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The band The Velvet Underground was founded in 1964. Before coming to fame, the band got it’s start in New York. Generally, music journalists would define The Velvet Underground’s style within the genre/s of art rock, noise rock, alternative rock, rock music, experimental rock, folk rock, blues rock, psychedelic rock, avant-garde music, protopunk, drone music, noise music, and other rock music.
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Lou Reed
Lewis Allan Reed (March 2, 1942 – October 27, 2013) was an American musician, singer, songwriter and poet. He was the guitarist, singer and principal songwriter for the rock band the Velvet Underground and had a solo career that spanned five decades. The Velve... [wikipedia]
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The Stooges
The Stooges, also known as Iggy and the Stooges, were an American rock band formed in Ann Arbor, Michigan in 1967 by singer Iggy Pop, guitarist Ron Asheton, drummer Scott Asheton, and bassist Dave Alexander. Playing a raw, primitive style of rock and roll, the... [wikipedia]
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Television
Television is an American rock band from New York City, most notably active in the 1970s. The group was founded by Tom Verlaine, Richard Lloyd, Billy Ficca, and Richard Hell. An early fixture of CBGB and the 1970s New York rock scene, the band is considered in... [wikipedia]
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Nico
Christa Päffgen (16 October 1938 – 18 July 1988), known by her stage name Nico, was a German singer, songwriter, musician, model, and actress. She had roles in several films, including Federico Fellini's La Dolce Vita (1960) and Andy Warhol's Chelsea Girls (19... [wikipedia]
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Love
Love is an American rock band formed in Los Angeles in 1965. During their period of greatest influence, they were originally led by Arthur Lee who wrote most of their songs, though some of their best-known songs were written by Bryan MacLean. One of the first ... [wikipedia]
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The Kinks
The Kinks are an English rock band formed in Muswell Hill, north London, in 1964 by brothers Ray and Dave Davies. They are regarded as one of the most influential rock bands of the 1960s. The band emerged during the height of British rhythm and blues and Merse... [wikipedia]
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The Doors
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The Zombies
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David Bowie
David Robert Jones (8 January 1947 – 10 January 2016), known professionally as David Bowie ( BOH-ee), was an English singer-songwriter and actor. He was a leading figure in the music industry and is regarded as one of the most influential musicians of the 20th... [wikipedia]
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Bob Dylan
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The Modern Lovers
The Modern Lovers were an American rock band led by Jonathan Richman in the 1970s and 1980s. The original band existed from 1970 to 1974 but their recordings were not released until 1976 or later. It featured Richman and bassist Ernie Brooks with drummer David... [wikipedia]
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John Cale
John Davies Cale, OBE (born 9 March 1942) is a Welsh musician, composer, singer, songwriter and record producer who was a founding member of the American rock band the Velvet Underground. Over his five-decade career, Cale has worked in various styles across ro... [wikipedia]
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Can
Can (stylised as CAN) was a German experimental rock band formed in Cologne in 1968 by the core quartet of Holger Czukay (bass, tape editing), Irmin Schmidt (keyboards), Michael Karoli (guitar), and Jaki Liebezeit (drums). The group cycled through several voca... [wikipedia]
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Syd Barrett
Roger Keith "Syd" Barrett (6 January 1946 – 7 July 2006) was an English singer, songwriter, and musician who co-founded the rock band Pink Floyd in 1965. As the band's frontman and primary songwriter, he contributed to four singles, their debut album The Piper... [wikipedia]
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The Beach Boys
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The Beatles
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What Genre is The Velvet Underground?
The Velvet Underground genre is not easily defined. Music magazines and journalists have different opinions on a clearly defined genre for The Velvet Underground. However, many describe the style within the genre/s of art rock, noise rock, alternative rock, rock music, experimental rock, folk rock, blues rock, psychedelic rock, avant-garde music, protopunk, drone music, noise music, and other rock music.