The story
American musician, songwriter, poet, and photographer
Born March 2, 1942, Brooklyn, New York - Died October 27, 2013, Southampton, New York
Reed's music career began in 1958, when he recorded with his high school band, . During his time at Syracuse University in the early 1960's he formed a series of bands, but was most deeply impacted by his professor, American poet and writer Delmore Schwartz. Following college, he became a stock songwriter/musician for , and then in 1964, with John Cale, formed .
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