Andy Warhol
Andy Warhol (born Andrew Warhola; August 6, 1928 – February 22, 1987) was an American artist, director, and producer who was a leading figure in the visual art movement known as pop art.
His works explore the relationship between artistic expression, advertising, and celebrity culture that flourished by the 1960s, and span a variety of media, including painting, silkscreening, photography, film, and sculpture.
Some of his best known works include the silkscreen paintings "Campbell's Soup Cans" (1962) and "Marilyn Diptych" (1962), the experimental film "Chelsea Girls" (1966), and the multimedia events known as the "Exploding Plastic Inevitable" (1966–67).
Born and raised in Pittsburgh, Warhol initially pursued a successful career as a commercial illustrator.
After exhibiting his work in several galleries in the late 1950s, he began to receive recognition as an influential and controversial artist.
His New York studio, The Factory, became a well-known gathering place that brought together distinguished intellectuals, drag queens, playwrights, Bohemian street people, Hollywood celebrities, and wealthy patrons.
He promoted a collection of personalities known as Warhol superstars, and is credited with inspiring the widely used expression "15 minutes of fame.
" In the late 1960s, he managed and produced the experimental rock band The Velvet Underground and founded "Interview" magazine.
He authored numerous books, including "The Philosophy of Andy Warhol" and .
He lived openly as a gay man before the gay liberation movement.
After gallbladder surgery, Warhol died of cardiac arrhythmia in February 1987 at the age of 58.
Warhol has been the subject of numerous retrospective exhibitions, books, and feature and documentary films.
The Andy Warhol Museum in his native city of Pittsburgh, which holds an extensive permanent collection of art and archives, is the largest museum in the United States dedicated to a single artist.
Many of his creations are very collectible and highly valuable.
The highest price ever paid for a Warhol painting is US$105 million for a 1963 canvas titled "Silver Car Crash (Double Disaster)"; his works include some of the most expensive paintings ever sold.
A 2009 article in "The Economist" described Warhol as the "bellwether of the art market".
Lou Reed
Lewis Allan Reed (March 2, 1942 – October 27, 2013) was an American musician, singer, songwriter and poet.
He was the rhythm/lead guitarist, singer and principal songwriter for the rock band The Velvet Underground and had a solo career that spanned five decades.
The Velvet Underground was not a commercial success during its existence, but became regarded as one of the most influential bands in the history of underground and alternative rock music.
After leaving the band in 1970, Reed released twenty solo studio albums.
His second, "Transformer" (1972), was produced by David Bowie and arranged by Mick Ronson, and brought mainstream recognition.
After "Transformer", the less commercial "Berlin" reached No. 7 on the UK Albums Chart.
"Rock 'n' Roll Animal" (a live album released in 1974) sold strongly, and "Sally Can't Dance" (1974) peaked at No. 10 on the "Billboard" 200; but for a long period after, Reed's work did not translate into sales, leading him deeper into drug addiction and alcoholism.
Reed cleaned up in the early 1980s, and gradually returned to prominence with "New Sensations" (1984), reaching a critical and commercial career peak with his 1989 album "New York".
Reed participated in the reformation of the Velvet Underground in the 1990s, and made several more albums, including a collaboration album with John Cale titled "Songs for Drella" which was a tribute to their former mentor Andy Warhol. "
Magic and Loss" (1992) would become Reed's highest-charting album on the UK Albums Chart, peaking at No. 6.
He contributed music to two theatrical interpretations of 19th century writers, one of which he developed into an album titled "The Raven".
He married his third wife Laurie Anderson in 2008, and recorded the collaboration album "Lulu" with Metallica.
He died in 2013 of liver disease.
Reed's distinctive deadpan voice, poetic lyrics and experimental guitar playing were trademarks throughout his long career.
Reed has been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame twice; as a member of the Velvet Underground in 1996 and as a solo act in 2015.
Heaven & Hell: A Tribute to the Velvet Underground
Heaven& Hell – A Tribute to The Velvet Underground is a series of tribute albums released by Imaginary Records in the UK dedicated to the Velvet Underground.
While not technically part of the series, Imaginary Records also released another tribute album to the Velvet Underground, called which is in fact merely a compilation of fourteen tracks from the three Heaven& Hell albums.
In 2009 Ozit- Morpheus Records re-released this compilation under the title" Unpiecing The Jigsaw- A Tribute To The Velvet Underground" with the addition of two tracks by Nico and a lengthy interview with Lou Reed.
Femme Fatale (The Velvet Underground song)
" Femme Fatale" is a song by American rock band the Velvet Underground from their 1967 debut album" The Velvet Underground& Nico", with lead vocals by Nico.
Moe Tucker
Maureen Ann" Moe" Tucker( born August 26, 1944) is an American musician and singer best known for having been the drummer for the New York City- based rock band the Velvet Underground.
Doug Yule
Douglas Alan Yule( born February 25, 1947) is an American musician and singer, most notable for being a member of the Velvet Underground from 1968 to 1973.
The Velvet Underground and Nico: A Symphony of Sound
The Velvet Underground and Nico:
A Symphony of Sound (1966) is an American film by Andy Warhol and Paul Morrissey.
The film was made at The Factory.
It is 67 minutes long and was filmed in 16mm black and white.
Billy Name
William George Linich( February 22, 1940 – July 18, 2016), known professionally as Billy Name, was an American photographer, filmmaker, and lighting designer.
He was the archivist of The Factory from 1964 to 1970.
His brief romance and subsequent friendship with Andy Warhol led to substantial collaboration on Warhol's work, including his films, paintings, and sculptures.
Linich became" Billy Name" among the clique known as the Warhol Superstars.
He was responsible for" silverizing" Warhol's New York studio, the Factory, where he lived until 1970.
His photographs of the scene at the Factory and of Warhol himself are important documents of the pop art era.
In 2001, the United States Postal Service used one of Billy Name's portraits of Warhol when it issued a commemorative stamp of the artist.
Name also collaborated with Shepard Fairey with his photograph of Nico, singer with the Velvet Underground and part of the social circle of Warhol's Factory.
He photographed the covers for the Velvet Underground's" White Light/ White Heat" and their eponymous third album as well as the photographs in the gatefold sleeve for" The Velvet Underground and Nico"( in collaboration with fellow Warhol associate Nat Finkelstein).
Sunday Morning (The Velvet Underground song)
" Sunday Morning" is a song by the Velvet Underground.
It is the opening track on their 1967 debut album" The Velvet Underground& Nico".
It was also released as a single in 1966.
The Best of Lou Reed & The Velvet Underground
The Best of Lou Reed& The Velvet Underground is a compilation of some of Lou Reed's and some of The Velvet Underground's songs.
It was released in 1995, but not in the U.S.

Question: What is the place of birth of the director of film The Velvet Underground And Nico: A Symphony Of Sound?
Answer: Pittsburgh