The Time Finally Catch Up With The Velvet Underground.
Rock historian Ed Ward profiles The Velvet Underground. Sponsored by Andy Warhol, the band was a favorite of the jet-set crowd but reviled by the hippie culture that couldn't comprehend their music. The band featured Lou Reed and violist John Cale. Their best known songs include "Waiting for the Man," "Heroin" and "Sister Ray."
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Fresh Air with Terry Gross, May 17, 1988: Interview with Nestor Almendros; Commentary on The Velvet Underground; Interview with James Crumley; Review of Anatoly Rybakov's novel "Children of the Arbat…
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