Lewis Allan Reed (March 2, 1942 – October 27, 2013) was an American musician, singer and songwriter.
 He was the guitarist, vocalist, and principal songwriter of the Velvet Underground, and his solo career spanned five decades.
 The Velvet Underground had little success during their active years, but later gained a significant cult following to become one of the most widely acclaimed and influential bands in rock history.
 Brian Eno famously stated that, while the Velvet Underground's debut album sold only 30,000 copies, "everyone who bought one of those 30,000 copies started a band".
Corrosion of Conformity is the eponymous titled eighth studio album by the American metal band Corrosion of Conformity, which was released on February 28, 2012, by Candlelight Records.
 It is Corrosion of Conformity's first album since "In the Arms of God" (2005), their longest gap to date between studio albums.
 It is also the band's first album with Reed Mullin on drums since 2000's "America's Volume Dealer" and the first to not feature Pepper Keenan on vocals or guitar since 1987's "Technocracy".
The Essential Lou Reed is a compilation album by Lou Reed released in 2011 by RCA Records.
 The album features classic Lou Reed solo work and songs from his band the Velvet Underground.
Pepper J. Keenan (born May 8, 1967), is an American guitarist and vocalist, best known for his work with heavy metal bands Corrosion of Conformity and Down.
 He joined Corrosion of Conformity in 1989, but did not become the lead singer until the recording of "Deliverance" in 1994.
 In 1991 he formed Down with Phil Anselmo of Pantera, Jimmy Bower of Eyehategod, and Kirk Windstein and Todd Strange of Crowbar.
Walk on the Wild Side: The Best of Lou Reed is the first greatest hits compilation by Lou Reed, formerly of The Velvet Underground.
 It was issued by RCA Records after Reed's first contract with them ended in 1976.
 Issued on compact disc on October 25, 1990.
The Creation of the Universe is an album by Lou Reed's Metal Machine Trio.
 The trio was formed in 2008 with Ulrich Krieger and Sarth Calhoun to play music inspired by Reed's 1975 album "Metal Machine Music".
 The first concerts of the group were on October 2 and 3, 2008, at REDCAT in Los Angeles.
 The group was named Metal Machine Trio only after these concerts.
 The concert itself was announced as Lou Reed and Ulrich Krieger: Unclassified.
 The CD is the unedited live recording of both nights.
 It is available in a variety of formats from Lou Reed's website including, MP3, FLAC, 2 Disk CD and Deluxe CD.
 Cover and inlay photos are by Lou Reed.
Sally Can't Dance is the fourth solo album by Lou Reed.
 It remains Reed's highest-charting album, having peaked at #10 during a fourteen-week stay on the "Billboard" album chart in October 1974.
 It is also the first solo Lou Reed album not to feature any songs originally recorded by Reed's earlier band, the Velvet Underground, as well as the first of Reed's solo studio albums to be recorded in the United States (Reed's previous three albums were all recorded in the United Kingdom).
Let Us Now Praise Famous Death Dwarves (or how I slugged it out with Lou Reed and stayed awake) is an infamous interview with Lou Reed conducted by Lester Bangs and published in "Creem" magazine in 1975.
 It is now regarded as a classic document of music journalism.
 The title is a play on "Let Us Now Praise Famous Men," the book by James Agee.
 The full interview was reprinted in the New Musical Express in November 2013, as a tribute to Lou Reed, who died the previous month.
Corrosion of Conformity (also known as C.O.C.) is an American heavy metal band from Raleigh, North Carolina formed in 1982.
 For almost the majority of its existence, the band has consisted of guitarist Woody Weatherman, bassist Mike Dean (who left in 1987 but rejoined six years later), drummer Reed Mullin (who left in 2001 but rejoined nine years later) and vocalist and rhythm guitarist Pepper Keenan (who joined the band in 1989).
 After a hiatus in 2006, Corrosion of Conformity returned in 2010 without Keenan, who had been busy touring and recording with Down, but announced their reunion with him in December 2014.
Lou Reed is the debut solo album by musician Lou Reed, released in 1972 by RCA Records two years after he left The Velvet Underground.
 The album comprises eight new recordings of then-unreleased Velvet Underground songs, plus two new songs, "Going Down" and "Berlin" (the latter was re-recorded by Reed as the title track for his 1973 album "Berlin").
 Reed was backed by London session musicians, two of whom, Rick Wakeman and Steve Howe, were from the progressive rock band Yes.
 Wakeman recalled that during the session at Morgan Studios, "the lights had to be out so nobody could see."

Question: Who was born first, Pepper Keenan or Lou Reed?
Answer: Lewis Allan Reed