Lou Reed was born in New York on this day in 1942 (2nd March 1942 - 27th Oct 2013)

 ROCK ’N’ ROLL

Lou Reed - "Rock N' Roll" (Official Music Video) from the album 'Rock N Roll Animal' (1974)

Lou Reed - "Hooky Wooky" (Official Music Video) from the album 'Set the Twilight Reeling' (1996).

Laurie Anderson and Lou Reed in Spain in 2009. Photograph: Robin Towsend/EPA