The Velvet Underground

Date: [unknown] [unknown]
Location: New York City, New York, United States
Surnames/tags: The_Velvet_Underground Notables

This space page is a collector page for all the profiles of the people who made up the rock group The Velvet Underground. This band was formed in 1966 in NYC after Lou Reed's stints in The Warlocks, The Falling Spikes, and The Primitives.

Original Members

• "Lou Reed" (1942-2013), guitar, vocals
• John Cale, bass, vocals - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Cale (living)
• "Sterling Morrison" (1942-1995), guitar, backing vocals
• Angus MacLise, Percussionist (1938-1979) - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angus_MacLise

Replacement of MacLise in Nov. 1965

• Maureen "Moe" Tucker, drums - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moe_Tucker (living)

With the addition of Moe Tucker, this was the band's most successful lineup and was also the lineup inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1996.^[1]

In 1968, John Cale left the band and his replacement was:

• Doug Yule - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doug_Yule (living)

In 1970, while Moe was pregnant and having her first child, Doug Yule's younger brother sat in.

• Billy Yule - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billy_Yule (living)

He played drums in her place during live concerts (Live at Max's Kansas City album) and some studio recordings.

When Doug Yule left the band, they added:

• Walter Powers, bass guitar, backing vocals (living)

They also added in 1971:

• Willie Alexander, Keyboards, vocals (living)

Sources

1. ↑ https://www.rockhall.com/inductees/velvet-underground

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Velvet_Underground
• Wikidata: Item Q103550, en:Wikipedia
• https://www.discogs.com/artist/39766-The-Velvet-Underground
• https://thatshelf.com/rock-roll-an-introduction-to-the-velvet-underground/ (Contains expletives)
• https://tidal.com/magazine/article/velvet-underground-loaded-at-50/1-75359