance, to sleep, spiritual themes and dislike the know-it-all, to be criticized, and cruelty of any kind. The strengths of this sign are being compassionate, artistic, gentle, wise, while weaknesses can be to be fearful, overly trusting and desire to escape reality. The greatest overall compatibility with Pieces is Virgo and Taurus.
Chinese Zodiac: Lou Reed was born in the Year of the Dragon. People born under this sign are seen as warm-hearted and easygoing. Independence is one of their greatest strengths, but sometimes they're overly frank with others.
Ruling Planet: Lou Reed had a ruling planet of Neptune and has a ruling planet of Neptune. Back the early 2,000 B.C. the outer planets, Uranus and Pluto, were not yet discovered, since the telescope had not yet been invented. Astrologers and astronomers could only work with planets visible to the eye.
Lou Reed’s birth sign is Pisces and he had a ruling planet of Neptune.
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