RollingStone.com | Rocker Lou Reed of Velvet Underground dies at 71 Reuters By Jonathan Allen and Daniel Trotta. NEW YORK | Sun Oct 27, 2013 8:15pm EDT. NEW YORK (Reuters) - Lou Reed, the pioneering songwriter and musician behind the influential rock band Velvet Underground, which fused art and music in collaboration ... Lou Reed of Velvet Underground dies at 71 |